#45 · Defense · Inactive

Sami Vatanen

Age: 35
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 185 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Jyväskylä, FIN

GP: 30
G: 2
A: 4
P: 6
+/-: +2
SOG: 41

Drafted 2009 · Round 4, #106 overall (ANA)

Advanced · 2020–21

CF%: 50.4; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 53.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +1.0; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.008; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.0; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.0; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 49.1; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 14:44; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

102 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Vatanen is used

#45 · D

Sami Vatanen

How he’s used · 2020–21 · 39 games with shift charts

Pair 3
PP · rarely
PK1

Ice time / game: 0:00; 14:44 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 49.1%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 53.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 50.4%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Vatanen–

NHL average–

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Vatanen–

NHL average–

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2020–21	New Jersey Devils	30	2	4	6	+2	18	0	41	4.9	17:14
2020–21	Dallas Stars	9	0	0	0	+1	2	0	14	0.0	16:17
2019–20	New Jersey Devils	47	5	18	23	-12	22	1	95	5.3	21:45
2019–20 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	7	0	3	3	-1	6	0	10	0.0	18:10
2018–19	New Jersey Devils	50	4	13	17	-17	22	3	107	3.7	21:44
2017–18	Anaheim Ducks	15	1	3	4	-6	8	0	22	4.5	21:06
2017–18	New Jersey Devils	57	3	25	28	-1	32	1	123	2.4	22:45
2017–18 (P)	New Jersey Devils	4	1	0	1	-1	0	0	9	11.1	19:14
2016–17	Anaheim Ducks	71	3	21	24	+3	30	2	117	2.6	21:40
2016–17 (P)	Anaheim Ducks	12	1	5	6	-5	4	1	22	4.5	22:08
2015–16	Anaheim Ducks	71	9	29	38	+8	20	4	140	6.4	21:19
2015–16 (P)	Anaheim Ducks	7	1	3	4	+4	6	0	12	8.3	23:03
2014–15	Anaheim Ducks	67	12	25	37	+5	36	7	122	9.8	21:28
2014–15 (P)	Anaheim Ducks	16	3	8	11	+5	8	0	35	8.6	21:14
2013–14	Anaheim Ducks	48	6	15	21	+9	22	2	73	8.2	17:27
2013–14 (P)	Anaheim Ducks	5	0	1	1	-2	0	0	10	0.0	20:14
2012–13	Anaheim Ducks	8	2	0	2	+3	0	1	6	33.3	15:49

	Opp							TOI
Mon, May 3	@FLA	0	0	0	-1	1	0	12:04
Sat, May 1	@NSH	0	0	0	0	3	0	15:24
Mon, Apr 26	vsCAR	0	0	0	+1	3	0	18:55
Sat, Apr 24	@DET	0	0	0	0	2	0	13:41
Tue, Apr 20	vsDET	0	0	0	0	1	2	19:05
Mon, Apr 19	vsDET	0	0	0	-1	1	0	16:39
Sat, Apr 17	vsCBJ	0	0	0	+1	0	0	19:30
Thu, Apr 15	vsCBJ	0	0	0	+2	1	0	16:32
Tue, Apr 13	vsFLA	0	0	0	-1	2	0	14:40
Sun, Apr 11	vsPIT	0	1	1	+1	1	0	20:05
Fri, Apr 9	vsPIT	0	0	0	0	1	2	17:00
Thu, Apr 8	@BUF	0	0	0	+1	0	0	18:57
Tue, Apr 6	vsBUF	0	0	0	-1	2	2	17:05
Sun, Apr 4	vsWSH	0	0	0	+1	3	0	15:21
Fri, Apr 2	vsWSH	0	0	0	+1	1	2	16:59
Tue, Mar 30	@BOS	0	0	0	+3	1	0	18:41
Sun, Mar 28	@BOS	0	0	0	0	2	0	16:26
Fri, Mar 26	@WSH	0	0	0	0	1	0	21:08
Thu, Mar 25	@WSH	0	0	0	-1	0	2	13:49
Tue, Mar 23	@PHI	0	0	0	-1	0	0	16:24
Sun, Mar 21	@PIT	1	0	1	+1	2	0	16:23
Sat, Mar 20	vsPIT	0	1	1	0	2	0	16:43
Thu, Mar 18	vsPIT	0	0	0	0	4	0	17:58
Tue, Mar 16	vsBUF	1	0	1	0	2	2	14:31
Sun, Mar 14	vsNYI	0	0	0	0	1	0	16:59
Sat, Mar 13	vsNYI	0	0	0	-2	0	0	16:34
Thu, Mar 11	@NYI	0	1	1	+1	1	0	21:48
Tue, Mar 9	@WSH	0	0	0	0	4	0	16:55
Sun, Mar 7	@BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	17:01
Sat, Mar 6	vsNYR	0	0	0	-1	1	4	16:01
Thu, Mar 4	vsNYR	0	1	1	-1	1	0	17:09
Tue, Mar 2	vsNYI	0	0	0	0	1	0	17:16
Sun, Feb 28	vsWSH	0	0	0	-1	1	0	18:03
Sat, Feb 27	vsWSH	0	0	0	-1	0	0	18:47
Thu, Feb 25	@BUF	0	0	0	+1	1	0	16:42
Tue, Feb 23	vsBUF	0	0	0	+1	4	2	17:09
Sun, Feb 21	@WSH	0	0	0	0	1	2	16:11
Sat, Feb 20	vsBUF	0	0	0	-1	2	0	18:17
Thu, Feb 18	@BOS	0	0	0	+1	1	0	14:44

	Team / League										TOI
2026–27	JYP · Liiga	8	1	3	4	-4	2	–	–	–	–
2025–26	JYP · Liiga	57	8	36	44	-8	34	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Genève-Servette HC · NL	42	3	16	19	-6	4	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Genève-Servette HC · Champions HL	10	1	8	9	0	6	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Genève-Servette HC · NL	48	9	29	38	+2	10	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Genève-Servette HC · Champions HL	13	3	9	12	+7	4	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Genève-Servette HC · NL	2	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Genève-Servette HC · NL	13	1	13	14	+10	6	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Genève-Servette HC · NL	17	7	6	13	+4	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Genève-Servette HC · NL	38	9	30	39	+1	12	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland · EHT	7	0	4	4	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland · OG	6	0	3	3	+1	4	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland · WC	8	2	4	6	+7	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Genève-Servette HC · NL	2	1	0	1	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Finland · WCup	3	0	0	0	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Norfolk · AHL	8	2	5	7	0	4	1	14	1430.0	–
2013–14	Finland · Olympics	6	0	5	5	+3	0	0	6	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Norfolk · AHL	5	0	3	3	+2	4	0	8	0.0	–
2012–13	Norfolk · AHL	62	9	36	45	0	44	5	135	667.0	–
2011–12	JYP · Finland	49	14	28	42	–	40	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	JYP · Finland	4	2	0	2	–	4	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Suomi U20 · Finland-2	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	JYP · Finland	52	11	20	31	–	30	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Finland · WJC-A	6	0	4	4	+7	4	0	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	JYP · Finland	3	1	1	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Suomi U20 · Finland-2	1	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Finland · WJC-A	6	2	3	5	–	0	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Finland · WC-A	7	0	0	0	–	6	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Jyp · Finland	55	7	23	30	–	44	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	Jyp · Finland	14	3	4	7	–	6	–	–	–	–
2008–09	JyP U18 · Fin-U18	2	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Suomi U20 · Finland-2	2	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2008–09	D Team · Finland-2	5	1	1	2	–	8	–	–	–	–
2008–09	JyP Jr. · Fin-Jr.	20	3	7	10	–	22	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Finland · WJ18-A	6	0	5	5	–	6	–	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	JyP U18 · Fin-U18	1	1	1	2	0	14	–	0	0.0	–
2007–08	JyP U18 · Fin-U18	35	9	29	38	–	30	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Finland · WJ18-A	6	0	3	3	–	4	–	–	–	–
2007–08 (P)	JyP U18 · Fin-U18	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0.0	–
2007–08 (P)	JyP Jr. · Fin-Jr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0.0	–
2006–07	JYP U16 · U16 SM-sarja	4	5	3	8	–	16	–	–	–	–
2006–07 (P)	JyP U18 · Fin-U18	7	1	0	1	0	2	–	0	0.0	–