#77 · Defence · FLA
NikoMikkola
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2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 7
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- April 27, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Kiiminki, FIN
- Height
- 6′6″ (198 cm)
- Weight
- 204 lb (93 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2015 STL, round 5, #127 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.5 mphleague avg 20.4 mph55th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 1.564th percentile
- Distance skated9.8 mileague avg 6.6 mi89th percentile
- Hardest shot73.2 mphleague avg 79.1 mph16th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.3%league avg 41.6%42nd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.27 | -0.27 | 15 | 0 | .018 |
| 2025-26 | 3 | 4.24 | -1.24 | 173 | 13 | .025 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 51:05 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 66.0% | 68.9% | -2.9 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 56.3% | 60.2% | -3.9 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–0
- xG for–against
- 1.9–1.0
- Average rating
- 5.9
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jones | 3 | 42:09 | 68.9% |
| Gustav Forsling | 2 | 3:47 | 37.0% |
| Radko Gudas | 2 | 1:30 | 62.1% |
| Aaron Ekblad | 1 | 1:21 | 0.0% |
| Uvis Balinskis | 1 | 1:08 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.9 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 399 | 17 | 56 | 73 | +14 | 312 | 436 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 69 | 5 | 9 | 14 | +11 | 81 | 57 | 8.8 | 1 |
Season by season (9)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Panthers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Panthers | 68 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 47 | 68 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Panthers | 76 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +12 | 70 | 116 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Panthers | 82 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +11 | 69 | 93 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Blues | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 35 | 31 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Rangers | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 23 | 31 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Blues | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 55 | 58 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Blues | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -11 | 11 | 22 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Blues | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |