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Saku Koivu

#11 · Centre · Anaheim Ducks

Born Nov 23, 1974 in Turku, FIN · 5'10", 181 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 21st overall in 1993 by MTL (round 1)

Trophy case

King Clancy Memorial Trophy Leadership and Humanitarian Contribution 2006-07
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 2001-02

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

David Jones COL · 45 P in 77 GP James Neal PIT · 45 P in 79 GP Tyler Kennedy PIT · 45 P in 80 GP Andrei Kostitsyn MTL · 45 P in 81 GP Dustin Penner LAK · 45 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

02040601995-96: 45 points4595-961996-97: 56 points561997-98: 57 points5797-981998-99: 44 points441999-00: 21 points2199-002000-01: 47 points472001-02: 2 points201-022002-03: 71 points712003-04: 55 points5503-042005-06: 62 points622006-07: 75 points7506-072007-08: 56 points562008-09: 50 points5008-092009-10: 52 points522010-11: 45 points4510-112011-12: 38 points382012-13: 27 points2712-132013-14: 29 points29

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1995-96 MTL 82 20 25 45 -7 40 136 0 0.55
1996-97 MTL 50 17 39 56 7 38 135 0 1.12
1997-98 MTL 69 14 43 57 8 48 145 47 0.83
1998-99 MTL 65 14 30 44 -7 38 145 53 0.68
1999-00 MTL 24 3 18 21 7 14 53 21 0.88
2000-01 MTL 54 17 30 47 2 40 113 44 0.87
2001-02 MTL 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0.67
2002-03 MTL 82 21 50 71 5 72 147 20 0.87
2003-04 MTL 68 14 41 55 -5 52 112 31 0.81
2005-06 MTL 72 17 45 62 1 70 138 41 0.86
2006-07 MTL 81 22 53 75 -21 74 154 51 0.93
2007-08 MTL 77 16 40 56 -4 93 150 41 0.73
2008-09 MTL 65 16 34 50 4 44 123 43 0.77
2009-10 ANA 71 19 33 52 14 36 124 59 0.73
2010-11 ANA 75 15 30 45 -8 36 104 48 0.60
2011-12 ANA 74 11 27 38 7 50 107 56 0.51
2012-13 ANA 47 8 19 27 4 18 55 31 0.57
2013-14 ANA 65 11 18 29 3 46 81 29 0.45
18 seasons Career 1124 255 577 832 10 809 2024 617 0.74

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
1995-96 MTL 6 3 1 4 2 8 13 0 0.67
1996-97 MTL 5 1 3 4 1 10 10 0 0.80
1997-98 MTL 6 2 3 5 4 2 14 8 0.83
2001-02 MTL 12 4 6 10 2 4 16 18 0.83
2003-04 MTL 11 3 8 11 1 10 27 9 1.00
2005-06 MTL 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0.67
2007-08 MTL 7 3 6 9 1 4 17 11 1.29
2008-09 MTL 4 0 3 3 -1 2 6 7 0.75
2010-11 ANA 6 1 6 7 -2 6 7 9 1.17
2012-13 ANA 7 1 2 3 -4 6 6 8 0.43
2013-14 ANA 13 0 1 1 -3 8 5 14 0.08
11 seasons Playoffs 80 18 41 59 2 62 122 85 0.74

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
75 15 30 45 -8 36 104 48 0.60 14.4 19:08

2010-11 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-2.3Goals above replacement618th of 672 skaters, 412th of 439 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-6.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 439 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-2.2 17th percentileEven-strength defence-4.2 1st percentilePower play+1.7 94th percentilePenalty kill-0.6 5th percentilePenalties-0.9 12th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-6-4-20242010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

42.7Corsi for %818 attempts for, 1096 against
-1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
41.8Expected goals for %35.2 expected for, 48.9 against
-2.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.7Goals for %41 for, 45 against
101.1PDO8.8% shooting + 92.3% saves
127Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Teemu Selanne · Saku Koivu · Jason Blake60631:2246.547.529-25
Teemu Selanne · Saku Koivu · Brandon McMillan1367:2235.737.64-2
Saku Koivu · Jason Blake · Dan Sexton956:1341.742.12-5
Saku Koivu · Jason Blake · Joffrey Lupul640:3838.032.51-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.2Expected goalsfrom 135 unblocked attempts
+2.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.51 expected goals per 60 minutes13th
Shot quality 9.0% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +2.8 goals above expected81stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 406 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 15Expected 12.2

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2011 @ LAK W 3-1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 18:46
Apr 8, 2011 vs LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 19:35
Apr 6, 2011 vs SJS W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 18:28
Apr 3, 2011 vs DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:20
Apr 2, 2011 @ SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:38
Mar 30, 2011 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 18:12
Mar 28, 2011 vs COL W 5-4 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 20:27
Mar 26, 2011 @ CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:53
Mar 24, 2011 @ NSH L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 20:31
Mar 23, 2011 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 21:29
Mar 20, 2011 vs CGY W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 18:44
Mar 19, 2011 @ LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:47
Mar 16, 2011 vs STL W 2-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 19:03
Mar 13, 2011 vs PHX L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:11
Mar 11, 2011 @ COL W 6-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 15:39
Mar 9, 2011 vs NYR W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:32
Feb 19, 2011 @ STL L 3-9 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:34
Feb 18, 2011 @ MIN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:00
Feb 16, 2011 vs WSH L 6-7 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 22:00
Feb 13, 2011 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 20:09
Feb 11, 2011 @ CGY W 5-4 (OT) 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 22:22
Feb 9, 2011 @ VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:29
Feb 5, 2011 @ COL W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 21:30
Feb 2, 2011 vs SJS L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 25:27
Jan 25, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 22:36
Jan 22, 2011 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 21:08
Jan 20, 2011 @ TOR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:50
Jan 18, 2011 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:45
Jan 16, 2011 vs EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 20:45
Jan 15, 2011 @ PHX L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 16:48
Jan 12, 2011 vs STL W 7-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:29
Jan 9, 2011 vs SJS W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:55
Jan 7, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 16:03
Jan 5, 2011 vs NSH L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 20:26
Jan 2, 2011 vs CHI W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 23:13
Dec 31, 2010 vs PHI W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 18:37
Dec 28, 2010 @ PHX W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20:46
Dec 26, 2010 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:24
Dec 21, 2010 @ BUF L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:04
Dec 20, 2010 @ BOS W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 18:38
Dec 18, 2010 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 19:24
Dec 16, 2010 @ NYI L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:12
Dec 15, 2010 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 20:09
Dec 10, 2010 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 22:44
Dec 8, 2010 @ VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 16:29
Dec 7, 2010 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 6 1 18:41
Dec 5, 2010 vs PHX L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:55
Dec 3, 2010 vs DET L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:15
Dec 1, 2010 vs FLA W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 17:04
Nov 29, 2010 vs LAK W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:20
Nov 27, 2010 @ PHX W 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:06
Nov 26, 2010 vs CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 17:57
Nov 21, 2010 vs EDM L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 21:07
Nov 19, 2010 vs CBJ L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 20:06
Nov 17, 2010 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:17
Nov 16, 2010 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:11
Nov 14, 2010 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20:38
Nov 12, 2010 vs DAL W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 20:16
Nov 10, 2010 vs NYI W 1-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 19:09
Nov 9, 2010 @ SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 21:05
Nov 7, 2010 vs NSH W 5-4 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 17:46
Nov 5, 2010 vs PIT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 18:09
Nov 3, 2010 vs TBL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:13
Oct 30, 2010 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:17
Oct 29, 2010 vs NJD L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 20:09
Oct 26, 2010 @ DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 16:14
Oct 23, 2010 @ DET L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 16:55
Oct 21, 2010 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:56
Oct 20, 2010 @ CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:32
Oct 17, 2010 vs PHX W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 17:57
Oct 15, 2010 vs ATL L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:31
Oct 13, 2010 vs VAN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:26
Oct 11, 2010 @ STL L 1-5 1 0 1 -1 2 1 1 16:22
Oct 9, 2010 @ NSH L 1-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 19:18
Oct 8, 2010 @ DET L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:09