Markus Nutivaara

Jersey Number: 65

Defense

6'1" (185cm)

June 6, 1994

Left

187 lbs (85kg)

Oulu, FIN

Spent the first four years of his NHL career with Columbus, recording 17-43-60, 30 penalty minutes and a cumulative +25 plus/minus rating in 244 games from 2016-20.
Finished third among Blue Jackets defensemen and set career highs with 7-16-23 in 61 outings in 2017-18.
Made the Blue Jackets roster out of training camp in 2016-17 after spending the previous two seasons with Karpat (Liiga) in his native Finland and registered 2-5-7 in 66 contests in his rookie campaign.
Made his NHL debut on Oct. 13, 2016 vs. Boston and notched his first career goal on Nov. 12 vs. St. Louis (Carter Hutton).
Finished his six-year NHL career with 17-54-71 and 42 PIM in 275 appearances with the Florida Panthers and Blue Jackets from 2016-22.
Skated in three American Hockey League outings with the Cleveland Monsters during the 2017-18 campaign.
Finished his Liiga career with 6-18-24, 18 penalty minutes in 85 appearances from 2014-16.
Ranked second among Karpat defensemen in goals (tied), assists and points (tied) with 6-16-22 in 50 games in 2015-16.
Helped the club capture the 2015 Liiga championship with 1-5-6 in 16 playoff outings.
Also played for Karpat’s junior program in 2013-14.
Named one of Finland’s top three players at the 2018 IIHF World Championships after finishing tied for the tournament lead among defensemen in scoring with 3-6-9 in eight contests.

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	SOG
2016-2017	66	2	5	7	7	6	66
2017-2018	61	7	16	23	13	14	79
2018-2019	80	5	16	21	3	6	99
2019-2020	37	3	6	9	2	4	47
Totals	244	17	43	60	25	30	291

Season	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	SOG
2016-2017	2	1	1	2	3	7
2017-2018	6	0	0	0	2	9
2018-2019	2	0	0	0	1	1
2019-2020	2	0	0	0	-1	1
Playoff Totals	12	1	1	2	5	18

Drafted by Columbus in the seventh-round, 189^th overall, at the 2015 NHL Draft.
Traded by Columbus to Florida in exchange for F Cliff Pu on Oct. 8, 2020.