DefenseRetired·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Sami Vatanen

Born June 3, 1991 · Jyväskylä, FIN

Draft 2009 · ANA round 4 #106

PTS

Career

47G 153A 200P

Bio

Position: Defense
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185 lb
Shoots: R
Number: #45

Drafted 2009 by ANA · Round 4, #106 overall

60OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production20

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking18

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment0

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating0

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.30

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

39 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

116

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.15

current rate

Goals/Game

0.05

current rate

TOI/Game

—

avg ice time

Shooting %

3.6%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.79

2023–24

0.92

2023–24

0.45

2024–25

0.90

2024–25

0.77

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg 0.15

Click date for box score · opponent for team

Date	Opp	S	+/-	GS
2021-05-03	FLA	1	-1	-0.07
2021-05-01	NSH	3	0	0.22
2021-04-26	CAR	3	1	0.38
2021-04-24	DET	2	0	0.15
2021-04-20	DET	1	0	0.08

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 39 GP · confidence 48%

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 index0.05 · 8 index
Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.
Playmaking index0.10 · 14 index
Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.
Point-production index0.15 · 12 index
Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games: 473
Goals: 47
Assists: 153
Points: 200
+/-: -5
PIM: 212
Shots: 860

Career totals (playoffs)

Games: 51
Goals: 6
Assists: 20
Points: 26
+/-: 0
PIM: 24
Shots: 98

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-
2025–26	JYP	57	8	36	44	-8
2024–25	Genève-Servette HC	42	3	16	19	-6
2024–25	Genève-Servette HC	10	1	8	9	0
2023–24	Genève-Servette HC	48	9	29	38	2
2023–24	Genève-Servette HC	13	3	9	12	7
2022–23	Genève-Servette HC	13	1	13	14	10
2021–22	Genève-Servette HC	38	9	30	39	1
2021–22	Finland	7	0	4	4	-1
2021–22	Finland	6	0	3	3	1
2021–22	Finland	8	2	4	6	7
2020–21	New Jersey Devils	30	2	4	6	2
2020–21	Dallas Stars	9	0	0	0	1
2019–20	New Jersey Devils	47	5	18	23	-12
2018–19	New Jersey Devils	50	4	13	17	-17
2017–18	Anaheim Ducks	15	1	3	4	-6
2017–18	New Jersey Devils	57	3	25	28	-1
2016–17	Anaheim Ducks	71	3	21	24	3
2016–17	Finland	3	0	0	0	-3
2015–16	Anaheim Ducks	71	9	29	38	8
2014–15	Anaheim Ducks	67	12	25	37	5
2013–14	Anaheim Ducks	48	6	15	21	9
2013–14	Norfolk	8	2	5	7	0
2013–14	Finland	6	0	5	5	3
2012–13	Anaheim Ducks	8	2	0	2	3
2012–13	Norfolk	62	9	36	45	0
2011–12	JYP	49	14	28	42
2010–11	Suomi U20	1	0	0	0
2010–11	JYP	52	11	20	31
2010–11	Finland	6	0	4	4	7
2009–10	Suomi U20	1	0	0	0
2009–10	Finland	6	2	3	5
2009–10	Finland	7	0	0	0
2009–10	Jyp	55	7	23	30
2008–09	JyP U18	2	0	0	0
2008–09	Suomi U20	2	0	0	0
2008–09	D Team	5	1	1	2
2008–09	JyP Jr.	20	3	7	10
2008–09	Finland	6	0	5	5
2007–08	JyP U18	35	9	29	38
2007–08	Finland	6	0	3	3
2006–07	JYP U16	4	5	3	8