Sami Lepisto

Player profile and career history

D · #20

Sami Lepisto was a defenceman. Born October 17, 1984 in Espoo, Finland, he stood 6'1", weighed 193 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 2004 (round 3, 66th overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 176 NHL regular-season games he had 6 goals and 29 assists for 35 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 176
Goals: 6
Assists: 29
Points: 35

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 29
Avg Toi: 16:41
Faceoff Winning Pctg: 1
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 176
Goals: 6
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 137
Plus Minus: 23
Points: 35
Power Play Goals: 0
Power Play Points: 3
Shooting Pctg: 0.0379
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 158

NHL playoff career

Games: 10
Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Points: 1

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 0
Avg Toi: 13:05
Game Winning Goals: 0
Games Played: 10
Goals: 1
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 6
Plus Minus: -4
Points: 1
Power Play Goals: 0
Power Play Points: 0
Shooting Pctg: 0.125
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 8

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.03
Assists / game: 0.16
Points / game: 0.20
Shots / game: 0.90

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals: 4
Assists: 10
Points: 11
Shots: 68

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

2022–23
- FinlandEHT
- LangnauNL
2021–22
- Luleå HFSHL
2020–21
- JokeritKHL
2019–20
- JokeritKHL
2018–19
- JokeritKHL
2017–18
- FinlandEHT
- JokeritKHL
- FinlandOG
2016–17
- FinlandEHT
- Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL
- FinlandWCup
2015–16
- FinlandEHT
- Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL
2014–15
- AvtomobilistKHL
- FinlandWC-A
2013–14
- AvtomobilistKHL
- FinlandOlympics
2012–13
- Lev PrahaKHL
- YaroslavlKHL
- FinlandWC-A
2011–12
- Chicago BlackhawksNHL
2010–11
- Columbus Blue JacketsNHL
- Phoenix CoyotesNHL
- FinlandWC-A
2009–10
- Phoenix CoyotesNHL
- FinlandOlympics
2008–09
- HersheyAHL
- Washington CapitalsNHL
2007–08
- HersheyAHL
- Washington CapitalsNHL
- FinlandWC-A
2006–07
- JokeritFinland
2005–06
- JokeritFinland
2004–05
- JokeritFinland
2003–04
- JokeritFinland
- Suomi U20Finland-2
- FinlandWJC-A
2002–03
- Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
2001–02
- Jokerit Jr.Fin-Jr.
- Jokerit U18Fin-U18
2000–01
- Jokerit U16Jr. C SM-sarja
- Jokerit U16U16 SM-sarja
1999–00
- Jokerit U16Jr. C SM-sarja
- Jokerit U16U16 SM-sarja

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

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Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2022–23	EHT	Finland	Regular	3	0	1	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 1
2022–23	NL	Langnau	Regular	52	5	15	20	34	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 52 Goals 5 Pim 34 Plus Minus 4 Points 20
2022–23	NL	Langnau	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 5
2021–22	SHL	Luleå HF	Regular	39	4	25	29	24	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 39 Goals 4 Pim 24 Plus Minus 5 Points 29
2021–22	SHL	Luleå HF	Playoffs	17	2	13	15	20	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 17 Goals 2 Pim 20 Plus Minus 6 Points 15
2020–21	KHL	Jokerit	Regular	27	1	7	8	18	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 27 Goals 1 Pim 18 Plus Minus 9 Points 8
2020–21	KHL	Jokerit	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	6	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus -3 Points 1
2019–20	KHL	Jokerit	Regular	61	8	17	25	58	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 61 Goals 8 Pim 58 Plus Minus 0 Points 25
2019–20	KHL	Jokerit	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 3
2018–19	KHL	Jokerit	Regular	59	8	28	36	65	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 59 Goals 8 Pim 65 Plus Minus 1 Points 36
2018–19	KHL	Jokerit	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 3
2017–18	EHT	Finland	Regular	2	1	1	2	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 2
2017–18	KHL	Jokerit	Regular	56	7	22	29	34	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 56 Goals 7 Pim 34 Plus Minus 9 Points 29
2017–18	OG	Finland	Regular	5	2	3	5	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus 4 Points 5
2017–18	KHL	Jokerit	Playoffs	11	0	7	7	8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 6 Points 7
2016–17	EHT	Finland	Regular	3	0	2	2	4	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -3 Points 2
2016–17	KHL	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Regular	53	6	25	31	22	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 53 Goals 6 Pim 22 Plus Minus -1 Points 31
2016–17	WCup	Finland	Regular	3	0	0	0	2	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 0
2016–17	KHL	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
2015–16	EHT	Finland	Regular	3	1	2	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
2015–16	KHL	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Regular	60	11	19	30	33	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 60 Goals 11 Pim 33 Plus Minus 12 Points 30
2015–16	KHL	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Playoffs	19	6	7	13	16	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 19 Goals 6 Pim 16 Plus Minus 6 Points 13
2014–15	KHL	Avtomobilist	Regular	60	7	16	23	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 60 Goals 7 Pim 44 Points 23
2014–15	WC-A	Finland	Regular	8	0	2	2	4	1	9	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 9
2014–15	KHL	Avtomobilist	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 1
2013–14	KHL	Avtomobilist	Regular	53	6	19	25	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 53 Goals 6 Pim 67 Points 25
2013–14	Olympics	Finland	Regular	6	1	1	2	0	5	5	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 5 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 5
2013–14	KHL	Avtomobilist	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 6 Points 2
2012–13	KHL	Lev Praha	Regular	11	0	5	5	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 11 Goals 0 Pim 20 Points 5
2012–13	KHL	Yaroslavl	Regular	26	0	3	3	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 26 Goals 0 Pim 30 Points 3
2012–13	WC-A	Finland	Regular	10	0	4	4	2	3	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 10 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2012–13	KHL	Lev Praha	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
2011–12	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Regular	26	1	2	3	4	3	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 10:34 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 26 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0526 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
2011–12	NHL	Chicago Blackhawks	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 6:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2010–11	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Regular	19	0	5	5	18	3	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 20:01 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 3 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
2010–11	NHL	Phoenix Coyotes	Regular	51	4	7	11	37	7	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 16:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 51 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 37 Plus Minus 7 Points 11 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.129 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 31
2010–11	WC-A	Finland	Regular	9	0	3	3	6	3	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2009–10	NHL	Phoenix Coyotes	Regular	66	1	10	11	60	14	68	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 10 Avg Toi 18:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 66 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 60 Plus Minus 14 Points 11 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0147 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 68
2009–10	Olympics	Finland	Regular	6	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 1
2009–10	NHL	Phoenix Coyotes	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	6	-1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 15:50 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1429 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2008–09	AHL	Hershey	Regular	70	4	38	42	80	24	—	2	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 38 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 70 Goals 4 Pim 80 Plus Minus 24 Points 42 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0
2008–09	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	7	0	4	4	6	-3	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 19:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -3 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2007–08	AHL	Hershey	Regular	55	4	41	45	51	29	—	1	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 41 Games Played 55 Goals 4 Pim 51 Plus Minus 29 Points 45 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2007–08	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	7	0	1	1	12	-1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 13:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
2007–08	WC-A	Finland	Regular	7	1	1	2	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 10 Points 2
2007–08	AHL	Hershey	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	-4	—	0	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2006–07	Finland	Jokerit	Regular	26	1	9	10	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 26 Goals 1 Pim 32 Points 10
2006–07	Finland	Jokerit	Playoffs	10	2	2	4	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 4
2005–06	Finland	Jokerit	Regular	56	8	21	29	68	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 56 Goals 8 Pim 68 Points 29
2004–05	Finland	Jokerit	Regular	55	7	18	25	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 55 Goals 7 Pim 44 Points 25
2004–05	Finland	Jokerit	Playoffs	12	1	7	8	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 8
2003–04	Finland	Jokerit	Regular	53	3	4	7	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 53 Goals 3 Pim 20 Points 7
2003–04	Finland-2	Suomi U20	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2003–04	WJC-A	Finland	Regular	7	4	4	8	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 10 Points 8
2003–04	Finland	Jokerit	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	4	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2002–03	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	Regular	36	5	14	19	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 36 Goals 5 Pim 34 Points 19
2002–03	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	Playoffs	11	1	5	6	8	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Pim 8 Plus Minus 0 Points 6
2001–02	Fin-Jr.	Jokerit Jr.	Regular	14	0	5	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 14 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 5
2001–02	Fin-U18	Jokerit U18	Regular	20	8	14	22	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 20 Goals 8 Pim 36 Points 22
2001–02	Fin-U18	Jokerit U18	Playoffs	8	4	8	12	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 8 Goals 4 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 12
2000–01	Jr. C SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	Regular	12	1	10	11	26	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Pim 26 Plus Minus 0 Points 11
2000–01	U16 SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
1999–00	Jr. C SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	Regular	14	3	9	12	22	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 14 Goals 3 Pim 22 Plus Minus 0 Points 12
1999–00	U16 SM-sarja	Jokerit U16	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 16 Points 4

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Date	Opponent	Time on ice
2012-04-23	PHX	9:49
2012-04-21	PHX	5:46
2012-04-14	PHX	4:25
2012-04-07	DET	8:06
2012-03-06	STL	5:28

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Profile updated Oct 13, 5:20 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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