Aleksi Saarela

C · #28

Aleksi Saarela was a center. Born January 7, 1997 in Helsinki, Finland, he stood 5'10", weighed 200 lbs and shot left. He was drafted in 2015 (round 3, 89th overall) by the New York Rangers. In 9 NHL regular-season games he had 2 goals and 2 assists for 4 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games

9

Goals

2

Assists

2

Points

4

NHL playoff career

Games

2

Goals

0

Assists

0

Points

0

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.22

Assists / game

0.22

Points / game

0.44

Shots / game

1.67

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

2

2019–20 · Florida Panthers

Assists

2

2019–20 · Florida Panthers

Points

4

2019–20 · Florida Panthers

Shots

15

2019–20 · Florida Panthers

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • LukkoLiiga

2. 2025–26

   • TPSLiiga

3. 2024–25

   • SCL TigersNL

4. 2023–24

   • FinlandEHT
   • SCL TigersNL

5. 2022–23

   • SCL TigersNL
   • HC DavosSpengler Cup

6. 2021–22

   • SCL TigersNL

7. 2020–21

   • FinlandEHT
   • LukkoLiiga

8. 2019–20

   • Rockford IceHogsAHL
   • Springfield ThunderbirdsAHL
   • Florida PanthersNHL

9. 2018–19

   • Charlotte CheckersAHL
   • Carolina HurricanesNHL

10. 2017–18

    • Charlotte CheckersAHL

11. 2016–17

    • Charlotte CheckersAHL
    • LukkoChampions HL
    • LukkoLiiga

12. 2015–16

    • FinlandEHT
    • ÄssätLiiga
    • Ässät U20U20 SM-liiga
    • Finland U20WJC-20

13. 2014–15

    • AssatFinland

14. 2013–14

    • Lukko Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • LukkoFinland
    • FinlandWJ18-A

15. 2012–13

    • Lukko Jr.Fin-Jr.
    • Lukko U18Fin-U18
    • LukkoFinland

16. 2011–12

    • Lukko U16Jr. C SM-sarja Q
    • Lukko U16U16 SM-sarja

17. 2010–11

    • Lukko U16Jr. C SM-sarja Q

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	Liiga	Lukko	Regular	10	3	2	5	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 10 Goals 3 Pim 0 Plus Minus 4 Points 5
2025–26	Liiga	TPS	Regular	53	20	15	35	8	-17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 53 Goals 20 Pim 8 Plus Minus -17 Points 35
2024–25	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	49	18	11	29	2	-5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 11 Games Played 49 Goals 18 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 29
2024–25	NL	SCL Tigers	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	0	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 4
2023–24	EHT	Finland	Regular	3	1	0	1	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 1
2023–24	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	50	18	23	41	8	-13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 23 Games Played 50 Goals 18 Pim 8 Plus Minus -13 Points 41
2022–23	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	48	24	15	39	10	-5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 48 Goals 24 Pim 10 Plus Minus -5 Points 39
2022–23	Spengler Cup	HC Davos	Regular	4	0	1	1	0	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 1
2022–23	NL	SCL Tigers	Playoffs	6	2	4	6	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 6
2021–22	NL	SCL Tigers	Regular	31	10	12	22	6	-10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 12 Games Played 31 Goals 10 Pim 6 Plus Minus -10 Points 22
2020–21	EHT	Finland	Regular	3	1	0	1	2	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 1
2020–21	Liiga	Lukko	Regular	43	23	14	37	22	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 14 Games Played 43 Goals 23 Pim 22 Plus Minus 10 Points 37
2020–21	Liiga	Lukko	Playoffs	11	4	4	8	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 11 Goals 4 Pim 4 Plus Minus 4 Points 8
2019–20	AHL	Rockford IceHogs	Regular	5	0	1	1	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 1
2019–20	AHL	Springfield Thunderbirds	Regular	43	12	19	31	12	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 43 Goals 12 Pim 12 Plus Minus -2 Points 31
2019–20	NHL	Florida Panthers	Regular	9	2	2	4	0	2	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 12:15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3529 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.133 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 15
2019–20	NHL	Florida Panthers	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 12:46 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.75 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2018–19	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	Regular	69	30	24	54	12	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 69 Goals 30 Pim 12 Plus Minus 18 Points 54
2018–19	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	Playoffs	17	7	8	15	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 17 Goals 7 Pim 4 Plus Minus 10 Points 15
2018–19	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 9:10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 0
2017–18	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	Regular	69	25	18	43	8	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 69 Goals 25 Pim 8 Plus Minus 4 Points 43
2017–18	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	Playoffs	8	2	1	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 8 Goals 2 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 3
2016–17	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	Regular	9	6	4	10	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 9 Goals 6 Pim 2 Plus Minus 7 Points 10
2016–17	Champions HL	Lukko	Regular	1	1	0	1	0	-1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus -1 Points 1
2016–17	Liiga	Lukko	Regular	49	15	13	28	10	-7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 49 Goals 15 Pim 10 Plus Minus -7 Points 28
2016–17	AHL	Charlotte Checkers	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -2 Points 0
2015–16	EHT	Finland	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0
2015–16	Liiga	Ässät	Regular	51	20	13	33	14	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 13 Games Played 51 Goals 20 Pim 14 Plus Minus 4 Points 33
2015–16	U20 SM-liiga	Ässät U20	Regular	2	0	2	2	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 2
2015–16	WJC-20	Finland U20	Regular	7	4	3	7	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 4 Plus Minus 2 Points 7
2015–16	U20 SM-liiga	Ässät U20	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 3
2014–15	Finland	Assat	Regular	51	6	6	12	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 51 Goals 6 Pim 18 Points 12
2014–15	Finland	Assat	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
2013–14	Fin-Jr.	Lukko Jr.	Regular	17	6	16	22	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 16 Games Played 17 Goals 6 Pim 8 Points 22
2013–14	Finland	Lukko	Regular	12	0	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 2
2013–14	WJ18-A	Finland	Regular	2	1	0	1	0	-2	4	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus -2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 4
2012–13	Fin-Jr.	Lukko Jr.	Regular	22	8	10	18	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Games Played 22 Goals 8 Pim 6 Points 18
2012–13	Fin-U18	Lukko U18	Regular	16	17	19	36	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 19 Games Played 16 Goals 17 Pim 14 Points 36
2012–13	Finland	Lukko	Regular	3	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Points 2
2012–13	Fin-Jr.	Lukko Jr.	Playoffs	10	2	6	8	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 6 Games Played 10 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 8
2011–12	Jr. C SM-sarja Q	Lukko U16	Regular	8	11	17	28	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 8 Goals 11 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 28
2011–12	U16 SM-sarja	Lukko U16	Playoffs	9	14	15	29	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 9 Goals 14 Pim 4 Points 29
2010–11	Jr. C SM-sarja Q	Lukko U16	Regular	1	1	0	1	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 1 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 1

NHL game-by-game archive

9 imported games.

NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.

Recent NHL games

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Profile updated Oct 12, 9:30 am EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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