- Age
- 24
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Catches
- L
- Born
- Oulu, FIN
- GP
- 5
- W
- 1
- L
- 1
- SV%
- .926
- GAA
- 2.40
- SO
- 0
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2020 · Round 3, #71 overall (OTT)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 first 5 GP |
|---|---|---|
| GP | 5 | 5 |
| W | 1 | 3-2 |
| SV% | .926 | .875+.051 |
| GAA | 2.40 | 3.25-0.84 |
| SO | 0 | 0 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; SV% and GAA are compared in every column.
Advanced · 2026–27
- GSAx
- +2.5
- Goals saved above expected
- SV%
- .928
- Save percentage
- xSV%
- .929
- Expected save % (shot quality faced)
- xGA
- 10.6
- Expected goals against
Shots faced
164 unblocked shots faced, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .926 | 2.40 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Ottawa Senators | 20 | 8 | 10 | 1 | .860 | 3.51 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Ottawa Senators | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .925 | 1.99 | 3 |
| 2022–23 | Ottawa Senators | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .878 | 4.23 | 0 |
| Opp | DEC | TOI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ NYI | L | 38 | 3 | .921 | 59:29 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | @ NJD | – | 34 | 3 | .912 | 54:33 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | @ CAR | – | 15 | 1 | .933 | 20:00 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs CGY | W | 24 | 1 | .958 | 60:00 |
| Thu, Oct 1 | vs EDM | – | 11 | 1 | .909 | 30:41 |
| Team / League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Belleville Senators · AHL | 37 | 18 | 12 | 4 | .913 | 2.37 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | Allen Americans · ECHL | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .926 | 2.97 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Belleville Senators · AHL | 24 | 10 | 9 | 1 | .906 | 2.87 | 1 |
| 2023–24 (P) | Belleville Senators · AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .931 | 2.09 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Kärpät · Liiga | 42 | 18 | 13 | 7 | .918 | 2.02 | 8 |
| 2022–23 | Belleville Senators · AHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .933 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Kingston Frontenacs · OHL | 53 | 31 | 16 | 5 | .891 | 3.29 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | Finland U20 · WJC-20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | .893 | 2.70 | 0 |
| 2021–22 (P) | Kingston Frontenacs · OHL | 11 | 5 | 5 | – | .888 | 3.69 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Kärpät U20 · U20 SM-sarja | 22 | – | – | – | .934 | – | – |
| 2020–21 (P) | Kärpät U20 · U20 SM-sarja | 5 | – | – | – | .900 | 2.60 | – |
| 2019–20 | Kärpät U20 · U20 SM-liiga | 16 | – | – | – | .908 | – | – |
| 2019–20 | Kärpät U18 · U18 SM-sarja | 19 | – | – | – | .942 | – | – |
| 2018–19 | Kärpät U18 · U18 SM-sarja | 5 | – | – | – | .856 | – | – |
| 2018–19 | Kärpät U17 Etelä · U17 SM-sarja | 22 | – | – | – | .918 | – | – |
| 2018–19 (P) | Kärpät U17 Etelä · U17 SM-sarja | 6 | – | – | – | .932 | 2.33 | – |
| 2017–18 | Kärpät U16 · U16 SM-sarja | 12 | – | – | – | .921 | 1.75 | – |
| 2017–18 (P) | Kärpät U16 · U16 SM-sarja | 4 | – | – | – | .927 | 1.50 | – |
Meriläinen in the news
Canucks News & Rumours: Meriläinen, D-Petey, Lekkerimäki & Young Defence Taking ShapeThe Vancouver Canucks have given their fans plenty to grumble about early this season, but there are still some interesting things happening if we look beyond the standings. Sometimes, a…The Hockey Writers · 2026-10-14
Islanders 3, Canucks 2: Leevi Merilainen nearly saves the day for motivated teammatesMerilainen surrendered two goals in 51 seconds late in first period, but responded with 35 saves as Canucks put in best effort of road tripThe Province NHL · 2026-10-14
Instant Reaction: Leevi Meriläinen stands out in Canucks’ 3-2 loss to IslandersWelcome back to Instant Reaction, the series here at CanucksArmy/Daily Faceoff Vancouver, where we give you our instant reaction to tonight’s Vancouver Canucks game and ask our readers to do the same in the comments…Canucks Army · 2026-10-14
Goaltender Leevi Merilainen getting chance to showcase skills with CanucksWith Thatcher Demko still sidelined, and Kevin Lankinen struggling, Leevi Merilainen is getting the opportunity to showcase his skills.Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-12
Jonathan Lekkerimäki's rise and the Elias Pettersson fix: 9 Canucks observationsPlus: the adventures of Leevi Meriläinen's skate blades, figuring out the defence pairs and the glaring issue on the penalty kill.The Athletic - Vancouver Canucks · 2026-10-12
Devils take advantage of Canucks’ goalie shuffle by burying go-ahead goalWatch as the Devils take advantage of a misplay by Filip Hronek and a cold Kevin Lankinen, who was subbed in moments before due to a mishap with Leevi Merilainen’s skate, and bury the go-ahead goal, courtesy of Amadeus…Sportsnet Hockey (all hockey) · 2026-10-10