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Columbus Blue Jackets

Markus Hannikainen

#37Left Wing

2018-19 regular season
44
GP
4
G
3
A
7
P
52
SOG
7.7% SH
9:29
TOI/GP

LW · CBJ · NHL id 8478541

Markus Hannikainen has played 44 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2018-19, scoring 4 goals and 3 assists (7 points) on 52 shots while averaging 9:29 a night (9:10 at even strength, 0:04 on the power play and 0:10 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Blue Jackets have controlled 50% of shot attempts with Hannikainen on the ice (9-15 in goals, 39% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against BOS he was on L4 with Brandon Dubinsky and Alexandre Texier and off the power play; dropped to L4 (from L3) in the last game. He is shooting 7.7% this season against 8.4% across the 78 games in our data.

Right now

From the May 6 game vs BOS, detected from shift data

Line
L4
Brandon DubinskyAlexandre Texier
Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
No PK unit
Dropped to L4 (from L3) in the last gameLast 5: L4 · L3 · L4 · L3 · L4

Deployment timeline

2018-19 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 2 games, 7:41 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine340m3m7m10m13mMar 19Mar 24Mar 28Mar 31Apr 5Apr 10Apr 14Apr 25Apr 30May 4
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
2 games shown, 7:41 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

Puck and player tracking

Source: NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.

Shot map

2018-19 · 89 attempts, 52 on goal, 4 goals

Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 89 attempts, 52 on goal, 4 goals, 5.60 expected goals; best chance Markus Hannikainen at 0.71 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Puck luck

2018-19 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

02468-1.6goals below expected-0.8σOct 25Mar 24
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2018-19 regular season · 39 of 44 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

MethodLeaders
+0.048
Season net
+0.32xG

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.30
Attempts
2
0.012

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

MethodLeaders
Season
+0.97G
Per 60
+0.139
Drawn / taken
7 / 1minors

MethodLeaders
49.4%
54.0%
49.0%
Transition CF/60
2.2
Turnovers won/60
14.7
Turnovers lost/60
11.5

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
52 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
L Circle2%11%0
Crease10%1%1
R Net Side12%3%0
R Circle4%11%0
R Point2%7%0
L Point4%7%0
Outside L8%5%0

Linemates

2018-19 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Hannikainen

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

45 games in 2018-19, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
May 6POvs BOSL 0-3000-10000—4:004:00——
Mar 24@ VANW 5-000002000—11:2210:43—0:39
Mar 5@ NJDW 2-100002010—10:2310:23——
Feb 14vs NYIL 0-300001020—10:2310:000:020:21
Feb 12vs WSHW 3-000000000—7:336:51——
Feb 9@ VGKW 4-300001051—11:2811:250:03—
Feb 7@ ARIW 4-200001021—11:2710:46——
Feb 5@ COLW 6-3000-12010—8:188:150:03—
Feb 2vs STLL 2-400000010—6:506:50——
Jan 31@ WPGL 3-400001010—9:098:38—0:31
Jan 29vs BUFL 4-5000-10020—8:418:320:09—
Jan 8@ TBLL 0-400001020—6:226:22——
Jan 5@ FLAW 4-3000-11000—9:008:020:170:41
Jan 4@ CARL 2-400000031—11:3011:28——
Dec 31vs OTTW 6-3000-112200%9:078:08—0:59
Dec 28vs TORL 2-4000-12011—8:148:14——
Dec 27@ NYRW 4-300001020—8:128:12——
Dec 23@ NJDW 3-000000000—7:457:45——
Dec 22@ PHIW 4-3000-11020—9:147:20—1:39
Dec 20vs NJDW 2-1000-11020—10:3310:06—0:27

Season splits by strength

2018-19 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations44417:029:2934634150.4%51.6%201185101540%19.019.241%
Even strength44403:209:1033333050.2%51.8%19517791538%17.618.339%
5v544403:209:1033333050.2%51.8%19517791538%17.618.339%
Power play142:440:1230100.0%100.0%1000—0.10.083%
Penalty kill117:110:396940.0%33.3%4700—0.30.80%
5v4142:440:1230100.0%100.0%1000—0.10.083%
4v5117:110:396940.0%33.3%4700—0.30.80%
5v6, opponent net empty42:360:392166.7%66.7%1110100%1.00.1—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2018-19PlayoffsCBJ1000-100—004:00
2018-19CBJ44437-52527.7%6389:29
2017-18CBJ33336-16319.7%31158:22

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.