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Leevi Meriläinen
Goalie #1 Senators $1.050M
Player Information

Leevi Meriläinen has 8 wins in 20 games with a .860 save percentage for the Ottawa Senators this season.

Selected in the 3rd round (No. 71) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Ottawa Senators, he has 16 wins in 34 regular-season games and a .885 save percentage with 3 shutouts.

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  • Country: Country FlagFIN
    Age: 23.5 yrs (13.08.2002)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 88 kg
    Catches: L
    Drafted: 71st in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoOttawa Senators
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 23-year-old has been a concern by goals saved above expected (GSAx: -17.3).

Relative to typical goalie benchmarks, he has been solid on low-danger chances, but a concern on medium-danger shots.

  • 57

    Overall Rating
    Overall: 75th of 75 Goalies
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    20.00
    150
    LowDangerSV
    0.95
    0.9250.975
    MediumDangerSV
    0.82
    0.8250.925
    HighDangerSV
    0.65
    0.6750.825
    GSAx
    -17.30
    -1525
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Leevi Meriläinen at his age (23.5 yrs):
    Filip Gustavsson (Rating of 60 in 2021, Today 79)
    James Reimer (Rating of 63 in 2011, Today 79)
    Joonas Korpisalo (Rating of 65 in 2017, Today 77)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.050M
Player Contract Value: $0.800M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 24.9 yrs (13.08.2002)
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Leevi Meriläinen
Recent Games
Year Team GP Wins GA SA SVP GAA TOI/G SO
08.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 3 18 .833 4.23 42:34 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 3 21 .857 3.11 57:47 0
13.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 1 1 20 .950 1.00 60:00 0
14.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 1 4 22 .818 4.00 60:00 0
17.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 6 19 .684 5.95 60:32 0
Total 5 2 17 100 .830 3.66 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP Wins GA SA SVP GAA TOI/G SO
2022-23 Team Logo Senators 2 0 6 49 .878 4.23 85:04 0
2024-25 Team Logo Senators 12 8 22 295 .925 1.99 662:58 3
2025-26 Team Logo Senators 20 8 64 457 .860 3.51 1094:28 0
Season Projection 45 18 144 1028 .860 3.51 2462:35 0
Total 34 16 92 801 .885 3.00 3
Playoffs
Year Team GP Wins GA SA SVP GAA TOI/G SO
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Age GP Season
GAA		 Season
SV%		 Career
GAA		 Career
SV%		 Overall
Rating		 Actual AAV
Leevi Meriläinen Team Logo 23.5 yrs 20 3.51 .860 3.00 .885 57 $1.050M
83% Samuel Ersson Team Logo 26.4 yrs 24 3.51 .856 3.08 .883 68 $1.450M
79% Charlie Lindgren Team Logo 32.2 yrs 18 3.37 .884 2.84 .903 69 $3.000M
78% Calvin Pickard Team Logo 33.9 yrs 16 3.68 .871 2.96 .901 71 $1.000M
77% Samuel Montembeault Team Logo 29.3 yrs 23 3.34 .875 3.22 .897 69 $3.150M
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