Niko Mikkola

He has drawn 2 penalties on Scott Sabourin.

27.7% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

41.6% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

His average attempt comes from 39.5 feet.

He blocks 3.51 shots an hour of ice time.

He finishes 5.03 checks an hour.

Short-handed he concedes 6.51 expected goals an hour.

Opponents get 53.38 shot attempts an hour with Mikkola on the ice at 5v5.

He gives up 4.04 expected goals an hour at 5v5.

Mikkola's line owns 51.8% of the 5v5 shot attempts.

At 5v5 the Panthers generate 51.8% of the expected goals with Mikkola on the ice.

Mikkola plays 20:21 a night, 91st among defencemen.

Kunin is a different player beside him: 48.5% of the expected goals with Mikkola, 39.2% without him.

Mikkola is at his best beside Verhaeghe: 55.6% of the expected goals together against 49.8% apart.

The pairing that generates most is Mikkola and Rodrigues: 5.11 expected goals an hour.

He spends more 5v5 time with Jones than anyone: 575 minutes, worth 54.4% of the expected goals.

Killing penalties he is tightest with Reinhart: 5.31 expected goals against an hour.

His best five is with Jones, Reinhart, Rodrigues and Verhaeghe: 69.9% of the expected goals over 53 minutes.

The five the coach goes back to is Mikkola with Bennett, Jones, Marchand and Verhaeghe, 74 minutes at 5v5.

He has helped on 4 of Sam Bennett's goals, 50.0% of his own assists.