#77 · Defense

Niko Mikkola

Age: 30
Height: 6′6″
Weight: 204 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Kiiminki, FIN

GP: 7
G: 0
A: 0
P: 0
+/-: 0
SOG: 9

Drafted 2015 · Round 5, #127 overall (STL)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 7 GP
GP	7	4	7
G	0	0	0
A	0	0	0
P	0	0	0
SOG	9	6	8+1
PPP	0	0	0
+/-	0	-2	-2+2
PIM	4	0	4
TOI/GP	19:32	20:45−1:13	18:24+1:08
SH%	0.0	0.0	0.0

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Mikkola is shooting 0.0% (0 on 9 shots) against 4.3% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.3 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.3).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 52.0; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 55.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.7; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.950; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.3; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 63.6; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 15:45; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Mikkola is used

#77 · D · Florida Panthers

Niko Mikkola

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts

Pair 2
PK2

Ice time / game: 19:01; 15:45 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 63.6%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 55.9%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 52.0%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Mikkola45.6s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Mikkola21%

NHL average26%

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.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Seth Jones78.3 min together50%shot attempts

Carter Verhaeghe32.6 min together62%shot attempts

Sam Bennett32.4 min together50%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team									TOI
2026–27	Florida Panthers	7	0	0	0	0	4	9	0.0	19:32
2025–26	Florida Panthers	68	3	8	11	-1	47	68	4.4	20:21
2024–25	Florida Panthers	76	6	16	22	+12	70	116	5.2	20:12
2024–25 (P)	Florida Panthers	22	3	3	6	+5	37	18	16.7	20:13
2023–24	Florida Panthers	82	3	14	17	+11	69	93	3.2	20:02
2023–24 (P)	Florida Panthers	24	2	2	4	+4	22	23	8.7	18:39
2022–23	St. Louis Blues	50	0	3	3	+2	35	31	0.0	16:39
2022–23	New York Rangers	31	1	2	3	+4	23	31	3.2	18:42
2022–23 (P)	New York Rangers	7	0	2	2	+2	12	6	0.0	14:23
2021–22	St. Louis Blues	54	3	10	13	-6	55	58	5.2	16:59
2021–22 (P)	St. Louis Blues	12	0	1	1	0	8	7	0.0	15:39
2020–21	St. Louis Blues	30	1	2	3	-11	11	22	4.5	14:31
2020–21 (P)	St. Louis Blues	4	0	1	1	0	2	3	0.0	14:40
2019–20	St. Louis Blues	5	0	1	1	+3	0	10	0.0	14:22

	Opp				TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@CBJ	+2	0	2	17:25
Mon, Oct 12	@BUF	-1	0	0	19:48
Sat, Oct 10	vsMIN	0	0	0	16:53
Tue, Oct 6	@LAK	-1	2	0	18:10
Sun, Oct 4	@ANA	0	1	0	20:17
Thu, Oct 1	@SJS	0	2	2	22:42
Tue, Sep 29	@CAR	0	4	0	21:32

	Team / League										TOI
2025–26	Finland · OG	6	0	3	3	+9	4	0	11	0.0	19:20
2024–25	Finland · 4 Nations	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0.0	23:40
2019–20	San Antonio Rampage · AHL	48	2	12	14	-3	24	–	–	–	–
2018–19	San Antonio Rampage · AHL	70	2	7	9	-3	41	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Finland · EHT	3	0	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Finland · WC	10	2	3	5	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Tappara · Liiga	50	2	9	11	+11	54	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Tappara · Champions HL	8	0	2	2	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland · EHT	5	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Tappara · Liiga	16	0	1	1	+9	10	–	–	–	–
2016–17	KalPa · Liiga	56	4	11	15	+6	89	–	–	–	–
2016–17	KalPa · Champions HL	8	0	2	2	0	10	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Finland · EHT	6	0	0	0	-5	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	KalPa · Liiga	10	1	2	3	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	KalPa · Liiga	55	3	6	9	-7	22	–	–	–	–
2015–16	KalPa · Champions HL	4	0	0	0	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland U20 · WJC-20	7	0	1	1	+3	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	KalPa · Liiga	3	0	1	1	+2	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	KalPa U20 · U20 SM-liiga	8	0	1	1	-6	10	–	–	–	–
2014–15	KalPa Jr. · Fin-Jr.	37	9	14	23	–	80	–	–	–	–
2014–15	KalPa · Finland	10	0	1	1	–	4	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Hokki · Finland-2	5	1	0	1	–	8	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Hokki · Finland-2	7	0	1	1	–	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	KalPa U18 · Fin-U18	46	4	13	17	–	103	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	KalPa U18 · Fin-U18	8	0	2	2	–	6	–	–	–	–
2012–13	KalPa U18 · Fin-U18	12	0	0	0	–	6	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Kärpät U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja Q	8	0	0	0	0	4	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Kärpät U16 · U16 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Kärpät U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja Q	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–