MACKLIN CELEBRINI - Celebrini will miss Monday's road matchup against the Stars with a lower-body injury. ANDREI VASILEVSKIY - Vasilevskiy will defend the home crease in Monday's clash against the Flyers, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site. TRISTAN JARRY - Jarry will start Saturday's road game against San Jose, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. DEVON LEVI - Levi will be between the pipes on the road against Anaheim on Wednesday, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. CONNOR ZARY - Zary was placed on waivers by the Flames on Monday, Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM reports. YAROSLAV ASKAROV - Askarov was the first goalie off the ice during Monday's morning skate, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Dallas. DANILA YUROV - Yurov (upper body) may not be available for Tuesday's matchup against Buffalo, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. DANILA YUROV - Yurov (undisclosed) may not be available for Tuesday's matchup against Buffalo, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. DENVER BARKEY - Barkey (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site. CONNOR BEDARD - Bedard (shoulder) was on the ice for Monday's practice session, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports. MACKLIN CELEBRINI - Celebrini will miss Monday's road matchup against the Stars with a lower-body injury. ANDREI VASILEVSKIY - Vasilevskiy will defend the home crease in Monday's clash against the Flyers, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site. TRISTAN JARRY - Jarry will start Saturday's road game against San Jose, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. DEVON LEVI - Levi will be between the pipes on the road against Anaheim on Wednesday, Oilers play-by-play announcer Jack Michaels reports. CONNOR ZARY - Zary was placed on waivers by the Flames on Monday, Pat Steinberg of QR Calgary 770 AM reports. YAROSLAV ASKAROV - Askarov was the first goalie off the ice during Monday's morning skate, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against Dallas. DANILA YUROV - Yurov (upper body) may not be available for Tuesday's matchup against Buffalo, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. DANILA YUROV - Yurov (undisclosed) may not be available for Tuesday's matchup against Buffalo, Joe Smith of The Athletic reports. DENVER BARKEY - Barkey (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site. CONNOR BEDARD - Bedard (shoulder) was on the ice for Monday's practice session, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports. Get more news updates on our Player Newsfeed!

#31 LEEVI MERILAINEN (G)
VANCOUVER CANUCKS
 

Age 24.1 Birth Date 2002-08-13
Catches L Draft Info 2020 (3/71)
Height 6'3 Fantrax Roster% 19
Weight 186 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country FIN Status On Roster
2026-2027 Regular Season   Goalie Card
GP W GAA SV% QS% SO
211.320.94350.00
PROSPECT UPSIDE
7.5 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
75%
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2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
1,100,000 2030 RFA Yes No
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2026-20271,100,0001,100,000

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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

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 8@CAR
Oct 10@N.J
Oct 11@NYR
Oct 13@NYI
Oct 15@FLA
Oct 17@T.B
Oct 20CAR
Oct 22DET
Oct 25MIN
Oct 27@ANA
Oct 29@S.J
Oct 31TOR
Nov 3ANA
Nov 5@WPG
Nov 7@EDM
Nov 9PHI
Nov 13NYR
Nov 15@VGK
Nov 16@UTA
Nov 19@SEA
Nov 21MIN
Nov 22CHI
Nov 25@DET
Nov 27@PHI
Nov 29@BOS
Dec 1@WSH
Dec 4BUF
Dec 5DAL
Dec 7WSH
Dec 10NSH
Dec 12@L.A
Dec 14@S.J
Dec 16@ANA
Dec 19S.J
Dec 21UTA
Dec 26@CGY
Dec 28L.A
Dec 30SEA
Jan 2@UTA
Jan 3@SEA
Jan 5NYI
Jan 7T.B
Jan 9FLA
Jan 14SEA
Jan 16CBJ
Jan 18@COL
Jan 20@NSH
Jan 22@CHI
Jan 23@PIT
Jan 26@MIN
Jan 28@DAL
Jan 30@STL
Feb 1MTL
Feb 3N.J
Feb 13WPG
Feb 16PIT
Feb 18OTT
Feb 20COL
Feb 21BOS
Feb 23@DAL
Feb 25@STL
Feb 27CGY
Mar 3CHI
Mar 6@MTL
Mar 9@BUF
Mar 11@CBJ
Mar 13@TOR
Mar 14@OTT
Mar 17NSH
Mar 20STL
Mar 21EDM
Mar 23L.A
Mar 25VGK
Mar 27ANA
Mar 29@L.A
Mar 31@VGK
Apr 3S.J
Apr 6COL
Apr 9@WPG
Apr 10@CGY

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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

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 8@CAR
Oct 10@N.J
Oct 11@NYR
Oct 13@NYI
Oct 15@FLA
Oct 17@T.B
Oct 20CAR
Oct 22DET
Oct 25MIN
Oct 27@ANA
Oct 29@S.J
Oct 31TOR
Nov 3ANA
Nov 5@WPG
Nov 7@EDM
Nov 9PHI
Nov 13NYR
Nov 15@VGK
Nov 16@UTA
Nov 19@SEA
Nov 21MIN
Nov 22CHI
Nov 25@DET
Nov 27@PHI
Nov 29@BOS
Dec 1@WSH
Dec 4BUF
Dec 5DAL
Dec 7WSH
Dec 10NSH
Dec 12@L.A
Dec 14@S.J
Dec 16@ANA
Dec 19S.J
Dec 21UTA
Dec 26@CGY
Dec 28L.A
Dec 30SEA
Jan 2@UTA
Jan 3@SEA
Jan 5NYI
Jan 7T.B
Jan 9FLA
Jan 14SEA
Jan 16CBJ
Jan 18@COL
Jan 20@NSH
Jan 22@CHI
Jan 23@PIT
Jan 26@MIN
Jan 28@DAL
Jan 30@STL
Feb 1MTL
Feb 3N.J
Feb 13WPG
Feb 16PIT
Feb 18OTT
Feb 20COL
Feb 21BOS
Feb 23@DAL
Feb 25@STL
Feb 27CGY
Mar 3CHI
Mar 6@MTL
Mar 9@BUF
Mar 11@CBJ
Mar 13@TOR
Mar 14@OTT
Mar 17NSH
Mar 20STL
Mar 21EDM
Mar 23L.A
Mar 25VGK
Mar 27ANA
Mar 29@L.A
Mar 31@VGK
Apr 3S.J
Apr 6COL
Apr 9@WPG
Apr 10@CGY

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2026-2027 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

Vancouver Canucks Last Game Lines (2026-10-04)

Opponent: Vegas Golden Knights
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
17:0914.8ELIAS PETTERSSON - LINUS KARLSSON - MARCO ROSSI0002166.74450.0
26:1312.9BROCK BOESER - PAUL COTTER - LIAM OHGREN01-10100.01156.3
35:1711.0DREW O'CONNOR - ARSHDEEP BAINS - MAX SASSON0002250.05455.6
44:178.9JONATHAN LEKKERIMAKI - ARSHDEEP BAINS - MAX SASSON00010100.04266.7
53:106.6BRENDAN GALLAGHER - DREW O'CONNOR - AATU RATY0001150.01325.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
18:3817.9JAMIE OLEKSIAK - TOM WILLANDER0001614.31109.1
27:2215.3FILIP HRONEK - ELIAS PETTERSSON0001614.331220.0
37:1915.2TOM WILLANDER - ZEEV BUIUM01-14266.77463.6
45:4011.8LUKE SCHENN - ZEEV BUIUM0001325.02820.0
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:5473.1BROCK BOESER - ELIAS PETTERSSON - PAUL COTTER - MARCO ROSSI10120100.020100.0
20:4217.6LINUS KARLSSON - JONATHAN LEKKERIMAKI - LIAM OHGREN000000.010100.0
30:062.5DREW O'CONNOR - MAX SASSON000000.0000.0
40:041.7AATU RATY - JONATHAN LEKKERIMAKI - LIAM OHGREN000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:5473.1FILIP HRONEK10120100.020100.0
20:4719.7TOM WILLANDER - ZEEV BUIUM000000.010100.0
30:083.4LUKE SCHENN - TOM WILLANDER - ZEEV BUIUM000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:3745.9DREW O'CONNOR - MAX SASSON01-11420.021016.7
22:0726.8PAUL COTTER - ARSHDEEP BAINS000010.0020.0
31:3219.5ELIAS PETTERSSON - LIAM OHGREN0001150.01233.3
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:0238.5FILIP HRONEK - ELIAS PETTERSSON01-11516.72918.2
21:4422.0JAMIE OLEKSIAK - FILIP HRONEK000010.0030.0
31:0513.7LUKE SCHENN - JAMIE OLEKSIAK000010.0030.0

VANCOUVER CANUCKS 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

VANCOUVER CANUCKS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
LEEVI MERILAINEN24.120203717.57.5
AKU KOSKENVUO23.6202151376.03.0
TY YOUNG22.0202251444.54.0
NIKITA TOLOPILO26.40005.04.5
DMITRI IVCHENKO18.220263785.04.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% xGA GSAx Steals PL
2026-2027VAN210002351.320.94390150.000.03.021.0200
2025-2026OTT2081010644573.510.8601094630.0735.047.85-16.1513
2024-2025OTT128313222961.990.926662758.3325.026.114.1100
2022-2023OTT201106494.230.87885150.000.00.000.000
3 Year AVG6030234515513912.860.88832612541.21829.40.000.000
CAREER36171433948372.920.88819331541.71027.80.000.000

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP W L T/OTL GA SV GAA SV% SO MIN
2024-2025AHLBelleville Senators37181248002.370.91342026:00
2023-2024AHLBelleville Senators2410916202.870.90611298:00
2023-2024ECHLAllen Americans139403702.970.9260748:00
2022-2023LiigaKarpat42181377502.020.91882228:00
2022-2023AHLBelleville Senators4300702.060.9331204:00
2021-2022OHLKingston Frontenacs533116516903.290.89123081:00
2021-2022WJC-20Finland U2043101102.700.8930244:00
2020-2021U20 SM-sarjaKarpat U20220003400.000.93400
2019-2020U18 SM-sarjaKarpat U18190002700.000.94200
2019-2020U20 SM-liigaKarpat U20160003700.000.90800
2018-2019U17 SM-sarjaKarpat U17 Etela220005900.000.91800
2018-2019U18 SM-sarjaKarpat U1850001500.000.85600
2017-2018U16 SM-sarjaKarpat U1612000001.750.92100
Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% xGA GSAx Steals PL

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

 AHL Profile Page
Season League Team GP W L T/OTL GA SV GAA SV% SO MIN
2023-2024AHLBelleville Senators1011202.090.931058:00
2021-2022OHLKingston Frontenacs115503903.690.8880635:00
2020-2021U20 SM-sarjaKarpat U2050001302.600.90000
2018-2019U17 SM-sarjaKarpat U17 Etela60001402.330.93200
2017-2018U16 SM-sarjaKarpat U164000001.500.92700
Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% xGA GSAx Steals PL
2026-2027OTT101006277.800.7784600.01100.00.000.001
2025-2026OTT3010013675.690.80613600.0266.70.000.000
2023-2024OTT100001161.990.9383000.000.00.000.000
3 Year AVG600300028514106.220.798274700.04575.00.000.000
CAREER50200201105.630.81821300.0360.00.000.000

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2026-2027

QuarterGPWLOTLGAASV%QUALQUAL%GSAA
121001.320.9432100.01.89
2000000000.00
3000000000.00
4000000000.00

2025-2026

QuarterGPWLOTLGAASV%QUALQUAL%GSAA
163303.400.874233.3-3.46
2135703.350.864215.4-8.98
310015.950.68400.0-4.02
4000000000.00

Advanced Stats

Season GP QS QS% RBS RBS% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 EV SV% PP SV% SH SV% 1-15ft SV% 16-30ft SV% 31+ft SV%

Quality Weeks

Season GP Weeks Active QW QW% RBW RBW% SW SW%

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