Niko Mikkola
D · #77
· Florida Panthers
· 6'6" · 204 lb
· L-handed
· 30 yrs
· Draft: 2015 Rd 5 (#127 overall)
Compare with
Season
467
Games
22–65–87
G–A–P
492
Shots · 4.5%
860 / 570
Hits / Blocks
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | FLA @ SJS | L 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:42 |
| Sep 29 | FLA @ CAR | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 |
| Mar 20 | FLA @ CGY | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 |
| Mar 19 | FLA @ EDM | W 4–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:31 |
| Mar 15 | FLA @ SEA | L 2–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 |
| Mar 12 | CBJ @ FLA | W 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 |
| Mar 10 | DET @ FLA | W 3–4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:59 |
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
2232nd
Assists
6512th
Points
8714th
Primary Assists
258th
Points/60 (5v5)
0.619th
Power-Play Points
128th
Game Score
107.928th
Shots
49230th
Shooting %
4.5%39th
Shot Danger/60
0.1119th
High-Danger Chances
924th
Expected Goals
20.529th
Goals Above Expected
+0.546th
Rebounds Created
3141st
Corsi %
49.9%52nd
Fenwick %
49.5%45th
xGF% (5v5)
50.7%60th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.6152nd
Blocked Shots
61841st
Hits
92584th
Blocks/60
4.347th
Hits/60
6.484th
Takeaways
553rd
Giveaways
26667th
Penalties Drawn
8577th
Penalties Taken
15712th
Penalty Differential
-109th
Plus-Minus
+2559th
Ice Time / Game
18:3542nd
Games Played
46764th
PP Ice Time
5 min29th
PK Ice Time
140 min64th
O-Zone Start %
48.1%39th
Teammate Quality
5975th
Competition Quality
5652nd
Top skating speed Mar 8, 2025 · BUF @ FLA
22.9 mph74th
Bursts over 20 mph
43584th
Distance skated
1228 mi94th
Top shot speed
88.8 mph44th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
Why he earned it — his rank among defensemen
HD suppression
4.8/60
70th
Shot suppression
39.6/60
85th
D-zone starts
0%
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
6 G on 47 shots
13%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+17 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
492
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
22
Shooting %
4.5%
Shots / GP
1.1
xG
14.6
Shot Danger Mix
High danger2%
Medium danger13%
Low danger85%
Top Scoring Zones
01
13%
Slot
6 G on 47 shots
02
3%
Left Outer Point
3 G on 106 shots
03
12%
High Slot
3 G on 25 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$5,000,000
Term2026-27 → 2033-34 (8 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2034
Clauses2026-27: NMC; 2027-28: NMC; 2028-29: NMC; 2029-30: NMC; 2030-31: NMC; 2031-32: M-NTC; 2032-33: M-NTC; 2033-34: M-NTC
Signed at age29
Signing GMBill Zito
AgentMarkus Lehto
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | OG | Finland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Panthers | 68 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Finland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Panthers | 76 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 22 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Panthers | 82 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Rangers | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Blues | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Blues | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Blues | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | San Antonio Rampage | 48 | 2 | 12 | 14 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Blues | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2018-19 | WC | Finland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2018-19 | EHT | Finland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018-19 | AHL | San Antonio Rampage | 70 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 2017-18 | EHT | Finland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017-18 | Champions HL | Tappara | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2017-18 | Liiga | Tappara | 50 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | EHT | Finland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016-17 | Champions HL | KalPa | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2016-17 | Liiga | KalPa | 56 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| 2015-16 | WJC-20 | Finland U20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2015-16 | Champions HL | KalPa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015-16 | Liiga | KalPa | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | Finland-2 | Hokki | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014-15 | Finland | KalPa | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2014-15 | Fin-Jr. | KalPa Jr. | 37 | 9 | 14 | 23 | — |
| 2013-14 | Fin-U18 | KalPa U18 | 46 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | Fin-U18 | KalPa U18 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2011-12 | Jr. C SM-sarja Q | Kärpät U16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010-11 | Jr. C SM-sarja Q | Kärpät U16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |