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Joni Pitkanen

🌪️ Carolina Hurricanes D Defenceman Age 43 🇫🇮 Born in Oulu 9 seasons since 2003-04 🎓 2002 #4 ❄️ 2
2012-13 regular season · most recent
22 GP
1 Goals #516 NHL
8 Assists #309 NHL
9 Points #395 NHL
0.41 P/GP
2.9% Shooting 34 shots

Joni Pitkanen is a defenceman with the Carolina Hurricanes, age 43. In 2012-13 they have 1 goals, 8 assists and 9 points in 22 games — #395 in the NHL for scoring out of 839 skaters. Over 9 NHL seasons the career totals are 57 goals, 225 assists and 282 points in 535 regular-season games — 0.53 points per game. In the playoffs: 10 points in 24 games. Below you will find the game log, season charts, career table, goal map and common linemates.

Last 5 Games

Date Game 🥅 Goals 🍎 Assists ⭐ Points 🎯 SOG ⚡ PPG ⏱ TOI
Apr 2 vs WSH 0 0 0 0 0 14:48
Apr 1 @ MTL 0 0 0 2 0 24:07
Mar 30 @ WPG 0 1 1 3 0 21:26
Mar 28 @ TOR 0 0 0 0 0 21:33
Mar 26 vs WPG 0 0 0 2 0 25:11
Total 0 1 1

Career Bests

across 9 NHL seasons
🥅 Goals
13
Most in a season
🍎 Assists
40
Most in a season
⭐ Points
46
Most in a season
🔥 Pt Streak
6
Straight games with a point
🎯 Goal Streak
2
Straight games with a goal
🏆 Stanley Cup
0
Championships won
🎓 Draft
2002
Round 1 · #4 overall by 🔔
0.53 points per game 0.11 goals per game 5.5% shooting a goal every 9.4 games 3 NHL teams

Career Stats

📅 Season 🏒 Team 🎮 GP 🥅 Goals 🍎 Assists ⭐ Points 🎯 SOG ⚡ PPG ⏱ TOI
2003-04 REG 🔔 71 8 19 27 133 5 16:35
2005-06 REG 🔔 58 13 33 46 118 5 23:42
2005-06 PLAYOFF 🔔 6 0 2 2 10 0 24:12
2006-07 REG 🔔 77 4 39 43 137 1 24:32
2007-08 REG 🛢️ 63 8 18 26 101 1 24:07
2008-09 REG 🌪️ 71 7 26 33 147 2 24:48
2008-09 PLAYOFF 🌪️ 18 0 8 8 46 0 26:28
2009-10 REG 🌪️ 71 6 40 46 161 1 27:22
2010-11 REG 🌪️ 72 5 30 35 144 1 25:01
2011-12 REG 🌪️ 30 5 12 17 62 2 22:18
2012-13 REG 🌪️ 22 1 8 9 34 0 22:49
NHL Career 535 57 225 282 1037 18 —
Playoff Career 24 0 10 10 56 0 —
📈 Pace 3 20 23

Closest Career Milestones

regular season
⭐ Points 282
18 to go until 300
🥅 Goals 57
43 to go until 100
🎮 Games 535
65 to go until 600

Joni Pitkanen Game Trends

Grey = DNP · playoff rounds are labelled on the chart.

Goal Map

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Common Linemates

by ice time · last 10 games
Tim Gleason D 3/10 Joe Corvo D 3/10 Jamie McBain D 2/10
Estimated from time on ice — lines change from game to game.

Top Shared Point Partners

Player Shared Points Assisted Joni Joni Assisted Co-Assists
Peter Forsberg 14 5 4 5
Mike Knuble 11 2 8 1
Simon Gagne 9 4 3 2
Shared points are scoring plays where both players recorded a goal or assist.

Trade History

🛢️ Oilers
🌪️ Hurricanes
Oct 10, 2008
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🔔 Flyers
🛢️ Oilers
Oct 4, 2007
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Joni Pitkanen — Common Questions

What are Joni Pitkanen's NHL career totals?

Joni Pitkanen finished with 57 goals, 225 assists and 282 points in 535 NHL regular-season games. That is 0.53 points per game.

When did Joni Pitkanen play in the NHL?

Joni Pitkanen played 9 NHL seasons from 2003-04 to 2012-13, finishing with the Carolina Hurricanes.

How did Joni Pitkanen play in the playoffs?

Over 2 playoff runs, Joni Pitkanen had 0 goals, 10 assists and 10 points in 24 playoff games.

What was Joni Pitkanen's best season?

2009-10: 6 goals, 40 assists and 46 points in 71 games.

When was Joni Pitkanen drafted?

Joni Pitkanen was picked 4th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers at the 2002 NHL Draft.

How old is Joni Pitkanen?

Joni Pitkanen was born on September 19, 1983 and is 43 years old.

Where is Joni Pitkanen from?

Joni Pitkanen was born in Oulu, Finland.

Has Joni Pitkanen won the Stanley Cup?

Joni Pitkanen has not won the Stanley Cup.

What team did Joni Pitkanen play for?

Joni Pitkanen is a former NHL defenceman who last played for the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2012-13 season.

Numbers come from the NHL's own game data and update through the season. Ask the Oracle for anything not answered here.

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