
Esa Tikkanen played 14 NHL SEASONS from 1985-86 to 1998-99 for the Oilers, Rangers, Blues, Devils, Canucks, Panthers, and Capitals. Across his NHL career, Tikkanen recorded 244 GOALS and 386 ASSISTS for 630 CAREER POINTS. In the playoffs, Tikkanen added 72 GOALS and 132 POINTS in 186 games. A 5-TIME STANLEY CUP champion.
| 1980-81 | Jr. A SM-sarja | HJK U20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 1981-82 | SJHL | Regina Blues | 59 | 38 | 37 | 75 | - | - | - | 216 |
| 1981-82 | WHL | Regina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| 1982-83 | Fin-Jr. | HIFK Jr. | 30 | 34 | 31 | 65 | - | - | - | 104 |
| 1982-83 | Finland | Hifk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983-84 | Fin-Jr. | HIFK Jr. | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | - | - | - | 13 |
| 1983-84 | Finland | Olympia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
| 1983-84 | Finland | Hifk | 36 | 19 | 11 | 30 | - | - | - | 30 |
| 1984-85 | Fin-Jr. | HIFK Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 1984-85 | Finland | Hifk | 36 | 21 | 33 | 54 | - | - | - | 42 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 35 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 47 | 14.9% | 28 |
| 1985-86 | AHL | Nova Scotia | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | 17 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 76 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 44 | 126 | 27.0% | 120 |
| 1986-87 | RV-87 | NHL All-Stars | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 23 | 51 | 74 | 21 | 142 | 16.2% | 153 |
| 1988-89 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 67 | 31 | 47 | 78 | 10 | 151 | 20.5% | 92 |
| 1989-90 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 79 | 30 | 33 | 63 | 17 | 199 | 15.1% | 161 |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 79 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 22 | 235 | 11.5% | 85 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | -8 | 117 | 10.3% | 44 |
| 1992-93 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 66 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -11 | 162 | 8.6% | 76 |
| 1992-93 | NHL | New York Rangers | 15 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -13 | 40 | 5.0% | 18 |
| 1993-94 | NHL | New York Rangers | 83 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 5 | 257 | 8.6% | 114 |
| 1994-95 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 43 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 13 | 107 | 11.2% | 22 |
| 1994-95 | Finland | Hifk | 19 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - | - | - | 16 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 5.3% | 18 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | New Jersey Devils | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 15 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 6 | 61 | 21.3% | 14 |
| 1996-97 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 62 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 103 | 11.7% | 66 |
| 1996-97 | NHL | New York Rangers | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 3.3% | 6 |
| 1997-98 | NHL | Florida Panthers | 28 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 34 | 2.9% | 16 |
| 1997-98 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 33 | 6.1% | 2 |
| 1998-99 | NHL | New York Rangers | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 25 | 0.0% | 38 |
| 1999-00 | Finland | Jokerit | 43 | 10 | 13 | 23 | - | - | - | 85 |
| 2000-01 | Germany | Essen | 46 | 8 | 21 | 29 | - | - | - | 81 |
| 2004-05 | AsianHL | Anyang | 30 | 8 | 17 | 25 | - | - | - | 58 |
| 1982-83 | Fin-Jr. | HIFK Jr. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 10 |
| 1982-83 | Finland | Hifk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1983-84 | Fin-Jr. | HIFK Jr. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 8 |
| 1983-84 | Finland | Hifk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 1984-85 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1985-86 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 15.8% | 7 |
| 1986-87 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 21 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 18.0% | 22 |
| 1987-88 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 19 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 42 | 23.8% | 72 |
| 1988-89 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 17 | 5.9% | 12 |
| 1989-90 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 22 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 54 | 24.1% | 26 |
| 1990-91 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 18 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 76 | 15.8% | 24 |
| 1991-92 | NHL | Edmonton Oilers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 37 | 13.5% | 8 |
| 1993-94 | NHL | New York Rangers | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 7.1% | 34 |
| 1994-95 | NHL | St. Louis Blues | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 19 | 10.5% | 20 |
| 1995-96 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 13 | 23.1% | 2 |
| 1996-97 | NHL | New York Rangers | 15 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 45 | 20.0% | 26 |
| 1997-98 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 23 | 13.0% | 20 |
| 1999-00 | Finland | Jokerit | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 10 |
| Season | Opponent | Date | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | S | Shifts | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | @ PHX | Dec 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9:19 |
| Regular | @ CAR | Dec 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:47 |
| Regular | vs CAR | Dec 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12:11 |
| Regular | @ TOR | Dec 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7:02 |
| Regular | @ NJD | Dec 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9:06 |
| Year | Award |
|---|---|
| 1993-94 | Stanley Cup |
| 1989-90 | Stanley Cup |
| 1987-88 | Stanley Cup |
| 1986-87 | Stanley Cup |
| 1984-85 | Stanley Cup |