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#26 ANTTI SAARELA (C)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
 


Age 23.6 Birth Date 2001-06-27
Shoots L Draft Info 2019 (4/123)
Height 5'11 Fantrax Roster% 1
Weight 183 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country FIN Status Off Roster
2024-2025 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
0
PROSPECT UPSIDE
6.0 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
50%
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Latest News & Analysis

More Player News
Date Type News
2023-03-28Player UpdateSaarela inked a two-year, entry-level contract with Chicago on Tuesday.

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
925,000 2028 RFA Yes No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2024-2025896,250925,000

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8481588

2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 7NSH
Feb 8@STL
Feb 22@CBJ
Feb 23TOR
Feb 25@UTA
Feb 27@VGK
Mar 1@ANA
Mar 3L.A
Mar 5OTT
Mar 7UTA
Mar 8@NSH
Mar 10@COL
Mar 13@S.J
Mar 15@VAN
Mar 18SEA
Mar 20L.A
Mar 22@STL
Mar 23PHI
Mar 26N.J
Mar 28VGK
Mar 30UTA
Apr 2COL
Apr 4@WSH
Apr 6PIT
Apr 8@PIT
Apr 10@BOS
Apr 12WPG
Apr 14@MTL
Apr 15@OTT

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2024-2025 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Feb 7NSH
Feb 8@STL
Feb 22@CBJ
Feb 23TOR
Feb 25@UTA
Feb 27@VGK
Mar 1@ANA
Mar 3L.A
Mar 5OTT
Mar 7UTA
Mar 8@NSH
Mar 10@COL
Mar 13@S.J
Mar 15@VAN
Mar 18SEA
Mar 20L.A
Mar 22@STL
Mar 23PHI
Mar 26N.J
Mar 28VGK
Mar 30UTA
Apr 2COL
Apr 4@WSH
Apr 6PIT
Apr 8@PIT
Apr 10@BOS
Apr 12WPG
Apr 14@MTL
Apr 15@OTT

DraftKings

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Chicago Blackhawks Last Game Lines (2025-02-05)

Opponent: Edmonton Oilers
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
19:3717.7RYAN DONATO - LANDON SLAGGERT - CONNOR BEDARD1016366.714766.7
26:5312.7NICK FOLIGNO - TYLER BERTUZZI - FRANK NAZAR01-13260.06366.7
36:0511.2PATRICK MAROON - CRAIG SMITH - LUKAS REICHEL0001420.05645.5
44:549.0TEUVO TERAVAINEN - JASON DICKINSON - ILYA MIKHEYEV0006366.77558.3
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
115:5129.3CONNOR MURPHY - ALEX VLASIC1017943.8181456.3
213:3225.0ALEC MARTINEZ - SETH JONES02-291047.4131448.1
310:4019.7TJ BRODIE - ETHAN DEL MASTRO0004736.412860.0
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:07100.0TEUVO TERAVAINEN - TYLER BERTUZZI - RYAN DONATO - CONNOR BEDARD10110100.02166.7
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:07100.0SETH JONES10110100.02166.7
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:1219.0ILYA MIKHEYEV - FRANK NAZAR0001150.01150.0
21:0116.1NICK FOLIGNO - ILYA MIKHEYEV0002250.02250.0
30:5614.8NICK FOLIGNO - TEUVO TERAVAINEN000000.010100.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5530.4SETH JONES - ALEX VLASIC01-11233.32340.0
21:3224.3ALEC MARTINEZ - SETH JONES000000.0010.0
31:2522.5ALEC MARTINEZ - CONNOR MURPHY000010.0010.0

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 2024-2025 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
DREW COMMESSO22.620202468.08.0
ARVID SODERBLOM25.50006.58.0
ADAM GAJAN20.820232357.07.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025LiigaLukko471117280.60391300.00022
2023-2024AHLRockford IceHogs275160.2211-5210.823.809
2022-2023LiigaLukko41711180.4410-100.00016
2021-2022LiigaIlves37127190.5124600.00019
2020-2021LiigaIlves4777140.3051000.00011
2019-2020LiigaIlves4048120.3012700.00011
2019-2020WJC-20Finland U2070000.006-500.000
2018-2019LiigaLukko2428100.4220300.00015
2018-2019U20 SM-sarjaLukko U202178150.7132-500.000
2018-2019WJC-18Finland U1851230.606-300.000
2018-2019Hlinka Gretzky CupFinland U1830000.002000.000
2017-2018U20 SM-sarjaLukko U202569150.606100.000
2017-2018WHC-17Finland U1752240.804000.000
2017-2018U18 SM-sarjaLukko U1852461.204000.000
2017-2018LiigaLukko10000.000000.0000
2016-2017U18 SM-sarjaLukko U1834515200.5940000.000
2015-2016U16 SM-sarjaLukko U16262015351.3524000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)  AHL Profile Page

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2022-2023LiigaLukko62020.332000.00012
2020-2021LiigaIlves50330.604100.00022
2018-2019LiigaLukko40000.000-200.0000
2017-2018U18 SM-sarjaLukko U1830220.670000.000
2015-2016U16 SM-sarjaLukko U16682101.672000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

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Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
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Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

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Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 0.0
PTS/60 0.0
PDO 1000
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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Stats

GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production

PTS %Total Line Combination