Anssi Salmela
41 y.o.
Defense
🏒Left Shot
Finland
Anssi Salmela
41 y.o.
Defense
🏒Left Shot
Finland
Statistics
Regular Season Stats
| 1999-00 | Jr. C SM-sarja | Tappara U16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 0 | - | - | 38 |
| 2000-01 | Fin-U18 | Tappara U18 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | 24 |
| 2001-02 | Fin-U18 | Tappara U18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 2001-02 | Fin-Jr. | Tappara Jr. | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 22 |
| 2002-03 | Fin-Jr. | Tappara Jr. | 23 | 5 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | 22 |
| 2003-04 | Finland-2 | Suomi U20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Fin-Jr. | Tappara Jr. | 27 | 10 | 9 | 19 | - | - | - | 22 |
| 2003-04 | Finland | Tappara | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 2004-05 | Fin-Jr. | Tappara Jr. | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 2004-05 | Finland | Tappara | 48 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 49 |
| 2005-06 | Finland | Tappara | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Finland | Pelicans | 40 | 8 | 7 | 15 | - | - | - | 59 |
| 2006-07 | Finland | Pelicans | 56 | 11 | 12 | 23 | - | - | - | 58 |
| 2007-08 | Finland | Tappara | 56 | 16 | 16 | 32 | - | - | - | 40 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2008-09 | NHL | Atlanta Thrashers | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2008-09 | AHL | Lowell | 38 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -6 | - | - | 41 |
| 2008-09 | AHL | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - | - | 0 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Atlanta Thrashers | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 3.7% | 22 |
| 2009-10 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 14 | 7.1% | 0 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 48 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -11 | 57 | 1.8% | 14 |
| 2010-11 | AHL | Albany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2011-12 | KHL | Omsk | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 2012-13 | KHL | Omsk | 37 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - | - | - | 37 |
| 2013-14 | Sweden | MODO | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | 20 |
| 2013-14 | Sweden | HV 71 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 21 | - | - | - | 64 |
| 2014-15 | Sweden | Farjestad | 42 | 6 | 17 | 23 | - | - | - | 28 |
| 2015-16 | SHL | Brynäs IF | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 47 |
| 2016-17 | KHL | Kunlun Red Star | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - | - | 8 |
| 2016-17 | SHL | Linköping HC | 32 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0 | - | - | 28 |
| 2016-17 | Champions HL | Linköping HC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| 2017-18 | KHL | Dinamo Riga | 33 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | - | - | 18 |
| 2017-18 | Spengler Cup | Dinamo Riga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - | - | 0 |
| 2018-19 | NL | EHC Biel-Bienne | 49 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -3 | - | - | 28 |
| 2019-20 | NL | EHC Biel-Bienne | 37 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -12 | - | - | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Champions HL | EHC Biel-Bienne | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Liiga | Ilves | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | - | - | 24 |
| NHL Totals | – | 112 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -11 | 139 | 2.9% | 44 | |
| AHL Totals | – | 42 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -11 | 4 | 200.0% | 41 | |
Playoff Stats
| 1999-00 | U16 SM-sarja | Tappara U16 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 2000-01 | Fin-U18 | Tappara U18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2001-02 | Fin-Jr. | Tappara Jr. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2003-04 | Fin-Jr. | Tappara Jr. | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2003-04 | Finland | Tappara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2004-05 | Fin-Jr. | Tappara Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2004-05 | Finland | Tappara | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Finland | Pelicans | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2007-08 | Finland | Tappara | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 2011-12 | KHL | Omsk | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 16 |
| 2012-13 | KHL | Omsk | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 2013-14 | Sweden | HV 71 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 2014-15 | Sweden | Farjestad | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 2015-16 | SHL | Brynäs IF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | - | - | 4 |
| 2016-17 | SHL | Linköping HC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - | - | 2 |
| 2018-19 | NL | EHC Biel-Bienne | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| 2020-21 | Liiga | Ilves | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - | - | 4 |
Last 5 Games
| Season | Opponent | Date | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | Shifts | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | vs BOS | Apr 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 20:05 |
| Regular | @ NYR | Apr 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21:11 |
| Regular | vs TOR | Apr 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18:39 |
| Regular | @ PIT | Apr 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20:24 |
| Regular | vs MTL | Apr 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15:23 |