DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Sami Salo
Born September 2, 1974 · Turku, FIN
Draft 1996 · OTT round 9 #239
71
GP
4
G
13
A
17
PTS
Career
99G 240A 339P
Depth
Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Points per game vs. elite D ceiling
Assists per game vs. elite D
Average ice time per game
Power play points per game
Skating speed and stamina
Shots on goal per game
Season projections
71 GP played · paced to 82 GPProj. Goals
5
at 82 GP
Proj. Assists
15
at 82 GP
Proj. Points
20
at 82 GP
Proj. Shots
94
at 82 GP
Proj. PPG
0
at 82 GP
Proj. PPP
7
at 82 GP
Points/Game
0.24
current rate
Goals/Game
0.06
current rate
TOI/Game
—
avg ice time
Shooting %
4.9%
current season
Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)
0.41
2009–10
0.26
2010–11
0.36
2011–12
0.37
2012–13
0.24
2013–14
Recent games
GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg -0.06
Click date for box score · opponent for team
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-18 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| 2014-04-16 | MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| 2014-04-13 | WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 2014-04-08 | TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2014-04-05 | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.07 |
Tendencies
Full profileArchetype
Bottom-six contributor
Source: NHL API (volume only)
Sample: 71 GP · confidence 50%
Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.
- Goal-scoring index0.06 · 9 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
- Playmaking index0.18 · 24 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
- Point-production index0.24 · 19 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.
Career totals (regular season)
- Games
- 878
- Goals
- 99
- Assists
- 240
- Points
- 339
- +/-
- 130
- PIM
- 286
- Shots
- 1581
Career totals (playoffs)
- Games
- 102
- Goals
- 12
- Assists
- 19
- Points
- 31
- +/-
- -19
- PIM
- 18
- Shots
- 195
Season history
NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 71 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 |
| 2013–14 | Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 46 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 5 |
| 2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 7 |
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 2010–11 | Manitoba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | 68 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 14 |
| 2009–10 | Finland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | Vancouver Canucks | 60 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | 63 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 |
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | 67 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 21 |
| 2005–06 | Vancouver Canucks | 59 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 9 |
| 2005–06 | Finland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2004–05 | Frolunda | 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| 2003–04 | Vancouver Canucks | 74 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 8 |
| 2003–04 | Finland | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2002–03 | Vancouver Canucks | 79 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 |
| 2001–02 | Ottawa Senators | 66 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000–01 | Ottawa Senators | 31 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 9 |
| 2000–01 | Finland | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1999–00 | Ottawa Senators | 37 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 1998–99 | Ottawa Senators | 61 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 |
| 1998–99 | Detroit | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1997–98 | Jokerit | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1997–98 | Jokerit | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996–97 | TPS | 48 | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1996–97 | TPS Turku | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995–96 | TPS | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| 1994–95 | Tps Jr. | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-67 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1994–95 | TPS | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1993–94 | Tps Jr. | 36 | 7 | 13 | 20 | |
| 1992–93 | Kiekko-67 Jr. | 21 | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1991–92 | Kiekko-67 Jr. | 23 | 4 | 5 | 9 |