Sami Vatanen

D · #45

Sami Vatanen was a defenceman. Born June 3, 1991 in Jyväskylä, Finland, he stood 5'10", weighed 185 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 2009 (round 4, 106th overall) by the Anaheim Ducks. In 473 NHL regular-season games he had 47 goals and 153 assists for 200 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

473

Goals

47

Assists

153

Points

200

NHL playoff career

Games

51

Goals

6

Assists

20

Points

26

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.10

Assists / game

0.32

Points / game

0.42

Shots / game

1.82

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

12

2014–15 · Anaheim Ducks

Assists

29

2015–16 · Anaheim Ducks

Points

38

2015–16 · Anaheim Ducks

Shots

140

2015–16 · Anaheim Ducks

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.

1. 2026–27

   • JYPLiiga

2. 2025–26

   • JYPLiiga

3. 2024–25

   • Genève-Servette HCChampions HL
   • Genève-Servette HCNL

4. 2023–24

   • Genève-Servette HCChampions HL
   • Genève-Servette HCNL

5. 2022–23

   • Genève-Servette HCNL

6. 2021–22

   • FinlandEHT
   • Genève-Servette HCNL
   • FinlandOG
   • FinlandWC

7. 2020–21

   • Dallas StarsNHL
   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

8. 2019–20

   • Carolina HurricanesNHL
   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

9. 2018–19

   • New Jersey DevilsNHL

10. 2017–18

    • Anaheim DucksNHL
    • New Jersey DevilsNHL

11. 2016–17

    • Anaheim DucksNHL
    • FinlandWCup

12. 2015–16

    • Anaheim DucksNHL

13. 2014–15

    • Anaheim DucksNHL

14. 2013–14

    • NorfolkAHL
    • Anaheim DucksNHL
    • FinlandOlympics

15. 2012–13

    • NorfolkAHL
    • Anaheim DucksNHL

16. 2011–12

    • JYPFinland

17. 2010–11

    • JYPFinland
    • Suomi U20Finland-2
    • FinlandWJC-A

18. 2009–10

    • JypFinland
    • Suomi U20Finland-2
    • FinlandWC-A
    • FinlandWJC-A

19. 2008–09

    • JyP Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • JyP U18Fin-U18
    • D TeamFinland-2
    • Suomi U20Finland-2
    • FinlandWJ18-A

20. 2007–08

    • JyP Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • JyP U18Fin-U18
    • FinlandWJ18-A

21. 2006–07

    • JyP U18Fin-U18
    • JYP 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.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	Liiga	JYP	Regular	8	1	3	4	2	-4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -4 Points 4
2025–26	Liiga	JYP	Regular	57	8	36	44	34	-8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 36 Games Played 57 Goals 8 Pim 34 Plus Minus -8 Points 44
2024–25	Champions HL	Genève-Servette HC	Regular	10	1	8	9	6	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 10 Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 9
2024–25	NL	Genève-Servette HC	Regular	42	3	16	19	4	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 42 Goals 3 Pim 4 Plus Minus -6 Points 19
2023–24	Champions HL	Genève-Servette HC	Regular	13	3	9	12	4	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 13 Goals 3 Pim 4 Plus Minus 7 Points 12
2023–24	NL	Genève-Servette HC	Regular	48	9	29	38	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Games Played 48 Goals 9 Pim 10 Plus Minus 2 Points 38
2023–24	NL	Genève-Servette HC	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 0
2022–23	NL	Genève-Servette HC	Regular	13	1	13	14	6	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 13 Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus 10 Points 14
2022–23	NL	Genève-Servette HC	Playoffs	17	7	6	13	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 17 Goals 7 Pim 2 Plus Minus 4 Points 13
2021–22	EHT	Finland	Regular	7	0	4	4	4	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 4
2021–22	NL	Genève-Servette HC	Regular	38	9	30	39	12	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 30 Games Played 38 Goals 9 Pim 12 Plus Minus 1 Points 39
2021–22	OG	Finland	Regular	6	0	3	3	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 3
2021–22	WC	Finland	Regular	8	2	4	6	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 2 Plus Minus 7 Points 6
2021–22	NL	Genève-Servette HC	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2020–21	NHL	Dallas Stars	Regular	9	0	0	0	2	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 16:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2020–21	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	30	2	4	6	18	2	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 17:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 30 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 2 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.049 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 41
2019–20	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	47	5	18	23	22	-12	95	1	10	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 18 Avg Toi 21:45 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 47 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -12 Points 23 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 10 Shooting Pctg 0.053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 95
2019–20	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	6	-1	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 18:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
2018–19	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	50	4	13	17	22	-17	107	3	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 13 Avg Toi 21:44 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 50 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -17 Points 17 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0374 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 107
2017–18	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	15	1	3	4	8	-6	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 21:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -6 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
2017–18	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Regular	57	3	25	28	32	-1	123	1	11	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 25 Avg Toi 22:45 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 57 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 32 Plus Minus -1 Points 28 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 11 Shooting Pctg 0.0244 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 123
2017–18	NHL	New Jersey Devils	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0	-1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 19:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
2016–17	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	71	3	21	24	30	3	117	2	14	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 21 Avg Toi 21:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 71 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 30 Plus Minus 3 Points 24 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.0256 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 117
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	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Playoffs	12	1	5	6	4	-5	22	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 22:08 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -5 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0455 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 22
2015–16	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	71	9	29	38	20	8	140	4	19	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 29 Avg Toi 21:19 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 71 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 8 Points 38 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 19 Shooting Pctg 0.0643 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 140
2015–16	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	6	4	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 23:03 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 4 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
2014–15	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	67	12	25	37	36	5	122	7	17	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 25 Avg Toi 21:28 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 67 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 36 Plus Minus 5 Points 37 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 17 Shooting Pctg 0.0984 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 122
2014–15	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Playoffs	16	3	8	11	8	5	35	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 21:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 16 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 5 Points 11 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.0857 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 35
2013–14	AHL	Norfolk	Regular	8	2	5	7	4	0	14	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Shooting Pctg 14.3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 14
2013–14	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	48	6	15	21	22	9	73	2	7	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 17:27 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 48 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 9 Points 21 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0822 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 73
2013–14	Olympics	Finland	Regular	6	0	5	5	0	3	6	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 6
2013–14	AHL	Norfolk	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	4	2	8	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 8
2013–14	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 20:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 10
2012–13	AHL	Norfolk	Regular	62	9	36	45	44	0	135	5	—	0	—	3	—	All stats Assists 36 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 62 Goals 9 Pim 44 Plus Minus 0 Points 45 Power Play Goals 5 Shooting Pctg 6.67 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 135
2012–13	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	8	2	0	2	0	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 15:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 2 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.3333 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 6
2011–12	Finland	JYP	Regular	49	14	28	42	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 49 Goals 14 Pim 40 Points 42
2011–12	Finland	JYP	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 2
2010–11	Finland	JYP	Regular	52	11	20	31	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 20 Games Played 52 Goals 11 Pim 30 Points 31
2010–11	Finland-2	Suomi U20	Regular	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2010–11	WJC-A	Finland	Regular	6	0	4	4	4	7	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 4 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 7 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2010–11	Finland	JYP	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
2009–10	Finland	Jyp	Regular	55	7	23	30	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 55 Goals 7 Pim 44 Points 30
2009–10	Finland-2	Suomi U20	Regular	1	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
2009–10	WC-A	Finland	Regular	7	0	0	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 0
2009–10	WJC-A	Finland	Regular	6	2	3	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 5
2009–10	Finland	Jyp	Playoffs	14	3	4	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 14 Goals 3 Pim 6 Points 7
2008–09	Fin-Jr.	JyP Jr.	Regular	20	3	7	10	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 20 Goals 3 Pim 22 Points 10
2008–09	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2008–09	Finland-2	D Team	Regular	5	1	1	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 8 Points 2
2008–09	Finland-2	Suomi U20	Regular	2	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
2008–09	WJ18-A	Finland	Regular	6	0	5	5	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 5
2008–09	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Playoffs	1	1	1	2	14	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Pim 14 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2007–08	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Regular	35	9	29	38	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 29 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 35 Goals 9 Pim 30 Points 38
2007–08	WJ18-A	Finland	Regular	6	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 3
2007–08	Fin-Jr.	JyP Jr.	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2007–08	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0
2006–07	U16 SM-sarja	JYP U16	Regular	4	5	3	8	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 4 Goals 5 Pim 16 Points 8
2006–07	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shots 0

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39 imported games.

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Profile updated Oct 12, 6:40 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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