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#35 LEEVI MERILAINEN (G)
OTTAWA SENATORS
| Age | 21 | Birth Date | 2002-08-13 |
| Catches | L | Draft Info | 2020 (3/71) |
| Height | 6'2 | Fantrax Roster% | 0 |
| Weight | 158 | Yahoo Roster% | 0 |
| Country | FIN | Status | Off Roster |
| 2023-2024 Regular Season | |||||
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| GP | W | GAA | SV% | QS% | SO |
| 0 | 0 | 0.000 | |||
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Latest News & Analysis
More Player News| Date | Type | News |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-02 | Player Update | Merilainen was reassigned to AHL Belleville on Saturday. |
| 2024-03-02 | Player Update | Merilainen was recalled from AHL Belleville on Saturday. |
| 2023-04-07 | Article | Ramblings: Lyon King; Montour Reaches 70 Points; McAvoy, Jeannot, Eriksson Ek Injured (Apr 7) |
| 2023-04-07 | Player Update | Merilainen stopped nine of 12 shots before being replaced by Mads Sogaard early in the second period of Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Panthers. |
| 2023-04-07 | Player Update | Merilainen was sent to AHL Belleville on Friday. |
| 2023-04-06 | Player Update | Merilainen will be between the visiting pipes in Florida on Thursday, Wayne Scanlan of the Ottawa Citizen reports. |
| 2023-04-05 | Player Update | Merilainen stopped 34 of 37 shots in the Senators' 3-2 overtime loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. |
| 2023-04-04 | Player Update | Merilainen was the first goalie off the ice at the morning skate, TSN 1200 Ottawa reports, indicating he will start in Carolina on Tuesday. |
| 2023-04-02 | Player Update | Merilainen was summoned from AHL Belleville on Sunday. |
Fantasy Rankings
| Category | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Top Prospect Goalies | 39 | 0 |
Salary/CapHit Information
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| Year | Salary | Cap Hit | AAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | 855,000 | 820,000 | 820,000 |
| 2024-2025 | 775,000 | 820,000 | 820,000 |
Upside Trend Chart
NHL ID: 8482447
2023-2024 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 |
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Daily Fantasy Sports
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2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
| Date | OPP | Team | Status | W | L | OTL | GA | SA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QS | RBS | MIN |
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DraftKings
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2023-2024 Regular Season Line Combinations
Even Strength Line Combinations
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )
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Even Strength Best Linemate
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Power Play Line Combinations
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| Num | Time | % | Line | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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Power Play Line Production (total pts: )
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Power Play Best Linemate
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Ottawa Senators Last Game Lines (2024-04-16)
Opponent: Boston Bruins
| Num | Time | % | EV - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12:18 | 23.1 | BRADY TKACHUK - DRAKE BATHERSON - SHANE PINTO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 |
| 2 | 10:54 | 20.4 | CLAUDE GIROUX - MATHIEU JOSEPH - RIDLY GREIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60.0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 |
| 3 | 8:53 | 16.7 | ZACK MACEWEN - DOMINIK KUBALIK - JIRI SMEJKAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 3 | 15 | 16.7 |
| 4 | 8:33 | 16.0 | BORIS KATCHOUK - PARKER KELLY - ZACK OSTAPCHUK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 |
| Num | Time | % | EV - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 14:35 | 27.4 | ARTEM ZUB - JAKE SANDERSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 4 | 13 | 23.5 |
| 2 | 6:51 | 12.8 | JAKOB CHYCHRUN - JACOB BERNARD-DOCKER | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 8 | 7 | 53.3 |
| 3 | 6:17 | 11.8 | JAKOB CHYCHRUN - ERIK BRANNSTROM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 |
| 4 | 3:03 | 5.7 | THOMAS CHABOT - ERIK BRANNSTROM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 6 | 1 | 85.7 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:24 | 60.0 | CLAUDE GIROUX - BRADY TKACHUK - DRAKE BATHERSON - SHANE PINTO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 1:23 | 34.6 | MATHIEU JOSEPH - RIDLY GREIG - JIRI SMEJKAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 3 | 0:04 | 1.7 | MATHIEU JOSEPH - BRADY TKACHUK - DRAKE BATHERSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 0:03 | 1.3 | BRADY TKACHUK - DRAKE BATHERSON - SHANE PINTO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:24 | 60.0 | JAKE SANDERSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 2 | 1:19 | 32.9 | THOMAS CHABOT - JAKOB CHYCHRUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 3 | 0:13 | 5.4 | JAKOB CHYCHRUN - JAKE SANDERSON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 1:30 | 55.9 | CLAUDE GIROUX - PARKER KELLY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 5 | 16.7 |
| 2 | 1:11 | 44.1 | MATHIEU JOSEPH - RIDLY GREIG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:41 | 100.0 | ARTEM ZUB - JAKE SANDERSON | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 1 | 8 | 11.1 |
OTTAWA SENATORS 2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
| Name | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | MIN |
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OTTAWA SENATORS Prospect Profile Pages
| Name | Age | Draf Year | Draf Round | Draf Pick | Link | Upside | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN MANDOLESE | 23 | 2018 | 6 | 157 | 6.2 | 5.2 | |
| MADS SOGAARD | 23 | 2019 | 2 | 37 | 7.5 | 6.0 | |
| LEEVI MERILAINEN | 21 | 2020 | 3 | 71 | 6.0 | 6.5 |
Career Stats (Regular Season)
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | MIN | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | OTT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 4.23 | 0.878 | 85 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | -1.30 |
| 3 Year AVG | 60 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 180 | 1470 | 4.23 | 0.878 | 2552 | 30 | 50.0 | 30 | 50.0 | -39.0 | |
| CAREER | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 4.23 | 0.878 | 85 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | -1.3 |
Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | W | L | T/OTL | GA | SV | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 24 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 600 | 2.87 | 0.906 | 1 | 1298:11 |
| 2023-2024 | ECHL | Allen Americans | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 2.97 | 0.926 | 0 | 748:24 |
| 2022-2023 | Liiga | Kärpät | 42 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 2.02 | 0.918 | 8 | 2227:31 |
| 2022-2023 | AHL | Belleville Senators | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 98 | 2.06 | 0.933 | 1 | 204:02 |
| 2021-2022 | OHL | Kingston Frontenacs | 53 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 169 | 0 | 3.29 | 0.891 | 2 | 3081:00 |
| 2021-2022 | WJC-20 | Finland U20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.70 | 0.893 | 0 | 244:00 |
| 2020-2021 | U20 SM-sarja | Kärpät U20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.934 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | U18 SM-sarja | Kärpät U18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.942 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | U20 SM-sarja | Kärpät U20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.908 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | U17 SM-sarja | Kärpät U17 Etelä | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.918 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | U18 SM-sarja | Kärpät U18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.856 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | U16 SM-sarja | Kärpät U16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 0.921 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | MIN | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | GSAA |
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Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | W | L | T/OTL | GA | SV | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | OHL | Kingston Frontenacs | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3.69 | 0.888 | 0 | 635:00 |
| 2020-2021 | U20 SM-sarja | Kärpät U20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.60 | 0.900 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | U17 SM-sarja | Kärpät U17 Etelä | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | 0.932 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | U16 SM-sarja | Kärpät U16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.927 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | MIN | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.99 | 0.938 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.55 |
| 3 Year AVG | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 960 | 1.99 | 0.938 | 1810 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36.0 | |
| CAREER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1.99 | 0.938 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Regular Season Quarterly Comparison
2023-2024
| Quarter | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | QUAL | QUAL% | GSAA |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
2022-2023
| Quarter | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | QUAL | QUAL% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.23 | 0.878 | 1 | 50.0 | -1.30 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | QS | QS% | RBS | RBS% | GSAA | EV SV% | PP SV% | SH SV% | 1-15ft SV% | 16-30ft SV% | 31+ft SV% | Weeks Active | QW | QW% | RBW | RBW% | SW | SW% |
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Clutch Report
| Season | GP | 3P GA | 3P SA | 3P SV% | OT GA | OT SA | OT SV% | TOT GA | TOT SA | TOT SV% |
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Goalie Stats
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Organization
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