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Leevi Meriläinen

Ottawa Senators

Position G

Age 24

Height 6'2"

Weight 196LBS

Shoots L

Birth Place Oulu, FIN

Born Aug 12, 2002

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Key Insights

Regular Season 2025-26

Too much is getting past him this season

He is stopping .860 of what he faces.

88th in the league

Goals against

His goals-against average is 3.51.

81st highest goals-against average

He faces a light workload compared to his peers

He has made 393 saves this season.

68th in the league

The wins are not coming with him in net

He has 8 wins this season.

65th in the league

He is used sparingly compared to the rest of the league

Meriläinen has faced 666 shot attempts this season.

457 on goal, 64 past him, 68th of 74 goaltenders

He stays away from the traffic in front of the net

36.9% of what he faces comes from inside 25 feet.

246 of 666 attempts, 66th of 74 goaltenders

One shooter has solved him more than any other

The shot that beats him most often is the backhand: 18.5% of them go in.

10 goals on 54 of them

He has one opponent's number and it shows every meeting

Michael Eyssimont

He has stopped Michael Eyssimont on all 11 attempts.

the most attempts he has faced from one skater without conceding

One team shoots at him more than anybody else

Mika Zibanejad

No skater has tested Meriläinen more than Mika Zibanejad: 12 attempts and 1 past him.

91.7% stopped

One team shuts him down every time he sees them

The Sabres have solved him most often: 7 goals on 31 attempts.

22.6% of their attempts beat him

He saves his best hockey for one particular opponent

He has been at his best against the Canucks: 1 goal allowed on 36 attempts.

2.8% of their attempts beat him

He is letting in goals a good goalie would stop

Meriläinen has conceded 18.2 goals more than the chances against him say he should have.

64 against on 45.8 expected, 71st of 74 goaltenders

He gets almost nothing from long range

3.8% of the attempts he faces from beyond 40 feet end up in the net.

9 goals on 240 long-range attempts, 72nd of 74 goaltenders

He gets to the front of the net and cannot finish there

From inside 25 feet he turns away 86.2% of what reaches him.

34 goals on 246 close attempts, 63rd of 74 goaltenders

There is one spot shooters keep finding on him

The goals against him average 23.4 feet out, against 33.4 feet for everything he faces.

64 goals allowed, so he is beaten from closer than the average attempt

Lineups

Lineup combinations aren't tracked for goalies.

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Player Bio Data

DOB Aug 12, 2002

Birth Place Oulu, FIN

Height 6'2"

Weight 196 LBS

Shoots/Catches L

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