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Leevi Merilainen: goalie game log & stats
Goalie, catches L, Vancouver Canucks · 2026-27 regular season · Team's next game: @ WPG, Thu, Nov 5 7:00 PM ET
Leevi Merilainen is 2-5-1 in 11 games (9 starts) with a .897 save percentage and a 3.31 GAA. Over his last 5 appearances he has stopped 131 of 151 shots (.868), below his season mark. 3 of his 9 starts were quality starts (save percentage of .913 or better).
Game log
| Date | Opp | Start | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs TOR | Started | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 58:13 |
| Oct 29 | @ SJS | Started | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 56:27 |
| Oct 27 | @ ANA | Started | W | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 62:47 |
| Oct 25 | vs MIN | Started | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 57:06 |
| Oct 20 | vs CAR | Started | L | 43 | 38 | 5 | .884 | 59:11 |
| Oct 15 | @ FLA | Started | OTL | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 62:23 |
| Oct 13 | @ NYI | Started | L | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 59:29 |
| Oct 10 | @ NJD | Started | – | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 54:33 |
| Oct 8 | @ CAR | Relief | – | 15 | 14 | 1 | .933 | 20:00 |
| Oct 3 | vs CGY | Started | W | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 |
| Oct 1 | vs EDM | Relief | – | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 30:41 |
SA = shots against, SV = saves, GA = goals against, Dec = decision (W, L or OTL; overtime and shootout losses are OTL). SV% = saves ÷ shots against. GAA = goals against per 60 minutes. Quality start (QS) = a start with a save percentage of .913 or better. Regular season only.
Splits
| Split | GP | GS | W-L-OT | SA | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | QS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 11 | 9 | 2-5-1 | 312 | 280 | 32 | .897 | 3.31 | 0 | 3 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | 151 | 131 | 20 | .868 | 4.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 9 | 2-5-1 | 301 | 270 | 31 | .897 | 3.38 | 0 | 3 |
| Home | 5 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 139 | 125 | 14 | .899 | 3.17 | 0 | 1 |
| Away | 6 | 5 | 1-2-1 | 173 | 155 | 18 | .896 | 3.42 | 0 | 2 |
Contract reported
| 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1.100M |
Source: NHL.com club release; via the CC0 nhl-contracts dataset. VAN cap sheet →
Vs opponent (2026-27)
| Opponent | GP | GS | W-L-OT | SA | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | QS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 2 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 58 | 52 | 6 | .897 | 4.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Anaheim Ducks | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 4.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Calgary Flames | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | .958 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 1 | 0-0-1 | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 2.89 | 0 | 1 |
| Minnesota Wild | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 |
| New Jersey Devils | 1 | 1 | 0-0-0 | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 3.30 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 38 | 35 | 3 | .921 | 3.03 | 0 | 1 |
| San Jose Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 3.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 |