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Konsta Helenius

Position
Centre
Age
20May 11, 2006
Height
5'11"180 cm
Weight
194 lbs88 kg
Shoots
Right
Born
Ylojarvi, FIN
Nationality
FIN
Draft
2024 · Round 1 · 14th overall · BUF
GP11
G1
A2
PTS3
+/--2
S%8.3%
TOI/GP12:59
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP0

Konsta Helenius, Buffalo Sabres centre, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Ylojarvi, FIN · Draft: 2024 · Round 1, pick 14 (#14 overall) · BUF · 2 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
20
G
2
A
5
PTS
7
+/-
-1

Playoffs

GP
4
G
2
A
0
PTS
2
+/-
1

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-10-27@ SJS0111011:44
2026-10-24@ WSH0001112:10
2026-10-21vs PHI000009:07
2026-10-17@ MTL011009:11
2026-10-15@ TOR000-2415:11

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 11 tracked games this season · updated Oct 28

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 43.0%41.7%Beats 47%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 42.1%41.1%Beats 51%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 40.3%40.3%Beats 46%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.8 mph21.3 mphBeats 31%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 1616Beats 60%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 10Beats 0%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 55.0 mph60.6 mphBeats 81%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 79.8 mph89.9 mphBeats 93%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 0 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 1 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 1 shots
  • Low slot: 3 shots
  • Left circle: 2 shots
  • Right circle: 2 shots
  • High slot: 0 shots
  • Outside left: 0 shots
  • Outside right: 1 shots
  • Left point: 0 shots
  • Centre point: 2 shots
  • Right point: 0 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 0 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 63Beats 32%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 54Beats 54%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 12More than 82%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

12.5%

Won–Lost

1–7

8 taken

League rank

—

Unranked — under 100 FO

By zone

  • Offensive zone0.0% · 0/2
  • Neutral zone50.0% · 1/2
  • Defensive zone0.0% · 0/4

By situation

  • Even strength12.5% · 1/8
  • Power play— · 0/0
  • Shorthanded— · 0/0

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Oct 28@ SJS011W
Oct 24@ WSH000L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL011L
Oct 15@ TOR000W
Oct 13@ MTL000L
Oct 12FLA000W
Oct 8DAL000L
Oct 6MIN000W
Oct 3CHI000W
Show all 11 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Oct 28@ SJS011W
Oct 24@ WSH000L
Oct 21PHI000L
Oct 17@ MTL011L
Oct 15@ TOR000W
Oct 13@ MTL000L
Oct 12FLA000W
Oct 8DAL000L
Oct 6MIN000W
Oct 3CHI000W
Oct 1@ CBJ101L

Career Arc

2 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27BUF11123-2
2025-26BUF9134+1

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