#28 · Center · Inactive

Aleksi Saarela

Age: 29
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 200 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Helsinki, FIN

GP: 9
G: 2
A: 2
P: 4
+/-: +2
SOG: 15

Drafted 2015 · Round 3, #89 overall (NYR)

Advanced · 2019–20

CF%: 52.4; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 50.9; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +9.6; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.043; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.3; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.7; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 44.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 11:34; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Saarela is used

#28 · C

Aleksi Saarela

How he’s used · 2019–20 · 9 games with shift charts

Line 3
PP · rarely

Ice time / game: 0:00; 11:34 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 44.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 50.9%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 52.4%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Saarela–

NHL average–

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Saarela–

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
2019–20	Florida Panthers	9	2	2	4	+2	15	13.3	12:15
2019–20 (P)	Florida Panthers	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	12:46
2018–19 (P)	Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	9:10

	Opp						TOI
Mon, Mar 9	@STL	0	2	2	+1	2	13:18
Thu, Feb 27	vsTOR	0	0	0	-1	2	12:02
Tue, Feb 25	@ARI	0	0	0	0	0	13:01
Sat, Feb 22	@VGK	1	0	1	0	3	12:35
Thu, Feb 20	@LAK	0	0	0	0	0	11:04
Wed, Feb 19	@ANA	1	0	1	+2	5	13:11
Tue, Dec 10	vsTBL	0	0	0	-1	0	11:46
Sun, Dec 8	vsSJS	0	0	0	+1	1	12:44
Sat, Dec 7	vsCBJ	0	0	0	0	2	10:33

	Team / League										TOI
2026–27	Lukko · Liiga	10	3	2	5	+4	0	–	–	–	–
2025–26	TPS · Liiga	53	20	15	35	-17	8	–	–	–	–
2024–25	SCL Tigers · NL	49	18	11	29	-5	2	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	SCL Tigers · NL	8	1	3	4	-2	0	–	–	–	–
2023–24	SCL Tigers · NL	50	18	23	41	-13	8	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Finland · EHT	3	1	0	1	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	SCL Tigers · NL	48	24	15	39	-5	10	–	–	–	–
2022–23	HC Davos · Spengler Cup	4	0	1	1	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	SCL Tigers · NL	6	2	4	6	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22	SCL Tigers · NL	31	10	12	22	-10	6	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Lukko · Liiga	43	23	14	37	+10	22	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Finland · EHT	3	1	0	1	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Lukko · Liiga	11	4	4	8	+4	4	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Rockford IceHogs · AHL	5	0	1	1	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Springfield Thunderbirds · AHL	43	12	19	31	-2	12	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Charlotte Checkers · AHL	69	30	24	54	+18	12	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Charlotte Checkers · AHL	17	7	8	15	+10	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Charlotte Checkers · AHL	69	25	18	43	+4	8	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Charlotte Checkers · AHL	8	2	1	3	+1	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Lukko · Liiga	49	15	13	28	-7	10	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Lukko · Champions HL	1	1	0	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Charlotte Checkers · AHL	9	6	4	10	+7	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Charlotte Checkers · AHL	5	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Ässät · Liiga	51	20	13	33	+4	14	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland U20 · WJC-20	7	4	3	7	+2	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Ässät U20 · U20 SM-liiga	2	0	2	2	0	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Finland · EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Ässät U20 · U20 SM-liiga	3	1	2	3	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Assat · Finland	51	6	6	12	–	18	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Assat · Finland	2	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Lukko Jr. · Fin-Jr.	17	6	16	22	–	8	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Lukko · Finland	12	0	2	2	–	2	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Finland · WJ18-A	2	1	0	1	-2	0	0	4	–	–
2012–13	Lukko U18 · Fin-U18	16	17	19	36	–	14	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Lukko Jr. · Fin-Jr.	22	8	10	18	–	6	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Lukko · Finland	3	1	1	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	Lukko Jr. · Fin-Jr.	10	2	6	8	–	2	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Lukko U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja Q	8	11	17	28	0	4	–	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Lukko U16 · U16 SM-sarja	9	14	15	29	–	4	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Lukko U16 · Jr. C SM-sarja Q	1	1	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	–