Sami Niku

Defenseman for Montreal

Age: 28, 176 lbs, 6'1"

Born: 10/10/1996, Haapavesi, FIN

Sal: N/A
CapHit: N/A

Currently Released

TRANSACTION REPORT 4 years

Signs in Finland.

Has signed a contract with JYP Jyvaskyla of the Finnish Elite League.

Seasons	City	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PIMB	SOA	SOG	PP	PPA	SH	SHA	OTG	GW	GT	EN	Hat.	S	+/-	PPts	PPts/GP
21-22	MTL	13	0	6	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3	6.0	0.5
20-21	WIN	6	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-3	0.0	0.0
19-20	WIN	17	0	5	5	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	-2	5.0	0.3
18-19	WIN	30	1	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	4.0	0.1
17-18	WIN	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1.0	1.0

		67	2	14	16	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	-2	16.0	0.4

Date	Opp	Res	G	A	Pts	PIM	PIMB	PP	PPA	SH	SHA	OTG	GW	GT	EN	Hat.	S	+/-	PPts
2/1/2020		L2 - 5	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2.0
1/17/2019		W5 - 1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2.0
10/23/2021	DET	W6 - 1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2.0
1/1/2022	FLA@	L2 - 5	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2.0
2/22/2019		W6 - 3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.0
2/11/2020		W4 - 1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	-1	1.0
1/14/2020		L0 - 4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1.0
2/4/2020		W2 - 1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.0
3/3/2019		W5 - 2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.0
11/27/2021	PIT@	W6 - 3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.0

			1	13	14	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	13	14.0

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Date	Visit.	Home	Time
10/4/2025	Senators	Canadiens	7:00 PM
10/8/2025	Canadiens	Maple Leafs	7:00 PM
10/9/2025	Canadiens	Red Wings	7:00 PM
10/11/2025	Canadiens	Blackhawks	7:00 PM
10/14/2025	Kraken	Canadiens	7:00 PM

Player	Pos	City	Injured date	Type	Description	+

Player	Pos	City	Transaction date	Description
S. Niku	D	MTL	7/24/2022	Signs in Finland.
S. Niku	D	MTL	1/27/2022	Joins taxi squad.
S. Niku	D	MTL	1/26/2022	On waivers.
S. Niku	D	MTL	12/15/2021	Clears COVID-19 protocols.
S. Niku	D	MTL	10/16/2021	Activated off IR.
S. Niku	D	MTL	10/11/2021	Shifts to IR.
S. Niku	D	MTL	9/24/2021	Signs two-way deal with Montreal.
S. Niku	D	MTL	9/20/2021	Waived for termination.
S. Niku	D	MTL	10/29/2020	Signs two-year contract
S. Niku	D	MTL	1/2/2020	Recalled from Manitoba (AHL).

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Player	Pos	City	Game Date	Corr. Date	Corr.	Description
S. Niku	D	MTL	2/20/2019	2/23/2019	-1	Power play minutes played
S. Niku	D	MTL	1/17/2019	1/18/2019	+1	Second assists
S. Niku	D	MTL	12/7/2018	12/8/2018	-1	Short handed minutes played

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