Janne Niinimaa
#6 · Defence · Montréal Canadiens
Born May 22, 1975 in Raahe, FIN · 6'1", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 36th overall in 1993 by PHI (round 2)
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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2001-02. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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DAL ·
44 P in 80 GP
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43 P in 82 GP
Jaroslav Modry
LAK ·
42 P in 80 GP
Kimmo Timonen
NSH ·
42 P in 82 GP
Al MacInnis
STL ·
46 P in 71 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | PHI | 77 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 58 | 141 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 1997-98 | PHI | 66 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 56 | 115 | 66 | 0.52 |
| 1997-98 | EDM | 11 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 0.82 |
| 1998-99 | EDM | 81 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 88 | 142 | 144 | 0.35 |
| 1999-00 | EDM | 81 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 14 | 89 | 133 | 124 | 0.41 |
| 2000-01 | EDM | 82 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 6 | 90 | 122 | 137 | 0.56 |
| 2001-02 | EDM | 81 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 80 | 119 | 115 | 0.54 |
| 2002-03 | EDM | 63 | 4 | 24 | 28 | -7 | 66 | 90 | 37 | 0.44 |
| 2002-03 | NYI | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 0.46 |
| 2003-04 | NYI | 82 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 64 | 97 | 71 | 0.34 |
| 2005-06 | NYI | 41 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 62 | 23 | 26 | 0.24 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 24 | 26 | 12 | 0.27 |
| 2006-07 | MTL | 41 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -13 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 0.07 |
| 10 seasons | Career | 741 | 54 | 265 | 319 | 43 | 733 | 1067 | 786 | 0.43 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | PHI | 19 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 56 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 1997-98 | EDM | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 0.18 |
| 1998-99 | EDM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0.00 |
| 1999-00 | EDM | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 0.40 |
| 2000-01 | EDM | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.33 |
| 2002-03 | NYI | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0.20 |
| 2003-04 | NYI | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.60 |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 8 seasons | Playoffs | 59 | 3 | 21 | 24 | -2 | 60 | 114 | 84 | 0.41 |
2001-02 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 5 | 39 | 44 | 13 | 80 | 119 | 115 | 0.54 | 4.2 | 25:49 |
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2002 | vs CGY | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27:10 |
| Apr 10, 2002 | vs PHX | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 26:45 |
| Apr 6, 2002 | @ LAK | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28:46 |
| Apr 5, 2002 | @ ANA | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27:10 |
| Apr 2, 2002 | vs MIN | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28:58 |
| Mar 30, 2002 | vs DAL | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 25:58 |
| Mar 28, 2002 | vs LAK | T 2-2 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 28:30 |
| Mar 26, 2002 | vs CBJ | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 25:31 |
| Mar 24, 2002 | @ VAN | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27:07 |
| Mar 23, 2002 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27:08 |
| Mar 20, 2002 | vs SJS | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 28:15 |
| Mar 16, 2002 | vs WSH | W 4-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28:11 |
| Mar 14, 2002 | @ OTT | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25:56 |
| Mar 13, 2002 | @ DET | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27:18 |
| Mar 10, 2002 | @ WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25:25 |
| Mar 8, 2002 | @ FLA | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27:10 |
| Mar 6, 2002 | @ TBL | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23:16 |
| Mar 4, 2002 | @ BUF | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23:13 |
| Mar 2, 2002 | vs STL | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26:39 |
| Feb 28, 2002 | vs NSH | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23:38 |
| Feb 12, 2002 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 25:09 |
| Feb 10, 2002 | @ PHX | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28:17 |
| Feb 8, 2002 | @ DAL | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 33:41 |
| Feb 7, 2002 | @ STL | L 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29:18 |
| Feb 5, 2002 | @ ATL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 24:41 |
| Jan 30, 2002 | @ VAN | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30:44 |
| Jan 28, 2002 | vs DET | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29:02 |
| Jan 26, 2002 | vs TOR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:11 |
| Jan 23, 2002 | vs COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28:30 |
| Jan 21, 2002 | @ SJS | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 28:17 |
| Jan 19, 2002 | vs PIT | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24:38 |
| Jan 18, 2002 | vs ANA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:48 |
| Jan 15, 2002 | @ STL | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26:38 |
| Jan 14, 2002 | @ CHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27:21 |
| Jan 12, 2002 | vs COL | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28:47 |
| Jan 10, 2002 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:41 |
| Jan 6, 2002 | vs MTL | W 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30:48 |
| Jan 5, 2002 | vs VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:57 |
| Jan 2, 2002 | vs NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26:04 |
| Dec 31, 2001 | @ CGY | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 26:58 |
| Dec 30, 2001 | vs NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25:59 |
| Dec 28, 2001 | vs MIN | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:54 |
| Dec 26, 2001 | vs CGY | W 3-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:41 |
| Dec 21, 2001 | @ CHI | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24:29 |
| Dec 20, 2001 | @ NJD | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:34 |
| Dec 18, 2001 | @ NYI | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:13 |
| Dec 16, 2001 | @ PHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:03 |
| Dec 14, 2001 | vs TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25:12 |
| Dec 13, 2001 | vs DET | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26:37 |
| Dec 11, 2001 | @ SJS | L 4-5 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27:18 |
| Dec 8, 2001 | @ NSH | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28:27 |
| Dec 7, 2001 | @ DAL | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14:34 |
| Dec 5, 2001 | vs ANA | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:40 |
| Dec 1, 2001 | vs DAL | L 4-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25:18 |
| Nov 29, 2001 | @ LAK | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:18 |
| Nov 28, 2001 | @ ANA | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:30 |
| Nov 24, 2001 | @ COL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26:09 |
| Nov 22, 2001 | vs LAK | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25:16 |
| Nov 20, 2001 | vs STL | W 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:09 |
| Nov 17, 2001 | @ VAN | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:28 |
| Nov 16, 2001 | vs CHI | W 7-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:28 |
| Nov 13, 2001 | @ PHX | W 5-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 26:36 |
| Nov 11, 2001 | @ CAR | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26:58 |
| Nov 9, 2001 | @ CBJ | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:22 |
| Nov 6, 2001 | @ BOS | L 0-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:42 |
| Nov 4, 2001 | @ MIN | W 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:38 |
| Nov 2, 2001 | vs CBJ | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26:03 |
| Oct 30, 2001 | vs MTL | W 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:05 |
| Oct 27, 2001 | vs VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:44 |
| Oct 25, 2001 | @ CBJ | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21:26 |
| Oct 24, 2001 | @ DET | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:55 |
| Oct 22, 2001 | vs NSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:49 |
| Oct 20, 2001 | vs FLA | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:56 |
| Oct 18, 2001 | @ COL | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22:26 |
| Oct 16, 2001 | vs TOR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:20 |
| Oct 14, 2001 | @ MIN | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22:55 |
| Oct 13, 2001 | @ NSH | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24:24 |
| Oct 11, 2001 | vs COL | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28:28 |
| Oct 9, 2001 | vs CHI | W 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:45 |
| Oct 6, 2001 | vs PHX | W 6-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28:42 |
| Oct 3, 2001 | @ CGY | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16:30 |