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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#77PPI 28Niko 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.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 5–24 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 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%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
36
Offense
46
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. 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% |
Form
Niko's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| 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 |
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.
| 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% |
Eetu Luostarinen
C · 33 pts
