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HOCKEY STATS
NHL

UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN
#1 · SABRES DE BUFFALO

March 9, 1999  
Espoo, FI

Goaltender  
6'5"  
Entry drafts
CHEREPOVETS SEVERSTAL
BUFFALO SABRES
NHL earnings$ 27 760 000
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stats hockey
STATS
UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN
PER SEASONGPWLOLSOS%
17-18U20 - FI5221-.879
18-19AHL - AME11---.941
OHL - WOL53381126.920
OHL - WOL  (P)8421-.906
U20 - FI752--.939
19-20AHL - AME10343-.874
ECHL - CYC2312733.912
20-21NHL - BUF413--.906
AHL - AME14752-.888
21-22NHL - BUF9252-.917
AHL - AME35151461.900
22-23NHL - BUF3317114-.891
AHL - AME963--.898
23-24NHL - BUF54272245.910
24-25NHL - BUF55242652.887
25-26NHL - BUF3522931.908
NHL - BUF  (P)6321-.874
AHL - AME11---.913
PER LEAGUEGPWLOLSOS%
NHL1909376188.900
NHL  -  PLAYOFFS6321-.874
AHL703326111.895
ECHL2312733.912
OHL53381126.920
OHL  -  PLAYOFFS8421-.906
U2012741-.913
STATS
UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN
PER SEASONGPWOWSWLOLSLTGASASV%SOAVGAPM
2017-18U20 - FI52--2-1-16132.87903.84---
2018-19AHL - AME11------234.94102.00---
OHL - WOL5338--112--1281597.92062.50-24
OHL - WOL  (P)84--21--28298.90603.27---
U20 - FI75--2---11180.93901.57---
2019-20AHL - AME103--43--32253.87403.15---
ECHL - CYC2312--73--50566.91232.24---
2020-21NHL - BUF41--3---14149.90603.91---
AHL - AME147--52--49438.88803.60---
2021-22NHL - BUF91-1511-23277.91702.77---
AHL - AME3515--146--1111108.90013.28-2-
2022-23NHL - BUF33134-1122-1151053.89103.63-12
AHL - AME96--3---27265.89803.07-12
2023-24NHL - BUF542232224--1321473.91052.58-18
2024-25NHL - BUF5519232641-1691489.88723.21-12
2025-26NHL - BUF3520-293--85920.90812.53-14
NHL - BUF  (P)63--21--17135.87403.20---
AHL - AME11------223.91302.00---
PER LEAGUEGPWOWSWLOLSLTGASASV%SOAVGAPM
NHL190769876144-5385361.90082.98-416
NHL  -  PLAYOFFS63--21--17135.87403.20---
AHL7033--2611--2232121.89513.26-32
ECHL2312--73--50566.91232.24---
OHL5338--112--1281597.92062.50-24
OHL  -  PLAYOFFS84--21--28298.90603.27---
U20127--4-1-27312.91302.42---
NHL SALARIES
UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN
NHLAGESALAIRECAP HITTOTAL
Buffalo Sabres
3 years  ·  $ 2 235 000
2019-2020792 500778 333792 500
2020-2121792 500778 3331 585 000
2021-2222750 000778 3342 335 000
Buffalo Sabres
2 years  ·  $ 1 675 000
2022-2323837 500837 5003 172 500
2023-2424837 500837 5004 010 000
Buffalo Sabres
5 years  ·  $ 23 750 000
2024-25254 750 0004 750 0008 760 000
2025-26264 750 0004 750 00013 510 000
2026-27274 750 0004 750 00018 260 000
2027-28284 750 0004 750 00023 010 000
2028-29294 750 0004 750 00027 760 000
TOTAL27 760 00027 760 000
TRANSACTIONS
UKKO-PEKKA LUUKKONEN
June 14, 2018

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen signed a new deal with the Buffalo Sabres

August 30, 2022

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen signed a new deal with the Buffalo Sabres

July 24, 2024

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen signed a new deal with the Buffalo Sabres

NHL trades