Leevi Meriläinen

#31Goaltender6'3"185 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2026-27 regular season

0 starts

0-0-0

Record

.909

SV%

11 SA

1.96

GAA

G · VAN · NHL id 8482447

Leevi Meriläinen has appeared in 1 game for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, starting 0, with a 0-0-0 record and .909 save percentage on 11 shots (1 goals against). In 2025-26 he went 8-10-1 with a .860 save percentage in 20 games.

Right now

Recent workload and form

Last appearance

Oct 1 vs EDM

Relief · 10/11 saves

Last 1 games

.909

10 saves on 11 shots

Starts

0 of 1

appearances this season

Minutes

30:41

per appearance

Starts and workload

2026-27 · last 1 appearances, oldest first

Relief.909EDM

Save % by game, line at .900

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among goalies

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Save %1st0.860

High-danger save %23rd24.787

Mid-range save %1st0.801

Long-range save %1st2.924

5v5 save %1st0.869

Games above .9003rd326.3%

Goals-against average5th53.51

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among goalies this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shots against

2026-27 · 15 unblocked attempts faced, 11 on goal, 1 goal

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Blocked attempts are excluded; the net is at the right (or the top on phones). Strength is from the goalie's team's view.

Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among goalies. Each stat links to its explainer.

2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .909 SV%.

Goaltending

Games played20
Games started1962nd of 98
Wins862nd of 72
Overtime losses167th of 72
Shutouts050th of 72
Save %.86071st of 72
Goals-against average3.5165th of 72
Goals against6411th of 72
Saves39368th of 72
Goals saved above expected−19.370th of 72
High-danger save %.78753rd of 72
Rebounds prevented /100−2.8269th of 72

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 20 games through the sequence engine

How shot classes work

Leaders

Save percentage by shot class against the league
Class	SA	SV%	League	Diff
	57	.789	.842	−5.2 pts
	43	.907	.920	−1.3 pts
Cycle	187	.866	.899	−3.3 pts
Off the draw	18	.889	.950	−6.1 pts

Unblocked save % .904 vs .931 expected from his shot mix: −2.68 pts (±2.24)

Leaders

Prevented /100: −2.82
Rebounds: 59vs 47.9 exp.
Rate: 15.0%of 393 saves

A rebound is an opponent attempt within 3 seconds of a save. Expected rebounds use the shot-by-shot model; positive means fewer second chances than expected.

Game log

1 game in 2026-27, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	DEC	SA	SV	GA
Oct 1	vs EDM	L 7-9	RL	11	10	1	.909	30:41

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP	SA	GA		CA/60
All situations	1	30:41	30:41	11	1	.909	37.2
Even strength	1	23:53	23:53	6	0	1.000	27.6
5v5	1	23:53	23:53	6	0	1.000	27.6
Power play	1	4:12	4:12	0	0	—	0.0
Penalty kill	1	2:36	2:36	5	1	.800	184.6
5v4	1	4:12	4:12	0	0	—	0.0
4v5	1	2:36	2:36	5	1	.800	184.6

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	GS	W-L-OTL	SA	SV	GA		GAA
2026-27	VAN	1	0	0-0-0	11	10	1	.909	1.96
2025-26	OTT	20	19	8-10-1	457	393	64	.860	3.51
2024-25	OTT	12	11	8-3-1	295	273	22	.925	1.99
2022-23	OTT	2	2	0-1-1	49	43	6	.878	4.23