Niko Mikkola
Florida Panthers · #77 · Defenseman · age 30 · 6'6" · 204 lb · shoots LBorn 🇫🇮 Kiiminki, FIN · Drafted 2015 · Rd 5 #6
PHYSICAL DEFENSEMAN1.0 penalty minutes/game, 0.29 points/game
4 points in 14 games — 84th of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
17HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 63% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 17 lately — hotter than 63% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 17 · +8 over these 14 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
2 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.4× his usual pace, and 1.2× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 0.7 | 1.3 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Points | 2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.4× his usual |
| Shots | 8 | 8 | 6 | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Shooting % | 12.5% | 9.5% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +3 | +1.8 | +0.0 | +1 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 20:01 | 19:52 | 18:32 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 19:26 | 17 |
| Oct 27 | @WPG | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 19:16 | 33 |
| Oct 25 | @ CHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 21:32 | 16 |
| Oct 22 | @ PIT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:09 | 17 |
| Oct 21 | @ OTT | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 19:43 | 17 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points84th of 228 defensemen4leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals26th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists107th of 228 defensemen2leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots46th of 228 defensemen21leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points63rd of 228 defensemen0leader Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus27th of 228 defensemen+5leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game91st of 228 defensemen19:52leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: plus/minus (80th), goals (79th), shots (75th). Below the middle: power-play points (0th), assists (35th).
■ Mikkola this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 23 points over 82 games, which would beat his best season so far: 22 in 2024–25.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | FLA | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.29 | +5 |
| 2025–26 | FLA | 68 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0.16 | −1 |
| 2024–25 · best | FLA | 76 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.29 | +12 |
| 2023–24 | FLA | 82 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 0.21 | +11 |
| 2022–23 |  NYR | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.10 | +4 |
| 2022–23 |  STL | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.06 | +2 |
| 2021–22 | STL | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.24 | −6 |
| 2020–21 | STL | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.10 | −11 |
| 2019–20 | STL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | +3 |