#8 · Right Wing · Inactive

Saku Maenalanen

Age: 32
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 214 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Kemi, FIN

GP: 64
G: 4
A: 6
P: 10
+/-: 0
SOG: 61

Drafted 2013 · Round 5, #125 overall (NSH)

Advanced · 2022–23

CF%: 46.3; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 42.5; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -5.0; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.008; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 5.6; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -1.6; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 34.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 8:56; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

109 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Maenalanen is used

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Saku Maenalanen

How he’s used · 2022–23 · 64 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 0:00; 8:56 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 34.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 42.5%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 46.3%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Maenalanen–

NHL average–

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Maenalanen–

NHL average–

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team									TOI
2022–23	Winnipeg Jets	64	4	6	10	0	16	61	6.6	10:20
2022–23 (P)	Winnipeg Jets	5	0	1	1	0	12	3	0.0	8:31
2018–19	Carolina Hurricanes	34	4	4	8	0	20	36	11.1	9:26
2018–19 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	9	0	1	1	+1	6	7	0.0	10:09

	Opp							TOI
Thu, Apr 13	@COL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	11:37
Tue, Apr 11	@MIN	0	0	0	0	1	2	5:58
Mon, Apr 10	vsSJS	0	0	0	0	0	0	9:29
Sat, Apr 8	vsNSH	0	0	0	0	2	0	6:13
Wed, Apr 5	vsCGY	0	0	0	0	1	0	8:19
Tue, Mar 28	@SJS	0	0	0	-1	1	0	7:21
Sat, Mar 25	@LAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	7:17
Thu, Mar 23	@ANA	0	0	0	0	2	0	8:59
Tue, Mar 21	vsARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	7:14
Sun, Mar 19	@STL	0	0	0	0	1	0	7:35
Sat, Mar 18	@NSH	0	0	0	0	2	0	7:40
Thu, Mar 16	vsBOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	8:07
Tue, Mar 14	@CAR	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:12
Sun, Mar 12	@TBL	0	0	0	+1	1	0	11:26
Sat, Mar 11	@FLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:09
Wed, Mar 8	vsMIN	0	0	0	-1	0	0	6:20
Mon, Mar 6	vsSJS	0	0	0	0	1	0	5:57
Sat, Mar 4	vsEDM	0	0	0	+1	0	0	10:22
Fri, Mar 3	@EDM	0	2	2	+1	1	2	11:51
Tue, Feb 28	vsLAK	0	0	0	-1	0	0	8:52
Sun, Feb 26	vsNYI	0	0	0	0	0	0	8:34
Fri, Feb 24	vsCOL	0	0	0	0	2	2	11:45
Wed, Feb 22	@NYI	0	0	0	0	2	0	7:52
Mon, Feb 20	@NYR	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:49
Sun, Feb 19	@NJD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	10:40
Thu, Feb 16	@CBJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	6:18
Tue, Feb 14	vsSEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	9:54
Sat, Feb 11	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	1	0	11:50
Mon, Jan 30	vsSTL	0	2	2	+2	3	0	12:35
Sat, Jan 28	vsPHI	0	0	0	0	2	0	10:00
Thu, Jan 26	vsBUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	6:16
Tue, Jan 24	@NSH	0	0	0	-2	0	0	9:31
Sun, Jan 22	@PHI	0	0	0	+1	2	0	10:52
Sat, Jan 21	@OTT	0	0	0	0	0	0	9:48
Thu, Jan 19	@TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:16
Tue, Jan 17	@MTL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	12:10
Sun, Jan 15	vsARI	0	0	0	0	1	2	10:54
Fri, Jan 13	@PIT	0	0	0	-1	1	0	15:52
Thu, Jan 12	@BUF	0	0	0	0	0	2	12:43
Thu, Dec 8	@STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1:11
Tue, Dec 6	vsFLA	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:29
Sun, Dec 4	vsANA	1	1	2	+2	3	0	17:05
Fri, Dec 2	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	2	0	14:10
Tue, Nov 29	vsCOL	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:33
Sun, Nov 27	@CHI	2	0	2	+2	5	0	14:56
Fri, Nov 25	@DAL	0	0	0	0	1	2	9:55
Wed, Nov 23	@MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:40
Mon, Nov 21	vsCAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	13:16
Sat, Nov 19	vsPIT	0	0	0	0	3	2	15:45
Thu, Nov 17	vsANA	0	0	0	-1	1	0	13:17
Sun, Nov 13	@SEA	0	0	0	0	0	2	8:36
Sat, Nov 12	@CGY	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:21
Tue, Nov 8	vsDAL	1	0	1	+1	2	0	14:35
Sat, Nov 5	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	5	0	10:57
Thu, Nov 3	vsMTL	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:05
Sun, Oct 30	@VGK	0	0	0	0	1	0	9:56
Fri, Oct 28	@ARI	0	0	0	0	0	0	8:13
Thu, Oct 27	@LAK	0	0	0	+1	0	0	8:45
Mon, Oct 24	vsSTL	0	0	0	0	1	0	7:56
Sat, Oct 22	vsTOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	10:54
Thu, Oct 20	@VGK	0	0	0	+1	0	0	13:37
Wed, Oct 19	@COL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	13:52
Mon, Oct 17	@DAL	0	0	0	-2	1	0	7:44
Fri, Oct 14	vsNYR	0	1	1	+1	1	0	8:50

	Team / League										TOI
2026–27	SCL Tigers · NL	11	5	4	9	+2	10	–	–	–	–
2025–26	SCL Tigers · NL	47	9	21	30	+6	43	–	–	–	–
2024–25	SCL Tigers · NL	27	8	10	18	+12	14	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Kärpät · Spengler Cup	2	1	2	3	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2024–25	Finland · EHT	3	1	0	1	+1	4	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	SCL Tigers · NL	9	1	5	6	-4	4	–	–	–	–
2023–24	SCL Tigers · NL	44	11	9	20	-9	40	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Finland · EHT	5	0	0	0	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Finland · WC	7	1	1	2	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Kärpät · Liiga	47	13	28	41	+14	67	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland · EHT	7	0	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland · OG	6	0	1	1	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Finland · WC	9	2	0	2	+3	29	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Kärpät · Liiga	7	1	0	1	-2	4	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Jokerit · KHL	38	4	8	12	+5	48	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Finland · WC	10	1	3	4	+5	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Finland · EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Jokerit · KHL	4	0	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Jokerit · KHL	26	5	4	9	-7	8	–	–	–	–
2019–20 (P)	Jokerit · KHL	6	2	3	5	+4	6	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Charlotte Checkers · AHL	31	7	7	14	-14	8	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Kärpät · Liiga	59	17	29	46	+20	26	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Finland · WC	8	2	1	3	+1	8	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Kärpät · Liiga	18	5	5	10	+4	16	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Kärpät · Liiga	34	11	10	21	+6	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Kärpät · Champions HL	4	1	3	4	+4	4	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Kärpät · Liiga	2	0	0	0	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Kärpät · Liiga	46	6	10	16	+9	14	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Kärpät · Champions HL	12	2	1	3	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Kärpät · Liiga	13	3	1	4	+1	6	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Karpat Jr. · Fin-Jr.	6	2	6	8	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Hokki · Finland-2	17	5	8	13	–	6	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Pelicans · Finland	8	1	0	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Karpat · Finland	20	4	1	5	–	2	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Hokki · Finland-2	10	2	4	6	–	22	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Karpat · Finland	7	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Jokipojat · Finland-2	15	9	6	15	–	4	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Finland · WJC-A	7	7	4	11	+9	0	1	23	–	–
2013–14	Karpat Jr. · Fin-Jr.	5	3	3	6	–	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Karpat · Finland	25	4	3	7	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Karpat Jr. · Fin-Jr.	12	4	4	8	–	10	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Karpat Jr. · Fin-Jr.	45	23	35	58	–	43	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Karpat Jr. · Fin-Jr.	5	5	2	7	–	18	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Karpat U18 · Fin-U18	41	14	35	49	–	72	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Karpat U18 · Fin-U18	12	8	4	12	–	6	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Laser U18 · Fin-U18	26	27	38	65	–	20	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Karpat U18 · Fin-U18	1	0	0	0	–	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Kärpät U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja Q	5	4	8	12	0	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	Kärpät U16 · U16 SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–