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Petteri Nokelainen

#15 · Centre · Montréal Canadiens

Born Jan 16, 1986 in Imatra, FIN · 6'1", 201 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 16th overall in 2004 by NYI (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Adam Hall TBL · 7 P in 57 GP Jake Dowell DAL · 7 P in 52 GP Chris Porter STL · 7 P in 47 GP Trevor Lewis LAK · 7 P in 72 GP Andrei Loktionov LAK · 7 P in 39 GP

Career

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

05102005-06: 2 points205-062007-08: 10 points1007-082008-09: 9 points908-092009-10: 13 points1309-102011-12: 7 points711-12

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2005-06 NYI 15 1 1 2 -1 4 13 12 0.13
2007-08 BOS 57 7 3 10 0 19 40 54 0.18
2008-09 BOS 33 0 3 3 -1 10 30 30 0.09
2008-09 ANA 17 4 2 6 3 6 26 16 0.35
2009-10 ANA 50 4 7 11 -7 21 70 57 0.22
2009-10 PHX 17 1 1 2 -2 6 18 23 0.12
2011-12 PHX 5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 5 0.20
2011-12 MTL 51 3 3 6 -5 37 34 41 0.12
5 seasons Career 245 20 21 41 -14 103 234 238 0.17

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2007-08 BOS 7 0 2 2 1 4 6 8 0.29
2008-09 ANA 9 0 0 0 -1 2 2 6 0.00
2009-10 PHX 5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 10 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 21 0 2 2 -1 8 8 24 0.10

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
56 3 4 7 -6 37 37 46 0.13 8.1 8:48

2011-12 analytics

Rating

+0.1Goals above replacement501st of 680 skaters, 342nd of 445 forwards
+0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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 19th percentileEven-strength defence+0.9 70th percentilePower play-0.2 34th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 85th percentilePenalties-0.2 32nd 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.

On the ice

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

45.7Corsi for %308 attempts for, 366 against
-2.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.3Expected goals for %8.9 expected for, 12.1 against
-5.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
39.1Goals for %9 for, 14 against
97.7PDO5.7% shooting + 92.0% saves
65Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Mathieu Darche · Petteri Nokelainen · Mike BlundenMTL1479:3737.634.30-1
Petteri Nokelainen · Brad Staubitz · Aaron PalushajMTL939:4557.643.21-0
Mathieu Darche · Petteri Nokelainen · Aaron PalushajMTL932:0756.463.20-1
Raffi Torres · Paul Bissonnette · Petteri NokelainenPHX421:3457.644.90-0

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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.7Expected goalsfrom 51 unblocked attempts
+0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.33 expected goals per 60 minutes2nd
Shot quality 5.4% chance per attempt6th
Finishing +0.3 goals above expected59thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Goals 3Expected 2.7

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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 31, 2012 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04:42
Mar 30, 2012 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:56
Mar 27, 2012 vs FLA L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:22
Mar 24, 2012 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 08:57
Mar 23, 2012 vs OTT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 10:41
Mar 21, 2012 @ BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 09:16
Mar 17, 2012 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 05:49
Mar 16, 2012 @ OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 08:20
Mar 14, 2012 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 5 0 2 05:50
Mar 8, 2012 @ EDM W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:04
Mar 6, 2012 @ CGY L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:30
Mar 3, 2012 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 04:32
Mar 1, 2012 vs MIN W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 12:05
Feb 26, 2012 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:06
Feb 24, 2012 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:52
Jan 20, 2012 @ PIT L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:33
Jan 14, 2012 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:39
Jan 12, 2012 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 11:12
Jan 4, 2012 vs WPG W 7-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:54
Dec 31, 2011 @ FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 03:47
Dec 29, 2011 @ TBL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:00
Dec 27, 2011 @ OTT W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:40
Dec 22, 2011 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:40
Dec 21, 2011 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:27
Dec 19, 2011 @ BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:02
Dec 17, 2011 vs NJD L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:45
Dec 15, 2011 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 11:35
Dec 13, 2011 vs NYI W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 10:49
Dec 10, 2011 @ NJD W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:51
Dec 8, 2011 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:53
Dec 6, 2011 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 06:16
Dec 3, 2011 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 09:07
Dec 1, 2011 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 07:17
Nov 30, 2011 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:46
Nov 26, 2011 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 07:37
Nov 25, 2011 @ PHI L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 08:55
Nov 23, 2011 @ CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:16
Nov 21, 2011 vs BOS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:44
Nov 19, 2011 vs NYR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 09:25
Nov 17, 2011 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 05:21
Nov 16, 2011 vs CAR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:33
Nov 14, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:03
Nov 12, 2011 @ NSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:08
Nov 10, 2011 @ PHX W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 09:00
Nov 8, 2011 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 07:33
Nov 5, 2011 @ NYR L 3-5 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 00:34
Nov 4, 2011 @ OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:32
Oct 29, 2011 vs BOS W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 10:42
Oct 27, 2011 @ BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:51
Oct 26, 2011 vs PHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:24
Oct 24, 2011 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 07:09
Oct 20, 2011 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 10:42
Oct 18, 2011 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:32
Oct 15, 2011 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:30
Oct 13, 2011 @ NSH W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10:13
Oct 10, 2011 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:53