#39 WALTTERI MERELA (R)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
 


Age 26.6 Birth Date 1998-07-06
Shoots R Draft Info N/A
Height 6'3 Fantrax Roster% 1
Weight 210 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country FIN Status Off Roster
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Date Type News
2024-06-10Player UpdateMerela signed a one-year contract with SC Bern of Switzerland's National League on Monday, per Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times.
2024-01-28Player UpdateMerela was reassigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday.
2024-01-16Player UpdateMerela was promoted from AHL Syracuse on Tuesday.
2023-11-17Player UpdateMerela was demoted to AHL Syracuse on Friday.
2023-11-08Player UpdateMerela was recalled from AHL Syracuse on Wednesday.
2023-11-06ArticleRamblings: Bedard, Devils without J. Hughes, Fowler, AHL Prospect Check-In, Power Rankings
2023-11-05Player UpdateMerela was assigned to AHL Syracuse on Sunday.

Salary/CapHit Information

2024-2025 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
2026 No No
Year Cap Hit AAV

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8484325

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 9@MTL
Feb 23SEA
Feb 25EDM
Feb 27CGY
Mar 1@WSH
Mar 3@FLA
Mar 4CBJ
Mar 6BUF
Mar 8BOS
Mar 11@CAR
Mar 13@PHI
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17PHI
Mar 20@DAL
Mar 22@UTA
Mar 23@VGK
Mar 25PIT
Mar 27UTA
Mar 29NYI
Apr 1@NYI
Apr 3@OTT
Apr 5@BUF
Apr 7@NYR
Apr 9TOR
Apr 11DET
Apr 13BUF
Apr 15FLA
Apr 17@NYR

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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 9@MTL
Feb 23SEA
Feb 25EDM
Feb 27CGY
Mar 1@WSH
Mar 3@FLA
Mar 4CBJ
Mar 6BUF
Mar 8BOS
Mar 11@CAR
Mar 13@PHI
Mar 15@BOS
Mar 17PHI
Mar 20@DAL
Mar 22@UTA
Mar 23@VGK
Mar 25PIT
Mar 27UTA
Mar 29NYI
Apr 1@NYI
Apr 3@OTT
Apr 5@BUF
Apr 7@NYR
Apr 9TOR
Apr 11DET
Apr 13BUF
Apr 15FLA
Apr 17@NYR

DraftKings

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2024-2025 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

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Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

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Tampa Bay Lightning Last Game Lines (2025-02-09)

Opponent: Montreal Canadiens
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
111:4221.5BRAYDEN POINT - NICK PAUL - BRANDON HAGEL1013925.062420.0
29:5818.3JAKE GUENTZEL - ANTHONY CIRELLI - GAGE GONCALVES11041225.0102033.3
37:4714.3CAM ATKINSON - ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - MICHAEL EYSSIMONT1012340.04833.3
46:3112.0LUKE GLENDENING - MITCHELL CHAFFEE - DYLAN DUKE01-11325.02820.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
117:5332.8RYAN MCDONAGH - ERIK CERNAK2025741.7171848.6
215:0527.7VICTOR HEDMAN - NICK PERBIX02-231417.663514.6
311:5121.8DARREN RADDYSH - EMIL LILLEBERG0004833.3101540.0
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:3996.1BRAYDEN POINT - JAKE GUENTZEL - ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL10140100.060100.0
20:043.9LUKE GLENDENING - BRAYDEN POINT - ANTHONY CIRELLI00010100.010100.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:3996.1VICTOR HEDMAN10140100.060100.0
20:043.9VICTOR HEDMAN - DARREN RADDYSH00010100.010100.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:1331.9ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - LUKE GLENDENING000000.0000.0
21:0126.6ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL0001150.01325.0
30:3214.0ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - JAKE GUENTZEL000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:4445.4VICTOR HEDMAN - EMIL LILLEBERG000000.0000.0
21:2436.7RYAN MCDONAGH - ERIK CERNAK0001150.01325.0
30:3214.0VICTOR HEDMAN - ERIK CERNAK000000.0000.0

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 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

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
HUGO ALNEFELT23.720193715.03.0
HARRISON MENEGHIN20.4202472065.03.0

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
2023-2024T.B191010.05424175.90.93200006125.000:010.221.509:49
CAREER 191010.05424175.90.93200006125.000:010.221.509:49

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
2023-2024T.B1910.0500.0010.0540.21170.8900.00321.6860.3210.05

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2024-2025NLSC Bern461819370.8027700.00031
2023-2024AHLSyracuse Crunch551519340.6216-200.00025
2022-2023LiigaTappara411518330.8047100.00030
2022-2023Champions HLTappara72240.572000.000
2022-2023EHTFinland50220.400100.000
2022-2023WCFinland11011.000100.000
2021-2022LiigaTappara572123440.77383100.00029
2021-2022Champions HLTappara113470.648-200.000
2021-2022EHTFinland31010.330000.000
2020-2021LiigaPelicans571017270.47551200.00018
2019-2020LiigaPelicans48711180.3816-300.00014
2019-2020MestisPeliitat103470.7014-100.000
2019-2020Champions HLPelicans51230.606-100.000
2019-2020U20 SM-sarjaPelicans U2021231.506400.000
2018-2019U20 SM-sarjaPelicans U20322232541.69672400.000
2018-2019MestisPeliitat91450.560-100.000
2018-2019LiigaPelicans90110.110-400.0004
2017-2018U20 SM-sarjaTappara U20361014240.6710600.000
2016-2017U20 SM-sarjaTappara U203046100.336200.000
2015-2016U18 SM-sarjaTappara U184357120.284000.000
2014-2015U17 SM-sarjaTappara U17391316290.7439000.000
2013-2014U17 MestisUplakers U1728827351.2518000.000
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)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2023-2024AHLSyracuse Crunch83030.382200.00015
2022-2023LiigaTappara1486141.004600.00037
2021-2022LiigaTappara151780.538700.00020
2020-2021LiigaPelicans51010.204300.0007
2019-2020U20 SM-sarjaPelicans U2010000.000000.000
2018-2019U20 SM-sarjaPelicans U20103690.9012400.000
2017-2018U20 SM-sarjaTappara U2072240.572000.000
2016-2017U20 SM-sarjaTappara U2020000.000000.000
2014-2015U17 SM-sarjaTappara U1744151.254000.000
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
2023-2024T.B52240.8066312633.31.240000600.000:4420.624.810:06
CAREER 52240.8066312633.31.240000600.000:4420.624.810:06

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
2023-2024T.B520.4020.4040.80122.4061.2000.0040.8061.2000.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
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Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2023-2024

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
1140001600:0010:34
20000000:00:0
35101100:007:40
40000000:00:0

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

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Power Play Line Combinations

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