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Leevi Meriläinen

Position Goaltender Current Team Ottawa Senators
Catches Left Current Contract 1 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 186 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 23
Age 22 (Aug 13, 2002) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted 2020, Round 3, Overall 71 (OTT)
Date Team Transaction
Jun 30, 2025 Ottawa Senators Signed 1 year @ $1.050M AAV starting in 2025-26
Apr 19, 2025 Ottawa Senators Recalled from AHL
Mar 12, 2025 Ottawa Senators Assigned to AHL
Mar 11, 2025 Ottawa Senators Recalled from AHL
Feb 2, 2025 Ottawa Senators Assigned to AHL
Dec 27, 2024 Ottawa Senators Recalled from AHL
Dec 23, 2024 Ottawa Senators Assigned to AHL
Dec 15, 2024 Ottawa Senators Recalled from AHL
Oct 25, 2024 Ottawa Senators Assigned to AHL
Oct 22, 2024 Ottawa Senators Recalled from AHL
Jun 14, 2021 Ottawa Senators Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2017-18 U16 SM-sarja Kärpät U16 12 1.75 0.921 4 1.50 0.927
2018-19 U18 SM-sarja Kärpät U18 5 104 15 0.856
2018-19 U17 SM-sarja Kärpät U17 Etelä 22 717 59 0.918 6 206 14 2.33 0.932
2019-20 U18 SM-sarja Kärpät U18 19 468 27 0.942
2019-20 U20 SM-sarja Kärpät U20 16 403 37 0.908
2020-21 U20 SM-sarja Kärpät U20 22 513 34 0.934 5 130 13 2.60 0.900
2021-22 WJC-20 Finland U20 4 3 1 103 11 2.70 0.893
2021-22 OHL Kingston Frontenacs 53 31 16 5 1553 169 3.29 0.891 11 5 5 347 39 3.69 0.888
2022-23 Liiga Kärpät 42 18 13 7 919 75 2.02 0.918
2022-23 AHL Belleville Senators 4 3 105 7 2.06 0.933
2022-23 NHL Ottawa Senators 2 2 1 1 49 6 4.23 0.878
2023-24 ECHL Allen Americans 13 9 4 499 37 2.97 0.926
2023-24 AHL Belleville Senators 24 10 9 1 662 62 2.87 0.906 1 1 1 29 2 2.09 0.931
2024-25 AHL Belleville Senators 37 18 12 4 919 80 2.37 0.913
2024-25 NHL Ottawa Senators 12 12 8 3 1 295 22 1.99 0.925
NHL Career 14 14 8 4 2 344 28 2.25 0.919

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2022-23 OTT 2 61:17 44.06 32.31 2.19 1.96 0.23 93.94 93.23 0.71
2024-25 OTT 12 510:09 36.81 24.70 1.85 2.00 -0.14 91.90 92.49 -0.59

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2022-23 OTT 2 6:15 96.00 67.20 9.79 19.20 -9.41 71.43 85.43 -14.00
2024-25 OTT 12 53:24 61.80 46.07 6.92 3.37 3.55 92.68 84.97 7.71

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 23 $1,050,000 $1,050,000 - - $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000 RFA
Total - - $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000
Signed: June 30, 2025
Team: Ottawa Senators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.1

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 19 $838,333 $838,333 - $80,000 - $80,000 - ELC
2022-23 20 $820,000 $820,000 - $80,000 $750,000 $830,000 $80,000 ELC
2023-24 21 $820,000 $820,000 - $80,000 $775,000 $855,000 $80,000 ELC
2024-25 22 $820,000 $820,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $80,000 ELC
Total - $240,000 $2,300,000 $2,540,000 $240,000
Signed: June 14, 2021
Team: Ottawa Senators
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA
Note: This entry level contract slid one season as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

*Age is as of September 15