CONNOR MCDAVID - McDavid had two assists in a 7-2 loss to Toronto on Saturday. DANIIL TARASOV - Tarasov (undisclosed) won't suit up versus the Flames on Saturday. VICTOR HEDMAN - Hedman (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Mammoth. DENNIS HILDEBY - Hildeby is expected to start on the road against Utah on Saturday, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley. CARTER HART - Hart will protect the road goal versus the Blue Jackets on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. LOGAN THOMPSON - Thompson (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site. JARED MCCANN - McCann (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, according to the NHL media site. FELIX UNGER SORUM - Unger Sorum was reassigned to AHL Chicago on Saturday. ANTHONY STOLARZ - Stolarz will guard the road goal against Edmonton on Saturday, per David Alter of The Hockey News. JOEY DACCORD - Daccord is slated to start at home against Minnesota on Saturday, per Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network. CONNOR MCDAVID - McDavid had two assists in a 7-2 loss to Toronto on Saturday. DANIIL TARASOV - Tarasov (undisclosed) won't suit up versus the Flames on Saturday. VICTOR HEDMAN - Hedman (lower body) won't play Saturday versus the Mammoth. DENNIS HILDEBY - Hildeby is expected to start on the road against Utah on Saturday, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley. CARTER HART - Hart will protect the road goal versus the Blue Jackets on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. LOGAN THOMPSON - Thompson (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site. JARED MCCANN - McCann (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, according to the NHL media site. FELIX UNGER SORUM - Unger Sorum was reassigned to AHL Chicago on Saturday. ANTHONY STOLARZ - Stolarz will guard the road goal against Edmonton on Saturday, per David Alter of The Hockey News. JOEY DACCORD - Daccord is slated to start at home against Minnesota on Saturday, per Mike Benton of the Kraken Audio Network. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

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#26 ANTTI SAARELA (C)

 

Age 25.3 Birth Date 2001-06-27
Shoots L Draft Info 2019 (4/123)
Height 5'11 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 183 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country FIN Status Off Roster
2026-2027 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
0
PROSPECT UPSIDE
5.5 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
40%
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Date Type News
2023-03-28Player UpdateSaarela inked a two-year, entry-level contract with Chicago on Tuesday.

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2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
N/A 2028 RFA Yes No
Year Cap Hit AAV
NHL ID: 8481588

2026-2027 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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2026-2027 Regular Season Game Log

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

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2026-2027 Regular Season Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

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Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
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Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

2026-2027 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 QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
BRENT JOHNSON49.6199551293.03.0
IVAN PROSVETOV27.6201841144.85.5
FILIP LARSSON28.1201661675.54.5
KEVIN MANDOLESE26.1201861573.54.5
ISAIAH SAVILLE26.0201951353.03.5
IVAN FEDOTOV29.9201571886.85.0
JAKUB SKAREK26.920183724.04.5
VADIM ZHERENKO25.6201972085.55.5
MAGNUS CHRONA26.1201851524.04.5
LUKAS PARIK25.620193874.82.0
JOE VRBETIC24.0202172144.03.0
VYACHESLAV PEKSA24.1202161855.05.0
GARIN BJORKLUND24.4202061796.06.5
HUGO OLLAS24.5202071976.03.0
TALYN BOYKO24.0202141126.54.0
TRISTAN LENNOX24.020213935.05.0
BENJAMIN GAUDREAU23.720213815.62.8
JESPER VIKMAN24.6202051256.04.0
AMIR MIFTAKHOV26.4202061866.06.5
NIKITA QUAPP23.7202161874.04.0
JAN BEDNAR24.1202041075.52.0
TYLER BRENNAN23.0202241024.04.5
REID DYCK22.7202261835.03.0
JAKUB VONDRAS22.4202261714.04.0
NICK MALIK24.4202251604.51.5
YANIV PERETS26.60003.04.0
LANDON MILLER20.8202441262.52.0
RYERSON LEENDERS20.3202472197.07.0
OWEN SAY25.30003.03.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 84GP 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
2026-2027LiigaLukko16310130.8110700.00031
2025-2026LiigaLukko511525400.7820600.00030
2024-2025LiigaLukko591219310.53391900.00020
2023-2024AHLRockford IceHogs275160.2211-5210.823.809
2022-2023LiigaLukko41711180.4410-100.00017
2021-2022LiigaIlves37127190.5124600.00019
2020-2021LiigaIlves4777140.3051000.00011
2019-2020LiigaIlves4048120.3012700.00011
2019-2020WJC-20Finland U2070000.006-500.000
2018-2019LiigaLukko2428100.4220300.00016
2018-2019U20 SM-liigaLukko U202178150.7132-500.000
2018-2019WJC-18Finland U1851230.606-300.000
2018-2019Hlinka Gretzky CupFinland U1830000.002000.000
2017-2018U20 SM-liigaLukko 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 84GP 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
2025-2026LiigaLukko42020.500-300.00019
2024-2025LiigaLukko82240.504000.00019
2022-2023LiigaLukko62020.332000.00013
2020-2021LiigaIlves50330.604100.00023
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 84GP 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

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QuarterLine Combination

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

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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 Shot Map 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

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