Sami Niku

D · #15

Sami Niku was a defenceman. Born October 10, 1996 in Haapavesi, Finland, he stood 6'1", weighed 176 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 2015 (round 7, 198th overall) by the Winnipeg Jets. In 67 NHL regular-season games he had 2 goals and 14 assists for 16 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

67

Goals

2

Assists

14

Points

16

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.03

Assists / game

0.21

Points / game

0.24

Shots / game

0.96

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

1

2018–19 · Winnipeg Jets

Assists

6

2021–22 · Montréal Canadiens

Points

6

2021–22 · Montréal Canadiens

Shots

27

2019–20 · Winnipeg Jets

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

   • Linköping HCSHL

2. 2025–26

   • Lausanne HCChampions HL
   • Lausanne HCNL

3. 2024–25

   • EHC KlotenNL

4. 2023–24

   • FinlandEHT
   • IlvesLiiga
   • JYPLiiga

5. 2022–23

   • FinlandEHT
   • JYPLiiga

6. 2021–22

   • Laval RocketAHL
   • Montréal CanadiensNHL

7. 2020–21

   • Winnipeg JetsNHL

8. 2019–20

   • Manitoba MooseAHL
   • Winnipeg JetsNHL

9. 2018–19

   • Manitoba MooseAHL
   • Winnipeg JetsNHL

10. 2017–18

    • Manitoba MooseAHL
    • Winnipeg JetsNHL

11. 2016–17

    • JYPChampions HL
    • JYPLiiga

12. 2015–16

    • JYPChampions HL
    • JYPLiiga
    • JYP-AkatemiaMestis
    • Finland U20WJC-20

13. 2014–15

    • JYPFinland
    • JYP-AkatemiaFinland-2

14. 2013–14

    • JyP Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • JyP U18Fin-U18
    • JYP-AkatemiaFinland-2
    • FinlandWJ18-A

15. 2012–13

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

16. 2011–12

    • JyP U18Fin-U18
    • JYP U16U16 SM-sarja

17. 2010–11

    • JYP U16Jr. C SM-sarja Q
    • 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	SHL	Linköping HC	Regular	7	0	1	1	6	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -3 Points 1
2025–26	Champions HL	Lausanne HC	Regular	5	0	0	0	0	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0
2025–26	NL	Lausanne HC	Regular	50	8	16	24	22	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 50 Goals 8 Pim 22 Plus Minus 10 Points 24
2025–26	NL	Lausanne HC	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
2024–25	NL	EHC Kloten	Regular	52	5	25	30	32	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 25 Games Played 52 Goals 5 Pim 32 Plus Minus 5 Points 30
2024–25	NL	EHC Kloten	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	4	-8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 9 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -8 Points 1
2023–24	EHT	Finland	Regular	3	0	0	0	0	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0
2023–24	Liiga	Ilves	Regular	16	1	11	12	4	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 16 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 13 Points 12
2023–24	Liiga	JYP	Regular	37	11	26	37	24	-7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 26 Games Played 37 Goals 11 Pim 24 Plus Minus -7 Points 37
2023–24	Liiga	Ilves	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2022–23	EHT	Finland	Regular	4	0	1	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 1
2022–23	Liiga	JYP	Regular	54	9	33	42	26	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 33 Games Played 54 Goals 9 Pim 26 Plus Minus 7 Points 42
2021–22	AHL	Laval Rocket	Regular	36	2	11	13	14	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 36 Goals 2 Pim 14 Plus Minus 3 Points 13
2021–22	NHL	Montréal Canadiens	Regular	13	0	6	6	2	3	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 15:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2021–22	AHL	Laval Rocket	Playoffs	15	0	11	11	10	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 15 Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 2 Points 11
2020–21	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	Regular	6	0	0	0	8	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 12:58 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -3 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
2019–20	AHL	Manitoba Moose	Regular	18	3	11	14	12	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 18 Goals 3 Pim 12 Plus Minus -6 Points 14
2019–20	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	Regular	17	0	5	5	12	-2	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 16:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 17 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
2018–19	AHL	Manitoba Moose	Regular	20	3	9	12	14	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 20 Goals 3 Pim 14 Plus Minus -6 Points 12
2018–19	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	Regular	30	1	3	4	2	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 13:55 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 30 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0526 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 19
2017–18	AHL	Manitoba Moose	Regular	76	16	38	54	30	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 38 Games Played 76 Goals 16 Pim 30 Plus Minus 17 Points 54
2017–18	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	Regular	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 15:13 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.5 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 2
2017–18	AHL	Manitoba Moose	Playoffs	9	1	2	3	2	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 3
2016–17	Champions HL	JYP	Regular	8	1	2	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 3
2016–17	Liiga	JYP	Regular	59	5	22	27	26	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 59 Goals 5 Pim 26 Plus Minus 3 Points 27
2016–17	Liiga	JYP	Playoffs	15	1	5	6	2	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 15 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 6
2015–16	Champions HL	JYP	Regular	6	0	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2015–16	Liiga	JYP	Regular	38	4	7	11	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 38 Goals 4 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 11
2015–16	Mestis	JYP-Akatemia	Regular	7	0	2	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 2
2015–16	WJC-20	Finland U20	Regular	7	1	1	2	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 2
2014–15	Finland	JYP	Regular	12	0	1	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Pim 6 Points 1
2014–15	Finland-2	JYP-Akatemia	Regular	39	3	22	25	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 39 Goals 3 Pim 24 Points 25
2014–15	Finland-2	JYP-Akatemia	Playoffs	6	0	5	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 5
2013–14	Fin-Jr.	JyP Jr.	Regular	20	4	10	14	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 20 Goals 4 Pim 20 Points 14
2013–14	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Regular	1	0	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 3
2013–14	Finland-2	JYP-Akatemia	Regular	30	0	3	3	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 30 Goals 0 Pim 16 Points 3
2013–14	WJ18-A	Finland	Regular	5	1	0	1	0	-3	6	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 6
2012–13	Fin-Jr.	JyP Jr.	Regular	30	0	8	8	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 30 Goals 0 Pim 22 Points 8
2012–13	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Regular	3	2	1	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 2 Pim 0 Points 3
2012–13	Fin-Jr.	JyP Jr.	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 0
2011–12	Fin-U18	JyP U18	Regular	17	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 17 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
2011–12	U16 SM-sarja	JYP U16	Playoffs	3	0	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 3
2010–11	Jr. C SM-sarja Q	JYP U16	Regular	9	1	2	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 9 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
2010–11	U16 SM-sarja	JYP U16	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0

NHL game-by-game archive

13 imported games.

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Recent NHL games

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Profile updated Oct 12, 6:35 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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