Leevi Meriläinen
#31 · Goalie · Vancouver Canucks
Role
How much Vancouver leans on him.
- This season
Started 2 of the team’s 5 games (40%).
- Over two seasons
21 starts and 507 shots faced, this season and last.
Goalie card
Is he stopping more than he should, and what is his team asking him to face?
Leevi Meriläinen21 starts · 507 shots faced, this season and last
−16.4 goals saved above expected
- Low-danger save %
- .963 272 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .834 169 shots
- High-danger save %
- .561 66 shots
- Overall save %
- .868
- Shots faced per 60
- 25.2
- Quality starts
- 43%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
−16.4 goals saved above expected in 21 starts
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
25.2 shots faced per 60
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 6.8% chance of going in
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0.15 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 76 seconds between shots; 24% come after three quiet minutes
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
a quality start 43% of the time
Leevi Meriläinen2 starts · 50 shots faced, this season
+1.7 goals saved above expected
- Low-danger save %
- 1.000 24 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .857 21 shots
- High-danger save %
- 1.000 5 shots
- Overall save %
- .940
- Shots faced per 60
- 27.1
- Quality starts
- 100%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
+1.7 goals saved above expected in 2 starts
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
27.1 shots faced per 60
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 6.3% chance of going in
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0.54 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 86 seconds between shots; 26% come after three quiet minutes
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
a quality start 100% of the time
Ratings compare him with goalies who have at least 10 starts over two seasons, or 2 this season. Expected-goal models can’t see passes before a shot, so a goalie whose team gives up a lot of cross-ice passes will look worse here than he really is.
Shots he faces
Where the shots on goal against him come from, seen from the shooter’s side.
Shots on goal against him, this season and last. Point at an area for goals and save %.
Shots on goal against him, this season. Point at an area for goals and save %.