MATTIAS EKHOLM - Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson sustained an upper-body injury versus the Canucks on Thursday and is questionable to return to the game. THEO LINDSTEIN - Lindstein was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday. GUSTAV FORSLING - Forsling was hit up high by a puck in Thursday's game versus the Penguins and did not return, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. IGOR CHERNYSHOV - Chernyshov (upper body) will be out for a little while with the injury he sustained Thursday versus the Senators, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. PHILIPP GRUBAUER - Grubauer will protect the home goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, per Sound of Hockey. KEVIN LANKINEN - Lankinen is expected to start at home against Detroit on Thursday, per Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor. MARCO ROSSI - Rossi (illness) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the Red Wings, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson is slated to start on the road against Vancouver on Thursday, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic. SETH JARVIS - Jarvis (shoulder) is expected to make his season debut Thursday versus the Oilers. MATTIAS EKHOLM - Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson sustained an upper-body injury versus the Canucks on Thursday and is questionable to return to the game. THEO LINDSTEIN - Lindstein was reassigned to AHL Springfield on Thursday. GUSTAV FORSLING - Forsling was hit up high by a puck in Thursday's game versus the Penguins and did not return, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports. IGOR CHERNYSHOV - Chernyshov (upper body) will be out for a little while with the injury he sustained Thursday versus the Senators, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports. PHILIPP GRUBAUER - Grubauer will protect the home goal versus the Mammoth on Thursday, per Sound of Hockey. KEVIN LANKINEN - Lankinen is expected to start at home against Detroit on Thursday, per Canucks play-by-play announcer Brendan Batchelor. MARCO ROSSI - Rossi (illness) will be in the lineup Thursday versus the Red Wings, Thomas Drance of The Athletic reports. JOHN GIBSON - Gibson is slated to start on the road against Vancouver on Thursday, per Thomas Drance of The Athletic. SETH JARVIS - Jarvis (shoulder) is expected to make his season debut Thursday versus the Oilers. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

AHL Player Profile

  • Aleksi Saarela
  • TeamSpringfield Thunderbirds
  • PositionC
  • Date of birth1997-01-07
  • Age29.7
  • Jersey Number16
  • Frozen Tools Profile Page

Career Stats - Regular Season

Season Team(s) GP G A PTS PIM +/- SOG SH% A1 A2 EVP PPP SHP NHLe
2019-2020Rockford,Springfield481220321201329.11191814027
2018-2019Charlotte69302454121819715.21954014032

Career Stats - Regular Season (Extended)

Season Team(s) GP G/GP A/GP A1/GP A2/GP PTS/GP PIM/GP SOG/GP EVIPP PPIPP SHIPP IPP
2019-2020Rockford,Springfield480.250.420.230.190.670.252.7552.966.70.058.2
2018-2019Charlotte690.430.350.280.070.780.172.8674.173.70.074.0


Career Stats - Playoff

Season Team(s) GP G A PTS PIM +/- SOG SH% A1 A2 EVP PPP SHP NHLe
2018-2019Charlotte1778154103718.971141036

Career Stats - Playoff (Extended)

Season Team(s) GP G/GP A/GP A1/GP A2/GP PTS/GP PIM/GP SOG/GP EVIPP PPIPP SHIPP IPP
2018-2019Charlotte170.410.470.410.060.880.242.1863.650.00.062.5




Year by year

Game Log

Date Team Opponent G A PTS PIM +/- SOG

Monthly Breakdown

Month Team(s) GP G A PTS PIM +/- SOG SH% A1 A2 EVP PPP SHP


Note: Line combinations are based on total goal events, not the amount of time spent on the ice.

EV Line Combinations

Num TOT Events % Line GF GA +/-

PP Line Combinations

Num TOT Events % Line GF GA +/-


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