Saku Koivu

5'10" · 181 lbsBorn November 23, 19741996–2014Draft: 1993 · Rd 1, Pick 21 · MTLNHL.com ↗

NHL Stats

Career Snapshot

Sport-specific career totals from the active profile tables, with VAL shown whenever the sport has a value file.

NHL profile

Peak 3Y VAL

10.2

1997, 2003, 2007 avg

Career VAL

117.4

Value Above League

Games

1,124

Goals

255

Assists

577

Points

832

Playoff VAL

62.9

postseason

Career Shape

Compiler

26% in peak 3y

All-time standings

Career boards only, within NHL

Cross-sport prominence: 96.2th percentile among NHL careers — a within-sport percentile, because career value is not comparable across sports.

On the boards· Appears on 1 board

#70Most consistent careersof 100

Boards that rank NHL careers

NHL Age Milestones — Youngest to 100 Goals, 500 Points, 50 Goals and 100 Points NHL Breakout Seasons — Biggest Career-High Leaps NHL Career Arc Types NHL Career Dominance — top-25 in multiple all-time categories NHL Clutch Delta — Who Rises in the Stanley Cup Playoffs NHL Compilers vs Comets — Career Shape NHL Consistency Index — Mr. Reliable vs Boom-Bust NHL Era-Adjusted Careers — Greatest Careers on One Scale NHL Era-Adjusted Seasons — Greatest Seasons in Modern Terms NHL Franchise Mt. Rushmores — Four Faces of Every Team NHL Greatest Single Seasons by VAL (Skaters and Goalies)

Similar careers

Players whose careers had the same shape — total value, peak, best three-season stretch, length and when the value came — measured with VAL against their own leagues.

Where this data comes from

Rosters, bio, draft details, and season/career totals come directly from the NHL's own official public API.

NHL API — Official public API, keyless — no stated open licence

Methodology · Trust Center

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	SOG	S%	VAL
1996	20–21	Montréal Canadiens	82	20	25	45	-7	40	8	3	2	136	14.7%	4.1
1997	21–22	Montréal Canadiens	50	17	39	56	+7	38	5	0	3	135	12.6%	9.8
1998	22–23	Montréal Canadiens	69	14	43	57	+8	48	2	2	3	145	9.7%	8.3
1999	23–24	Montréal Canadiens	65	14	30	44	-7	38	4	2	0	145	9.7%	6.6
2000	24–25	Montréal Canadiens	24	3	18	21	+7	14	1	0	0	53	5.7%	3.5
2001	25–26	Montréal Canadiens	54	17	30	47	+2	40	7	0	3	113	15.0%	8.4
2002	26–27	Montréal Canadiens	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0%	—
2003	27–28	Montréal Canadiens	82	21	50	71	+5	72	5	1	5	147	14.3%	10.5
2004	28–29	Montréal Canadiens	68	14	41	55	-5	52	5	0	3	112	12.5%	7.3
2006	30–31	Montréal Canadiens	72	17	45	62	+1	70	5	0	4	138	12.3%	9.5
2007	31–32	Montréal Canadiens	81	22	53	75	-21	74	11	1	4	154	14.3%	10.3
2008	32–33	Montréal Canadiens	77	16	40	56	-4	93	8	0	3	150	10.7%	6.9
2009	33–34	Montréal Canadiens	65	16	34	50	+4	44	5	0	5	123	13.0%	7.4
2010	34–35	Anaheim Ducks	71	19	33	52	+14	36	5	1	6	124	15.3%	8.7
2011	35–36	Anaheim Ducks	75	15	30	45	-8	36	4	0	3	104	14.4%	5.5
2012	36–37	Anaheim Ducks	74	11	27	38	+7	50	0	0	1	107	10.3%	5.1
2013	37–38	Anaheim Ducks	47	8	19	27	+4	18	4	0	0	55	14.6%	2.9
2014	38–39	Anaheim Ducks	65	11	18	29	+3	46	0	1	1	81	13.6%	2.6