Juuso Riikola

Player profile and career history

D · #50

Juuso Riikola was a defenceman. Born November 9, 1993 in Joensuu, Finland, he stood 6'0", weighed 189 lbs and shot left. In 80 NHL regular-season games he had 3 goals and 10 assists for 13 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games: 80
Goals: 3
Assists: 10
Points: 13

All supplied career statistics

Assists: 10
Avg Toi: 15:05
Game Winning Goals: 1
Games Played: 80
Goals: 3
Ot Goals: 0
Pim: 18
Plus Minus: 8
Points: 13
Power Play Goals: 2
Power Play Points: 4
Shooting Pctg: 0.0337
Shorthanded Goals: 0
Shorthanded Points: 0
Shots: 89

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game: 0.04
Assists / game: 0.13
Points / game: 0.16
Shots / game: 1.11

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: 2
Assists: 6
Points: 7
Shots: 43

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.

2026–27
- SCL TigersNL
2025–26
- SCL TigersNL
2024–25
- FinlandEHT
- SCL TigersNL
2023–24
- FinlandEHT
- SCL TigersNL
- FinlandWC
2022–23
- FinlandEHT
- IK OskarshamnSHL
2021–22
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL
- Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
2020–21
- Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
2019–20
- Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
2018–19
- Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL
- Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL
2017–18
- KalPaChampions HL
- FinlandEHT
- KalPaLiiga
- FinlandWC
2016–17
- KalPaChampions HL
- KalPaLiiga
2015–16
- KalPaChampions HL
- KalPaLiiga
2014–15
- KalPaChampions HL
- KalPa U20Jr. A SM-liiga
- KalPaLiiga
2013–14
- KalPaET
- KalPa U20Jr. A SM-liiga
- KalPaLiiga
2012–13
- KalPa U20Jr. A SM-liiga
- KalPaLiiga
- Finland U20WJC-20
2011–12
- KalPa U20Jr. A SM-liiga
2010–11
- KalPa U20Jr. A SM-liiga
- KalPa U18Jr. B SM-sarja
2009–10
- KalPa U16Jr. C SM-sarja
2008–09
- SaiPa U16Jr. C SM-sarja
2007–08
- SaiPa U16Jr. C I-divisioona

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	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	11	3	7	10	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Pim 8 Plus Minus 7 Points 10
2025–26	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	36	7	21	28	35	-7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 36 Goals 7 Pim 35 Plus Minus -7 Points 28
2024–25	EHT	Finland	Regular	3	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2024–25	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	45	4	21	25	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 45 Goals 4 Pim 8 Plus Minus 8 Points 25
2024–25	NL	SCL Tigers	Playoffs	8	2	2	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 4
2023–24	EHT	Finland	Regular	5	0	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 2
2023–24	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	43	3	14	17	20	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 43 Goals 3 Pim 20 Plus Minus -1 Points 17
2023–24	WC	Finland	Regular	8	1	1	2	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 2
2022–23	EHT	Finland	Regular	8	0	2	2	0	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 2
2022–23	SHL	IK Oskarshamn	Regular	42	2	17	19	16	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 42 Goals 2 Pim 16 Plus Minus 5 Points 19
2022–23	SHL	IK Oskarshamn	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -4 Points 0
2021–22	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Regular	53	1	34	35	24	-10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 34 Games Played 53 Goals 1 Pim 24 Plus Minus -10 Points 35
2021–22	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	5	0	1	1	2	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 13:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 7
2021–22	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	-4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -4 Points 0
2020–21	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 11:26 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2019–20	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	36	1	6	7	6	3	38	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 13:53 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 36 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 3 Points 7 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.026 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
2018–19	AHL	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Regular	5	0	2	2	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 2
2018–19	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	Regular	37	2	3	5	10	3	43	2	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 16:41 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 37 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 3 Points 5 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0465 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 43
2017–18	Champions HL	KalPa	Regular	6	1	1	2	6	-6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 6 Plus Minus -6 Points 2
2017–18	EHT	Finland	Regular	7	0	5	5	2	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 5
2017–18	Liiga	KalPa	Regular	59	8	16	24	14	-9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 59 Goals 8 Pim 14 Plus Minus -9 Points 24
2017–18	WC	Finland	Regular	8	0	2	2	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 4 Points 2
2017–18	Liiga	KalPa	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2016–17	Champions HL	KalPa	Regular	8	0	2	2	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 8 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 1 Points 2
2016–17	Liiga	KalPa	Regular	59	6	19	25	28	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 59 Goals 6 Pim 28 Plus Minus 0 Points 25
2016–17	Liiga	KalPa	Playoffs	18	1	6	7	4	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 18 Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 7 Points 7
2015–16	Champions HL	KalPa	Regular	4	0	0	0	0	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0
2015–16	Liiga	KalPa	Regular	51	5	10	15	24	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 51 Goals 5 Pim 24 Plus Minus 1 Points 15
2015–16	Liiga	KalPa	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	2	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 1
2014–15	Jr. A SM-liiga	KalPa U20	Regular	1	0	0	0	2	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 0
2014–15	Liiga	KalPa	Regular	40	6	8	14	24	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 40 Goals 6 Pim 24 Plus Minus 1 Points 14
2014–15	Champions HL	KalPa	Playoffs	6	2	1	3	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 3
2013–14	Jr. A SM-liiga	KalPa U20	Regular	6	0	2	2	10	-4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus -4 Points 2
2013–14	Liiga	KalPa	Regular	54	1	4	5	28	-12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 54 Goals 1 Pim 28 Plus Minus -12 Points 5
2013–14	ET	KalPa	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0
2012–13	Jr. A SM-liiga	KalPa U20	Regular	14	3	2	5	12	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 14 Goals 3 Pim 12 Plus Minus -3 Points 5
2012–13	Liiga	KalPa	Regular	20	0	6	6	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 20 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 3 Points 6
2012–13	WJC-20	Finland U20	Regular	6	0	1	1	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 1
2011–12	Jr. A SM-liiga	KalPa U20	Regular	37	4	9	13	65	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 37 Goals 4 Pim 65 Plus Minus 6 Points 13
2011–12	Jr. A SM-liiga	KalPa U20	Playoffs	8	2	1	3	6	-9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus -9 Points 3
2010–11	Jr. A SM-liiga	KalPa U20	Regular	28	3	7	10	24	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 28 Goals 3 Pim 24 Plus Minus -1 Points 10
2010–11	Jr. B SM-sarja	KalPa U18	Regular	6	0	3	3	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 4 Points 3
2010–11	Jr. B SM-sarja	KalPa U18	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 8 Points 0
2009–10	Jr. C SM-sarja	KalPa U16	Regular	27	3	13	16	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 27 Goals 3 Pim 36 Points 16
2008–09	Jr. C SM-sarja	SaiPa U16	Regular	22	2	8	10	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 22 Goals 2 Pim 26 Points 10
2007–08	Jr. C I-divisioona	SaiPa U16	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 0

NHL game-by-game archive

5 imported games.

Date	Team	Opponent	A	PTS	Shots	+/−	TOI	Details
2021-11-13	PIT	at OTT	0	0	1	1	15:08	All stats Game Id 2021020212 Team Abbrev PIT Home Road Flag R Game Date 2021-11-13 Goals 0 Assists 0 Points 0 Plus Minus 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Shots 1 Shifts 21 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Pim 2 Toi 15:08 Opponent Abbrev OTT
2021-11-09	PIT	at CHI	0	0	1	0	9:45	All stats Game Id 2021020187 Team Abbrev PIT Home Road Flag R Game Date 2021-11-09 Goals 0 Assists 0 Points 0 Plus Minus 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Shots 1 Shifts 19 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Pim 0 Toi 9:45 Opponent Abbrev CHI
2021-11-06	PIT	vs MIN	0	0	3	0	12:45	All stats Game Id 2021020167 Team Abbrev PIT Home Road Flag H Game Date 2021-11-06 Goals 0 Assists 0 Points 0 Plus Minus 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Shots 3 Shifts 17 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Pim 0 Toi 12:45 Opponent Abbrev MIN
2021-11-04	PIT	vs PHI	0	0	1	0	11:18	All stats Game Id 2021020153 Team Abbrev PIT Home Road Flag H Game Date 2021-11-04 Goals 0 Assists 0 Points 0 Plus Minus 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Shots 1 Shifts 16 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Pim 0 Toi 11:18 Opponent Abbrev PHI
2021-10-30	PIT	vs NJD	1	1	1	1	18:00	All stats Game Id 2021020119 Team Abbrev PIT Home Road Flag H Game Date 2021-10-30 Goals 0 Assists 1 Points 1 Plus Minus 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Shots 1 Shifts 24 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Pim 0 Toi 18:00 Opponent Abbrev NJD

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

Date	Opponent	Assists	Points	Time on ice
2021-11-13	OTT	0	0	15:08
2021-11-09	CHI	0	0	9:45
2021-11-06	MIN	0	0	12:45
2021-11-04	PHI	0	0	11:18
2021-10-30	NJD	1	1	18:00

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 12, 9:00 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

Player on NHL.com

NHL regular-season career

NHL career scoring rates

NHL season record highs

Teams & leagues through the years

2026–27

2025–26

2024–25

2023–24

2022–23

2021–22

2020–21

2019–20

2018–19

2017–18

2016–17

2015–16

2014–15

2013–14

2012–13

2011–12

2010–11

2009–10

2008–09

2007–08

Season-by-season history

NHL game-by-game archive

Recent NHL games