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Mikko Koivu

#9 · Centre · Columbus Blue Jackets

Born Mar 12, 1983 in Turku, FIN · 6'3", 213 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 6th overall in 2001 by MIN (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Logan Couture SJS · 54 P in 65 GP Jeff Skinner CAR · 54 P in 71 GP Jiri Hudler CGY · 54 P in 75 GP Andrew Ladd WPG · 54 P in 78 GP Patrik Elias NJD · 53 P in 65 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602005-06: 21 points2105-062006-07: 54 points542007-08: 42 points4207-082008-09: 67 points672009-10: 71 points7109-102010-11: 62 points622011-12: 44 points4411-122012-13: 37 points372013-14: 54 points5413-142014-15: 48 points482015-16: 56 points5615-162016-17: 58 points582017-18: 45 points4517-182018-19: 29 points292019-20: 21 points2119-202020-21: 2 points2

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 MIN 64 6 15 21 -9 40 96 22 0.33
2006-07 MIN 82 20 34 54 6 58 162 56 0.66 $903K
2007-08 MIN 57 11 31 42 13 42 144 40 0.74 $3.25M
2008-09 MIN 79 20 47 67 2 66 236 45 0.85 $3.25M
2009-10 MIN 80 22 49 71 -2 50 246 50 0.89 $3.25M
2010-11 MIN 71 17 45 62 4 50 191 63 0.87 $3.25M
2011-12 MIN 55 12 32 44 10 28 129 62 0.80 $6.75M
2012-13 MIN 48 11 26 37 2 26 127 47 0.77 $6.75M
2013-14 MIN 65 11 43 54 0 24 147 33 0.83 $6.75M
2014-15 MIN 80 14 34 48 2 38 179 40 0.60 $6.75M
2015-16 MIN 82 17 39 56 6 40 141 38 0.68 $6.75M
2016-17 MIN 80 18 40 58 27 34 139 32 0.73 $6.75M
2017-18 MIN 82 14 31 45 9 46 170 51 0.55 $6.75M
2018-19 MIN 48 8 21 29 -2 22 89 13 0.60 $5.5M
2019-20 MIN 55 4 17 21 2 28 74 25 0.38 $5.5M
2020-21 CBJ 7 1 1 2 -2 2 3 10 0.29 $1.5M
16 seasons Career 1035 206 505 711 68 594 2273 627 0.69

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 MIN 5 1 0 1 -1 4 8 2 0.20
2007-08 MIN 6 4 1 5 0 4 20 9 0.83
2012-13 MIN 5 0 0 0 -6 8 11 11 0.00
2013-14 MIN 13 1 6 7 -4 10 30 17 0.54
2014-15 MIN 10 1 3 4 -4 2 14 7 0.40
2015-16 MIN 6 3 2 5 0 2 14 6 0.83
2016-17 MIN 5 1 1 2 -1 0 6 5 0.40
2017-18 MIN 5 0 4 4 -2 2 13 1 0.80
2019-20 MIN 4 0 0 0 0 6 5 4 0.00
9 seasons Playoffs 59 11 17 28 -18 38 121 62 0.47

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 11 43 54 0 24 147 33 0.83 7.5 20:56

Contract

$6.75MCap hit2013-14
$125KCap dollars per point54 points in 65 games
$557KCap dollars per goal above replacement12.1 goals above replacement
$7.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$734KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2020-21 $1.5M
2018-19 to 2019-20 $5.5M
2012-13 to 2017-18 $6.75M
2011-12 to 2017-18 $6.75M
2007-08 to 2010-11 $3.25M
2006-07 to 2006-07 $903K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+12.1Goals above replacement32nd of 672 skaters, 26th of 438 forwards
+2.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 438 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+3.7 83rd percentileEven-strength defence+3.6 97th percentilePower play+1.0 88th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 12th percentilePenalties+0.3 51st 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.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals 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

56.2Corsi for %905 attempts for, 705 against
+8.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.6Expected goals for %37.5 expected for, 25.5 against
+12.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.3Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.0Goals for %35 for, 31 against
99.0PDO7.3% shooting + 91.7% saves
206Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 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
Mikko Koivu · Zach Parise · Charlie Coyle25274:0154.256.612-13
Mikko Koivu · Jason Pominville · Zach Parise39198:5658.767.15-1
Mikko Koivu · Matt Moulson · Charlie Coyle1086:0565.170.93-3
Mikko Koivu · Zach Parise · Nino Niederreiter870:4169.771.33-1

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.

11Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.8Expected goalsfrom 216 unblocked attempts
-1.8Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.56 expected goals per 60 minutes28th
Shot quality 5.9% chance per attempt11th
Finishing -1.8 goals above expected33rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 403 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 12.8Goals 11

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 13, 2014 vs NSH L 3-7 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 16:51
Apr 10, 2014 vs STL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 14:19
Apr 8, 2014 vs BOS W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 22:22
Apr 7, 2014 @ WPG W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 19:28
Apr 5, 2014 vs PIT W 4-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 17:06
Apr 3, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 22:38
Mar 31, 2014 @ LAK W 3-2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 20:36
Mar 29, 2014 @ PHX W 3-1 0 2 2 2 2 3 0 18:10
Mar 27, 2014 @ STL L 1-5 0 1 1 0 2 5 1 20:30
Mar 26, 2014 vs VAN L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 18:45
Mar 23, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 19:33
Mar 22, 2014 vs DET L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:04
Mar 20, 2014 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 20:54
Mar 18, 2014 @ NYI W 6-0 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 14:53
Mar 17, 2014 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 19:41
Mar 15, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:19
Mar 13, 2014 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:25
Mar 11, 2014 vs EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 23:31
Mar 9, 2014 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22:48
Mar 8, 2014 @ DAL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 21:02
Mar 3, 2014 vs CGY W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:21
Jan 4, 2014 vs WSH W 5-3 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 18:31
Jan 2, 2014 vs BUF W 4-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 22:18
Dec 31, 2013 vs STL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 23:24
Dec 29, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 22:50
Dec 27, 2013 @ WPG L 4-6 1 0 1 -3 0 4 0 21:40
Dec 23, 2013 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:06
Dec 22, 2013 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 20:07
Dec 19, 2013 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 18:55
Dec 17, 2013 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 22:29
Dec 14, 2013 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:17
Dec 12, 2013 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 26:13
Dec 11, 2013 @ ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 22:13
Dec 8, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 23:44
Dec 6, 2013 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:49
Dec 5, 2013 vs CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:49
Dec 2, 2013 vs PHI W 2-0 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 21:08
Nov 30, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 20:53
Nov 29, 2013 vs COL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 25:29
Nov 27, 2013 vs PHX L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 24:50
Nov 25, 2013 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 22:47
Nov 23, 2013 @ WPG W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 24:28
Nov 20, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 22:00
Nov 19, 2013 @ MTL L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:04
Nov 17, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 20:13
Nov 15, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 20:45
Nov 13, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 26:13
Nov 9, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 20:41
Nov 7, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 2 23:17
Nov 5, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 20:16
Nov 3, 2013 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:03
Nov 1, 2013 vs MTL W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:44
Oct 28, 2013 vs CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 19:04
Oct 26, 2013 @ CHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 22:23
Oct 24, 2013 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:08
Oct 22, 2013 vs NSH W 2-0 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 18:32
Oct 19, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:13
Oct 17, 2013 @ TBL L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 18:06
Oct 15, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 21:29
Oct 14, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19:58
Oct 12, 2013 vs DAL W 5-1 0 1 1 1 2 5 0 18:30
Oct 10, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:58
Oct 8, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 20:52
Oct 5, 2013 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 21:05
Oct 3, 2013 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:51