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Columbus Blue Jackets

Mikko Koivu

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2020-21 regular season
7
GP
1
G
1
A
2
P
3
SOG
33.3% SH
12:28
TOI/GP

C · CBJ · NHL id 8469459

Mikko Koivu has played 7 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2020-21, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 3 shots while averaging 12:28 a night (11:01 at even strength, 0:02 on the power play and 1:01 shorthanded). At 5v5 the Blue Jackets have controlled 38% of shot attempts with Koivu on the ice (4-5 in goals, 41% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against CAR he was on L4 with Boone Jenner and Liam Foudy and off the power play.

Right now

From the Feb 7 game vs CAR, detected from shift data

Power play
No PP unit
Penalty kill
PK2F
Liam Foudy
Last 5: L3 · L4 · L4 · L1 · L4

Deployment timeline

2020-21 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 7 games, 12:05 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 5 line changes.

PPLine24▼3▲4▼41▲4▼0m3m7m10m13m17mJan 26Jan 28Jan 29Jan 31Feb 2Feb 4Feb 7
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
7 games shown, 12:05 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

2020-21 · 7 attempts, 3 on goal, 1 goal

Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 7 attempts, 3 on goal, 1 goal, 0.18 expected goals; best chance Mikko Koivu at 0.09 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

2020-21 · cumulative goals against expected goals from his own shots

00.20.40.60.81+0.8goals above expected2.0σJan 26Feb 7
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

Beyond the box score

2019-20 regular season · 55 of 55 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
+0.043
Season net
+0.45xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 100 draws
+0.046
Season
+0.38G
53.1%811 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 144-105 · NZ 113-103 · DZ 174-172

MethodLeaders
Per 60
0.37
Attempts
4
0.056

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

MethodLeaders
Season
−1.17G
Per 60
−0.082
Drawn / taken
6 / 14minors

MethodLeaders
54.0%
62.3%
54.3%
Transition CF/60
3.7
Turnovers won/60
15.3
Turnovers lost/60
12.4

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

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
74 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
Low Slot34%23%3
R Point1%7%0
Outside L8%5%0
R Circle8%11%1
R Net Side5%3%0
Center Point7%9%0
Outside R3%4%0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Linemates

2020-21 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Koivu

No 5v5 pairing data this season yet.

Game log

7 games in 2020-21, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Feb 7vs CARL 5-6000-2003057%9:378:48—0:49
Feb 4vs DALW 4-3000-1103044%15:0513:36—0:27
Feb 2vs DALL 3-6000+1000030%10:158:48—1:27
Jan 31@ CHIL 1-3000-1001067%11:4510:10—1:35
Jan 29@ CHIW 2-10000000117%14:3312:230:001:56
Jan 28vs FLAW 3-2101+1202045%12:0611:270:140:25
Jan 26vs FLAOTL 3-40110021057%13:5311:57—0:31

Season splits by strength

2020-21 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations787:1412:285210233.8%33.3%31534931%2.05.631%
Even strength777:0911:01508237.9%38.0%30404544%2.04.041%
5v5777:0911:01508237.9%38.0%30404544%2.04.041%
Power play20:140:0710100.0%—0000—0.00.0—
Penalty kill77:101:011137.1%7.1%110030%0.01.40%
4v577:101:011137.1%7.1%110030%0.01.40%

Career by season

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

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2020-21CBJ7112-22333.3%10112:28
2019-20MIN5541721+228745.4%253315:34
2018-19MIN4882129-222899.0%133218:18
2017-18PlayoffsMIN5044-22130.0%1418:09
2017-18MIN82143145+9461708.2%515318:29

Mikko Koivu news

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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.