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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Mikko Rantanen
Lightning
Official NHL.com
Mikko Rantanen
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Mikko Rantanen

#96
C/LW/RW Playmaking Winger Reasonable PNHL Lightning
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
4-Game Point Streak
CK62
FG73
DI72
SK69
ST88
EN91
DU85
PH73
FO74
PA73
SC63
DF63
PS87
EX79
LD83
MO55
OV66

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: October 29, 1996
Age: 29 yrs
Height / Weight: 193 cm • 103 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2015 • #10 overall (1st Round) by Red Wings
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 3 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $9,600,000
Cap Percentage: 10.43%
Remaining Cap Hit: $8,812,308
Expiry Status: UFA 2029
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP6
G2
A2
PTS4
+/--1
PIM6
TOI/G20:39
PPG1
GWG0
S%6.5%
HITS7
82G Pace55P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 94th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Shooting & Finishing 96th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Playmaking & Vision 98th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Defense 66th Pct
Solid Starter
Physical & Grit 90th Pct
Elite (Top 15%)
Character & IQ 74th Pct
Above Average

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Unlucky Slump / Due for Breakout
Season S%: 6.5% (2G / 31S) Career: 11.9%

Shooting -5.4% below baseline. Prime candidate for positive regression!

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 2G (50%) • 2A (50%)
Goals Split: 1 EV / 1 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.67
Points / GP
0.33
Goals / GP
0.33
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 20:39 TOI/G
5v5: 16:44 (81%)
PP: 03:46 (18%)
PK: 00:09 (1%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP809
G339
A415
PTS754
+/-+194
P/G0.93
PIM311
TOI/G18:37
PPG55
BKS106
S%11.9%
FO%51.2%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 57 2023-24
Assists 69 2023-24
Points 126 2023-24
+/- +60 2023-24
Hits 153 2023-24
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 16:23
PP: 02:09
PK: 00:05

329 pts

Career Stars (66-49-33)

67 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-2-3

Career Fights

1092

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2016-17 TBL 68 6 7 13 -11 42 0 0 0 85 7.1% 106 3 53.1% 11:36 0.19
2017-18 TBL 82 20 20 40 7 6 4 0 4 197 10.2% 64 14 55.2% 14:15 0.49
2018-19 TBL 82 32 47 79 48 28 4 0 5 176 18.2% 74 13 50.0% 17:13 0.96
2019-20 TBL 82 42 46 88 33 24 9 0 10 239 17.6% 121 23 36.5% 17:24 1.07
2020-21 TBL 82 30 36 66 8 27 5 0 6 282 10.6% 97 7 48.0% 19:54 0.80
2021-22 TBL 82 34 36 70 -1 33 5 0 8 380 8.9% 85 6 50.3% 19:55 0.85
2022-23 TBL 82 39 52 91 17 28 7 0 8 327 11.9% 115 14 42.9% 20:21 1.11
2023-24 TBL 82 57 69 126 60 54 7 0 10 424 13.4% 153 6 53.6% 21:05 1.54
2024-25 TBL 80 41 44 85 26 43 6 0 12 374 11.0% 125 9 58.6% 21:53 1.06
2025-26 TBL 81 36 56 92 8 20 7 0 4 335 10.7% 145 10 56.7% 21:13 1.14
2026-27 TBL 6 2 2 4 -1 6 1 0 0 31 6.5% 7 1 51.9% 20:38 0.67
ON PACE (82G) 82 27 27 55 -14 82 14 0 0 424 6.5% 96 14 51.9% 20:38 0.67
NHL CAREER TOTAL 809 339 415 754 194 311 55 67 2850 11.9% 1092 106 51.2% 18:37 0.93

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016 Playoffs TBL 12 1 0 1 -2 2 0 0 0 10 10.0% 6 1 50.0% 04:26 0.08
2017 Playoffs TBL 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 14.3% 3 0 0.0% 13:10 0.20
2018 Playoffs TBL 17 5 3 8 -4 0 1 0 2 21 23.8% 17 7 38.9% 18:45 0.47
2019 Playoffs TBL 19 12 15 27 10 0 0 0 4 60 20.0% 16 5 55.0% 19:55 1.42
2020 Playoffs TBL 12 5 3 8 -2 2 0 0 0 49 10.2% 11 0 33.3% 20:20 0.67
2021 Playoffs TBL 21 7 10 17 -4 6 1 0 2 106 6.6% 32 2 51.5% 21:00 0.81
2022 Playoffs TBL 5 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 1 16 12.5% 1 2 60.0% 18:51 0.80
2023 Playoffs TBL 5 2 1 3 -2 6 0 0 1 19 10.5% 7 0 44.4% 20:32 0.60
2024 Playoffs TBL 16 8 8 16 8 16 1 0 1 84 9.5% 32 5 58.6% 21:33 1.00
2025 Playoffs TBL 6 4 3 7 -1 2 0 0 0 31 12.9% 9 1 54.5% 22:01 1.17

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2016-17 TBL 15 15 9 24 19 84 2 0 4 48 31.3% 42 12 54.9% 17:48 1.60

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Nick Suzuki PIT • 27 yrs • 10 PTS (7 GP)
$9,500,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 21, 2026
CK 63
SK 69
PH 70
PA 74
SC 63
DF 69
Mark Scheifele COL • 33 yrs • 9 PTS (7 GP)
$7,900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 59
SK 69
PH 74
PA 72
SC 67
DF 65
Martin Necas NJD • 27 yrs • 6 PTS (6 GP)
$7,800,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 25, 2025
CK 66
SK 73
PH 73
PA 73
SC 67
DF 63
Clayton Keller NSH • 28 yrs • 5 PTS (6 GP)
$8,400,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 56
SK 68
PH 69
PA 72
SC 62
DF 63
David Pastrnak BUF • 30 yrs • 3 PTS (6 GP)
$11,000,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 20, 2026
CK 66
SK 74
PH 74
PA 75
SC 65
DF 63
William Nylander VGK • 30 yrs • 11 PTS (8 GP)
$9,200,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 56
SK 70
PH 72
PA 71
SC 68
DF 63
Jack Hughes VAN • 25 yrs • 7 PTS (8 GP)
$10,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 55
SK 71
PH 73
PA 72
SC 66
DF 65
Jack Eichel CBJ • 29 yrs • 7 PTS (5 GP)
$8,000,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 59
SK 71
PH 71
PA 74
SC 63
DF 71
Total Remaining Contract
--
3 yr(s) remaining • $9,600,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 6 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
13.06.2025 23:40
Mikko Rantanen signed with Lightning for $9,600,000 for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing
20.06.2021 1:31
Mikko Rantanen signed with Lightning for 9 100 000 Kč for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing NTC
17.06.2019 0:00
Mikko Rantanen signed with Lightning for $7,400,000 for 2 year(s) with NTC.
Official League Trade 26.02.2017 22:46
Lightning receives:
Mikko Rantanen
Red Wings receives:
Anthony Mantha
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
05.08.2016 0:00
Mikko Rantanen signed with Red Wings for $1,500,000 for 3 year(s) .
NHL Entry Draft
2015
Selected in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft (#10th overall, 1st Round) by Red Wings