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Niko Mikkola
Defenseman #77 Panthers $2.500M
Player Information

Niko Mikkola has 9 points (1 goals, 8 assists) in 57 games for the Florida Panthers this season.

Selected in the 5th round (No. 127) of the 2015 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues, he has 71 points (15 goals, 56 assists) in 385 regular-season games for the St. Louis Blues, the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers.

He also has 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) in 69 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 29.8 yrs (27.04.1996)
    Height / Weight: 198 cm / 93 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 127th in 2015
    Draft Team: Team logoSt. Louis Blues
    Awards: Stanley Cup (2x)
Player Evaluation

The 29-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Panthers controlling 47% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Niko Mikkola is off the ice, the Panthers control 53% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 22% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 72

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 179th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 83rd of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.05
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.47
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.21
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.06
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.17
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.22
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.17
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.52
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.41
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.82
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.63
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.06
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.25
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.84
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.18
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.30
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.500M
Player Contract Value: $3.600M
Remaining: 9 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2034 UFA
Age at the end: 39.2 yrs (27.04.1996)
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Niko Mikkola
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 0 18:56 0 4
31.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 0 0 0 -1 21:10 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 1 1 1 20:19 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 0 23:40 0 2
05.02.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 -1 20:45 2 0.0% 2
Total 5 0 1 1 -1 3 0.0% 8
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Blues 5 0 1 1 3 14:22 10 0.0% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Blues 30 1 2 3 -11 14:31 22 4.5% 11
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 54 3 10 13 -6 16:58 58 5.2% 55
2022-23 Team Logo Blues 50 0 3 3 2 16:38 31 0.0% 35
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 31 1 2 3 4 18:41 31 3.2% 23
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 82 3 14 17 11 20:01 93 3.2% 69
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 76 6 16 22 12 20:11 116 5.2% 70
2025-26 Team Logo Panthers 57 1 8 9 4 20:18 55 1.8% 45
Season Projection 82 1 12 13 6 20:18 79 1.3% 65
Total 385 15 56 71 19 416 3.6% 308
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Blues 4 0 1 1 0 14:40 3 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Blues 12 0 1 1 0 15:39 7 0.0% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Rangers 7 0 2 2 2 14:22 6 0.0% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Panthers 24 2 2 4 4 18:38 23 8.7% 22
2024-25 Team Logo Panthers 22 3 3 6 5 20:13 18 16.7% 37
Total 69 5 9 14 11 57 8.8% 81
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Niko Mikkola Team Logo D 29.8 yrs 198 cm / 93 kg 0.16 0.18 56 81 $2.500M
90% Johnathan Kovacevic Team Logo D 28.6 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.18 0.20 56 81 $4.000M
87% Tyler Kleven Team Logo D 24.1 yrs 196 cm / 101 kg 0.21 0.16 58 81 $1.600M
86% Kevin Bahl Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 198 cm / 104 kg 0.24 0.21 55 79 $5.350M
86% Carson Soucy Team Logo D 31.6 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.17 0.23 55 80 $3.250M
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