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Finland Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

#1 Buffalo Sabres / NHL - 22/23
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Last 5 games
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.876
Last 10 games
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Mar 09, 1999
Position
G
Age
24
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
Jää-Ahmat
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$837,500 Powered by
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Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres / Signed
Drafted
2017 round 2 #54 overall by Buffalo Sabres
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Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time OHL Goaltender of the Year 1
1-time OHL Most Outstanding Player (Red Tilson Trophy) 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1

Brother: Nuutti Luukkonen
Cousin: Sami Leinonen

Wide butterfly stance helps him cover the majority of the low net naturally…fluid in his movements and quick laterally in the crease, Futureconsiderations.ca 2017
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2013-14 Jää-Ahmat U16 U16 Suomi-sarja Q 3 - - .940 - - - - - |
Jää-Ahmat U16 U16 Suomi-sarja 7 7 - .935 11 160 - - 269 |
Jää-Ahmat U18 U18 Suomi-sarja 1 - 9.00 .791 - - - - - |
2014-15 HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9 - 2.78 .911 - - - - - |
HPK U16 U16 SM-sarja - - - - - - - - - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3 - 3.65 - - - - - - |
2015-16 HPK U18 U18 SM-sarja 31 - - .901 - - - - - |
HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 15 - 1.98 .924 - - - - - | Playoffs 8 - 1.94 .920 - - - - -
Finland U17 WHC-17 1 - 3.00 .903 - - - - - |
Finland U18 WJC-18 3 6 2.00 .917 6 66 0 3-0-0 180 |
2016-17 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 35 - 1.78 .917 - - - - - | Playoffs 9 - 2.01 .915 - - - - -
Finland U18 WJC-18 6 7 2.90 .899 18 160 0 5-1-0 374 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 13 - 3.63 .890 - - - - - |
2017-18 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 2 - 2.50 .924 - - - - - |
HPK Liiga 1 - 3.55 .750 2 6 0 0-1-0 34 |
LeKi Mestis 24 - 2.92 .909 - - - - - |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5 5 3.13 .879 16 116 0 2-3-0 307 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 14 - - .881 - - - - - |
2018-19 Sudbury Wolves OHL 53 - 2.50 .920 128 1 469 6 38-11-4 3 079 | Playoffs 8 - 3.27 .906 28 270 0 4-2-1 514
Rochester Americans AHL 1 - 2.00 .941 2 32 0 1-0-0 60 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 7 1.80 .932 11 151 0 3-2-0 368 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 16 - .916 23 252 - - - |
2019-20 Rochester Americans AHL 10 - 3.15 .874 32 221 0 3-4-4 611 |
Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 23 - 2.24 .912 50 516 3 12-7-3 1 339 |
2020-21 TPS Liiga 13 - 2.52 .908 33 327 0 6-3-4 787 |
Buffalo Sabres NHL 4 - 3.88 .906 14 135 0 1-3-0 217 |
Rochester Americans AHL 14 - 3.60 .888 49 389 0 7-5-3 817 |
2021-22 Buffalo Sabres NHL 9 - 2.74 .917 23 254 0 2-5-2 503 |
Rochester Americans AHL 35 - 3.28 .900 111 997 1 15-14-8 2 033 |
2022-23 Buffalo Sabres NHL 30 - 3.67 .890 108 868 0 15-11-4 1 767 |
Rochester Americans AHL 9 - 3.07 .898 27 238 0 6-3-0 528 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2016-17 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2 - 4.58 .850 - - - - - |
2017-18 LeKi Suomen Cup 2 - 3.00 .882 - - - - - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
NHL
2023-03-19T13:00:00-0400 Buffalo Sabres vs Boston Bruins
2023-03-15T19:00:00-0400 Buffalo Sabres @ Washington Capitals
2023-03-11T16:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers
2023-03-07T18:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ New York Islanders
2023-03-02T18:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ Boston Bruins
2023-02-26T12:00:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Washington Capitals
2023-02-21T18:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Toronto Maple Leafs
2023-02-18T21:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres @ San Jose Sharks
2023-02-11T11:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Calgary Flames
2023-02-01T18:30:00-0600 Buffalo Sabres vs Carolina Hurricanes
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 5 69 - 3.28 .895 221 1 877 1 32-26-15 4 047 | 0
ECHL 1 23 - 2.24 .912 50 516 3 12-7-3 1 339 | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 2 - 4.58 .850 - - - - - | 0
International-Jr 4 40 16 - .916 23 252 - - - | 0
Liiga 2 14 - 2.56 .905 35 333 0 6-4-4 821 | 0
Mestis 1 24 - 2.92 .909 - - - - - | 0
NHL 3 43 - 3.50 .897 145 1 257 0 18-19-6 2 487 | 0
OHL 1 53 - 2.50 .920 128 1 469 6 38-11-4 3 079 | 1 8 - 3.27 .906 28 270 0 4-2-1 514
Suomen Cup 1 2 - 3.00 .882 - - - - - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 - - - - - - - - - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 9 - 2.78 .911 - - - - - | 0
U16 Suomi-sarja 1 7 7 2.46 .935 11 160 - - 269 | 0
U16 Suomi-sarja Q 1 3 - - .940 - - - - - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 31 - - .901 - - - - - | 0
U18 Suomi-sarja 1 1 - 9.00 .791 - - - - - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 52 - - - - - - - - | 2 17 - - - - - - - -
WHC-17 1 1 - 3.00 .903 - - - - - | 0
WJC-18 2 9 13 2.60 .904 24 226 0 8-1-0 554 | 0
WJC-20 2 11 12 2.40 .908 27 267 0 5-5-0 675 | 0
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Glove
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Mental
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Henri Jokiharju (D) 2014-2023 7 Buffalo Sabres, Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U18, Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Santeri Virtanen (F) 2014-2019 5 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Tage Thompson (F) 2018-2023 5 Buffalo Sabres, Rochester Americans
Aarne Talvitie (F) 2014-2019 5 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/17/2022
11/17/2022 Up/Down Rochester Americans Buffalo Sabres
10/11/2022
10/11/2022 Up/Down Buffalo Sabres Rochester Americans
08/31/2022
08/31/2022 Extension Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres
08/18/2020
08/18/2020 Loan Buffalo Sabres TPS
08/03/2018
08/03/2018 Confirmed HPK Sudbury Wolves
06/14/2018
06/14/2018 Confirmed HPK Buffalo Sabres
08/29/2017
08/29/2017 Loan HPK LeKi
01/13/2016
01/13/2016 Extension HPK U18 HPK
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Drafted 2018, 1 #3 overall by Sudbury Wolves in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2016, 5 #122 overall by Severstal Cherepovets in the KHL Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #42 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #32 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #48 by TSN/McKenzie

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by NHL Central Scouting

Cult/Star player for Sudbury Wolves

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