Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Position: Goalie
Age: 27Mar 9, 1999
Height: 6'5"196 cm
Weight: 223 lbs101 kg
Catches: Left
Born: Espoo, FIN
Nationality: FIN
Draft: 2017 · Round 2 · 54th overall · BUF

GP11

GAA3.27

SV%0.878

SO0

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres 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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Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

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Career

Born in Espoo, FIN · Draft: 2017 · Round 2, pick 23 (#54 overall) · BUF · 7 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 201
W: 98
SO: 8
SV%: 0.899
GAA: 2.98

Playoffs

GP: 6
W: 3
SO: 0
SV%: 0.876
GAA: 3.18

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	Dec	SV%	TOI
2026-11-06	vs CBJ	W	0.923	60:00
2026-10-31	@ LAK	W	0.931	60:00
2026-10-24	@ WSH	O	0.882	63:42
2026-10-21	vs PHI	L	0.889	57:26
2026-10-17	@ MTL	O	0.882	60:01

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-5.24#57 of 65
GSAx per 60-0.49#49 of 65
Expected saves206.24#16 of 65
Expected goals against25.76#54 of 65
Expected save %.889#51 of 65
Save % above expected-2.3%#50 of 65

Save %

Save %.878#49 of 65
Even-strength save %.883#52 of 65
Save % on the penalty kill.836#35 of 65
High-danger save %.760#47 of 65
Goals against average3.27#42 of 65

Workload & consistency

Quality start %30.0%#51 of 65
Quality starts3#37 of 65
Shots faced per 6026.82#37 of 65
Goal support per game3.08#33 of 65

Ranks among 65 goalies with 4+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 11 tracked games this season · updated Nov 8

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

Results

Save %League avg .890.878Beats 25%
Goals-against average (lower is better)League avg 3.073.27Beats 37%
Starts above .900League avg 45.8%30.0%Beats 22%
Save %, 5-on-5League avg .903.884Beats 17%
Save %, 5-on-5 in close gamesLeague avg .908.888Beats 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 .804.779Beats 35%
Mid-range save %League avg .879.890Beats 52%
Long-range save %League avg .964.953Beats 33%

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

Game LogLast 10 games

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 7	CBJ	W	24	26	0.923	60:00
Oct 31	@ LAK	W	27	29	0.931	60:00
Oct 24	@ WSH	OTL	30	34	0.882	63:42
Oct 21	PHI	L	24	27	0.889	57:26
Oct 17	@ MTL	OTL	30	34	0.882	60:01
Oct 15	@ TOR	W	26	30	0.867	63:14
Oct 13	@ MTL	OTL	35	38	0.921	65:00
Oct 12	FLA	W	13	14	0.929	33:34
Oct 8	DAL	L	14	18	0.778	59:54
Oct 3	CHI	W	12	15	0.800	60:00

Show all 11 games

Date	Opp	DEC	SV	SA	SV%	TOI
Nov 7	CBJ	W	24	26	0.923	60:00
Oct 31	@ LAK	W	27	29	0.931	60:00
Oct 24	@ WSH	OTL	30	34	0.882	63:42
Oct 21	PHI	L	24	27	0.889	57:26
Oct 17	@ MTL	OTL	30	34	0.882	60:01
Oct 15	@ TOR	W	26	30	0.867	63:14
Oct 13	@ MTL	OTL	35	38	0.921	65:00
Oct 12	FLA	W	13	14	0.929	33:34
Oct 8	DAL	L	14	18	0.778	59:54
Oct 3	CHI	W	12	15	0.800	60:00
Oct 1	@ CBJ	L	17	22	0.773	59:08

Career Arc

7 Seasons

SV%Career best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	GS	W	L	OTL	SV%	GAA	SO
2026-27	BUF	11	10	5	3	3	0.878	3.27	0
2025-26	BUF	35	34	22	9	3	0.910	2.52	1
2024-25	BUF	55	55	24	24	5	0.887	3.20	2
2023-24	BUF	54	51	27	22	4	0.910	2.57	5
2022-23	BUF	33	32	17	11	4	0.892	3.61	0
2021-22	BUF	9	9	2	5	2	0.917	2.74	0
2020-21	BUF	4	4	1	3	0	0.906	3.88	0

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