Leevi Meriläinen

Position: Goalie
Age: 24Aug 13, 2002
Height: 6'3"191 cm
Weight: 186 lbs84 kg
Catches: Left
Born: Oulu, FIN
Nationality: FIN
Draft: 2020 · Round 3 · 71st overall · OTT

GP13

GAA3.52

SV%0.889

SO0

Leevi Meriläinen, Vancouver Canucks goaltender, 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.

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Trends

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Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

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Career

Born in Oulu, FIN · Draft: 2020 · Round 3, pick 9 (#71 overall) · OTT · 4 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 47
W: 18
SO: 3
SV%: 0.886
GAA: 3.14

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	Dec	SV%	TOI
2026-11-07	@ EDM	L	0.897	58:00
2026-11-05	@ WPG	L	0.793	60:00
2026-10-31	vs TOR	L	0.889	58:13
2026-10-29	@ SJS	L	0.875	56:27
2026-10-27	@ ANA	W	0.783	62:47

Advanced stats 2026–27

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

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Expected goals

Goals saved above expected-2.67#44 of 65
GSAx per 60-0.25#36 of 65
Expected saves305.67#4 of 65
Expected goals against35.33#62 of 65
Expected save %.896#29 of 65
Save % above expected-0.8%#35 of 65

Save %

Save %.889#30 of 65
Even-strength save %.897#33 of 65
Save % on the penalty kill.825#37 of 65
High-danger save %.817#26 of 65
Goals against average3.56#53 of 65

Workload & consistency

Quality start %40.0%#44 of 65
Quality starts4#23 of 65
Shots faced per 6031.93#2 of 65
Goal support per game2.81#47 of 65

Ranks among 65 goalies with 4+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 12 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

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

Results

Save %League avg .890.889Beats 51%
Goals-against average (lower is better)League avg 3.063.56Beats 15%
Starts above .900League avg 46.6%40.0%Beats 32%

Saves by shot distance

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

Save % by rink area

Grey = fewer than 10 shots against from that area. Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

Close-range save %League avg .806.804Beats 54%
Mid-range save %League avg .878.906Beats 73%
Long-range save %League avg .964.961Beats 46%

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

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 8	@ EDM	L	26	29	0.897	58:00
Nov 6	@ WPG	L	23	29	0.793	60:00
Oct 31	TOR	L	24	27	0.889	58:13
Oct 30	@ SJS	L	21	24	0.875	56:27
Oct 28	@ ANA	W	18	23	0.783	62:47
Oct 26	MIN	L	30	34	0.882	57:06
Oct 21	CAR	L	38	43	0.884	59:11
Oct 15	@ FLA	OTL	36	39	0.923	62:23
Oct 13	@ NYI	L	35	38	0.921	59:29
Oct 10	@ NJD	--	31	34	0.912	54:33

Show all 13 games

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 8	@ EDM	L	26	29	0.897	58:00
Nov 6	@ WPG	L	23	29	0.793	60:00
Oct 31	TOR	L	24	27	0.889	58:13
Oct 30	@ SJS	L	21	24	0.875	56:27
Oct 28	@ ANA	W	18	23	0.783	62:47
Oct 26	MIN	L	30	34	0.882	57:06
Oct 21	CAR	L	38	43	0.884	59:11
Oct 15	@ FLA	OTL	36	39	0.923	62:23
Oct 13	@ NYI	L	35	38	0.921	59:29
Oct 10	@ NJD	--	31	34	0.912	54:33
Oct 8	@ CAR	--	14	15	0.933	20:00
Oct 4	CGY	W	23	24	0.958	60:00
Oct 2	EDM	--	10	11	0.909	30:41

Career Arc

4 Seasons

SV%Career best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
2026-27	VAN	13	11	2	7	1	0.889	3.52	0
2025-26	OTT	20	19	8	10	1	0.860	3.51	0
2024-25	OTT	12	11	8	3	1	0.925	1.99	3
2022-23	OTT	2	2	0	1	1	0.878	4.23	0

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