Defence · #77 · FLA

Niko Mikkola

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′6″
Weight: 204 lb
Born: Apr 27, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Kiiminki, Finland
Draft: 2015, STL, round 5, 127th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; FLA
TOI: 370; 19:30 a game
CF%: 48.8; 323–339
xGF%: 45.2; 15.4–18.7
GF%: 46.7; 14–16

2026-27 individual

G: 2
A1: 1
A2: 1
P: 4
iSF: 25
Sh%: 8.0
ixG: 1.87
G−ixG: 0.13

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	8.0	4.0	+4.0	6.5
On-ice Sh%	8.8	9.4	-0.7	10.9
PDO	99.2	99.0	+0.2	99.7
G−ixG	+0.13	–	–	–

Sh% z +0.9. Within what chance gives: at the 4.4% expected of him, his 25 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts36.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net42.1 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 370 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 37 unblocked · 25 SOG · 2 G · 1.36 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	4	3	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	1	1	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	8	4	1	25.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	22	15	1	6.7	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 STL	STL	5	72	59.3	80.0	57.5	+1.6	3.34	2.47	8.0	96.0	104.0
2020-21 STL	STL	30	436	39.8	27.5	39.1	-8.4	12.42	19.37	7.6	85.6	93.2
2021-22 STL	STL	54	916	41.9	43.0	45.6	-4.5	36.44	43.44	11.3	88.6	99.9
2022-23 NYR	NYR	31	580	41.9	48.2	42.2	-12.5	22.35	30.66	11.9	90.4	102.3
2022-23 STL	STL	50	832	37.0	42.4	39.5	-8.1	31.33	48.03	11.0	89.7	100.7
2023-24 FLA	FLA	82	1643	49.5	45.5	48.5	-11.1	70.16	74.55	8.0	91.1	99.1
2024-25 FLA	FLA	76	1535	51.7	48.2	53.0	-3.1	70.98	63.06	9.6	89.2	98.8
2025-26 FLA	FLA	68	1384	48.7	43.0	47.4	-4.9	56.44	62.56	8.6	89.4	98.0
2026-27 FLA	FLA	19	370	48.8	46.7	45.2	-11.6	15.45	18.73	8.8	90.5	99.2
Total FLA/NYR/STL	FLA/NYR/STL	415	7768	46.7	44.4	46.8	-6.8	318.91	362.87	9.4	89.6	99.0

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Mikkola without	Without Mikkola	With	Mikkola without	Without Mikkola	With	Mikkola without	Without Mikkola	With	Mikkola without	Without Mikkola
JonesSeth Jones D	251	47*	42*	53.8 10.0–8.6	45.5* 1.6–1.9	46.4* 1.4–1.7	56.4 246–190	55.3* 47–38	50.0* 33–33	55.0 11–9	0.0* 0–2	25.0* 1–3
BennettSam Bennett C	104	193	152	47.3 4.0–4.4	55.7 -8.4	56.1 -8.8	52.9 92–82	57.9 -5.1	55.6 -2.7	55.6 5–4	46.2 6–7	50.0 8–8
TkachukMatthew Tkachuk LW	94	204	143	53.1 3.7–3.3	52.2 +0.8	55.7 -2.6	57.5 88–65	55.7 +1.8	57.0 +0.5	71.4 5–2	40.0 6–9	47.1 8–9
VerhaegheCarter Verhaeghe C	86	212	165	56.8 3.7–2.8	50.7 +6.1	49.9 +6.9	57.8 85–62	55.6 +2.2	51.9 +5.9	75.0 6–2	35.7 5–9	52.9 9–8
TkachukBrady Tkachuk LW	84	214	133	54.8 3.3–2.7	51.6 +3.2	57.7 -2.9	57.0 81–61	55.9 +1.1	59.9 -2.9	66.7 4–2	43.8 7–9	38.5 5–8
EllerLars Eller C	81	217	139	51.3 3.1–2.9	52.9 -1.6	55.1 -3.8	56.3 89–69	56.2 +0.1	57.7 -1.4	60.0 3–2	47.1 8–9	62.5 5–3
ReinhartSam Reinhart C	77	220	160	51.0 3.3–3.1	53.1 -2.1	44.8 +6.2	53.5 76–66	57.3 -3.7	51.6 +2.0	50.0 5–5	50.0 6–6	50.0 4–4
LuostarinenEetu Luostarinen C	76	222	142	61.7 3.0–1.9	49.9 +11.8	54.5 +7.2	60.2 80–53	54.9 +5.3	52.4 +7.7	33.3 1–2	52.6 10–9	30.0 3–7
LundellAnton Lundell C	70	228	140	60.9 2.6–1.7	50.5 +10.4	55.9 +5.0	60.2 71–47	55.1 +5.1	52.3 +7.9	50.0 1–1	50.0 10–10	28.6 4–10
VilmanisSandis Vilmanis LW	64	234	129	69.5 3.5–1.5	47.5 +22.0	57.6 +11.9	63.7 79–45	53.9 +9.8	54.2 +9.5	75.0 3–1	44.4 8–10	36.4 4–7

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 13 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-10 @ CBJ · W 4-1	@ CBJ	W 4-1	42.9	100.0	66.1	21	1.40	0.71	12.5	100.0	112.5
2026-11-08 @ BOS · L 1-4	@ BOS	L 1-4	28.6	0.0	26.9	18	0.47	1.27	0.0	78.6	78.6
2026-11-07 @ WSH · L 3-4	@ WSH	L 3-4	34.2	0.0	24.2	18	0.56	1.76	0.0	91.7	91.7
2026-11-04 vs CHI · W 5-3	vs CHI	W 5-3	50.0	100.0	51.8	14	0.73	0.68	40.0	100.0	140.0
2026-11-02 vs DET · L 3-5	vs DET	L 3-5	64.9	0.0	45.8	22	1.04	1.23	0.0	90.0	90.0
2026-10-30 vs WPG · W 5-2	vs WPG	W 5-2	56.1	66.7	66.3	19	1.69	0.86	18.2	90.0	108.2
2026-10-27 @ WPG · W 5-1	@ WPG	W 5-1	48.8	100.0	40.3	19	0.76	1.13	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-10-25 @ CHI · W 3-2	@ CHI	W 3-2	57.9	100.0	75.0	22	1.84	0.61	6.3	100.0	106.3
2026-10-22 @ PIT · L 0-4	@ PIT	L 0-4	53.8	–	48.8	20	0.59	0.62	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-21 @ OTT · L 1-5	@ OTT	L 1-5	37.5	0.0	27.4	20	0.51	1.35	0.0	78.6	78.6
2026-10-17 vs SEA · W 8-3	vs SEA	W 8-3	54.2	100.0	59.2	20	0.98	0.67	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-15 vs VAN · W 3-2 OT	vs VAN	W 3-2 OT	60.0	0.0	49.8	21	0.55	0.56	0.0	85.7	85.7
2026-10-13 @ CBJ · W 7-3	@ CBJ	W 7-3	45.7	100.0	45.8	17	0.81	0.96	28.6	100.0	128.6
2026-10-12 @ BUF · L 3-5	@ BUF	L 3-5	41.2	0.0	18.6	20	0.31	1.36	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-10 vs MIN · L 1-4	vs MIN	L 1-4	46.9	50.0	43.5	17	0.86	1.12	11.1	88.9	100.0
2026-10-06 @ LAK · W 2-1	@ LAK	W 2-1	57.7	0.0	46.3	18	0.33	0.39	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-04 @ ANA · L 2-3 OT	@ ANA	L 2-3 OT	46.9	0.0	40.8	20	0.72	1.05	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-01 @ SJS · L 3-4 OT	@ SJS	L 3-4 OT	46.5	–	26.7	23	0.48	1.33	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-09-29 @ CAR · W 1-0 OT	@ CAR	W 1-0 OT	48.5	–	43.0	22	0.80	1.07	0.0	100.0	100.0