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Defenseman•#77Niko Mikkola is a 30-year-old defenseman for the Florida Panthers. A 2015 Draft pick (Round 5). Born in Kiiminki, FIN.
On the blue line this season, Niko has recorded 3 goals and 8 assists for 11 points across 68 games. He averages 0.16 points per game on 20:21 of ice time.
2026-27 projection
Projected September 5, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 5–24 pts
2025-26
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League Percentiles
Among all NHL skaters this season.
Percentile rank among all NHL skaters with 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Niko was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 68 games, 1,602 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
58.5 vs 54.8 lg
81th percentile
Quality of teammates
68.4 vs 53.2 lg
92th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Niko takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
122
Goals vs expected
3 vs 3.3 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
9%
With-or-without-you
Who Niko plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth JonesD | 571 min | 52.0 | 45.7 | +6.3 |
| Carter VerhaegheC | 374 min | 48.4 | 48.9 | -0.5 |
| Sam BennettC | 356 min | 49.2 | 48.5 | +0.7 |
| Sam ReinhartC | 318 min | 49.1 | 48.6 | +0.5 |
| Evan RodriguesC | 292 min | 51.3 | 47.7 | +3.6 |
| Uvis BalinskisD | 292 min | 43.3 | 50.9 | -7.6 |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Niko, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
Form
Performance in the last five games played.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20 | @ CGY | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:01 |
| Mar 19 | @ EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:31 |
| Mar 15 | @ SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 18:54 |
| Mar 12 | vs CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:29 |
| Mar 10 | vs DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:59 |
2025-26
Skill profile, on-ice impact metrics, and season projections.
Percentile rankings vs. NHL Defensemen
36
Offense
46
Defense
41
Overall
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions vs. all NHL defensemen. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (36th) and defensive (46th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: limited offensive impact.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (36th) and defensive (46th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Niko Mikkola's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | FLA | 68 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 68 | 4.4% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | FLA | 76 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +12 | 116 | 5.2% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | FLA | 82 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +11 | 93 | 3.2% |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Florida Panthers this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
End of season statistical forecast
0
games remaining
Goals
3
Current: 3
Assists
8
Current: 8
Points
11
Current: 11
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 11-13 points based on current usage patterns.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
| 22-232022-23 | NYR | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 31 | 3.2% |
| 22-232022-23 | STL | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 31 | — |
| 21-222021-22 | STL | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 58 | 5.2% |
| 20-212020-21 | STL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -11 | 22 | 4.5% |
| 19-202019-20 | STL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 10 | — |
| Career | — | 396 | 17 | 56 | 73 | +14 | 429 | 4.0% |
C · 44 pts
