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Waltteri Merela

Position Right Wing Current Team Tampa Bay Lightning
Shoots Right Current Contract
Height 6'3" Expires
Weight (lbs) 210 Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age 27 (July 6, 1998) Expiry Status
Drafted Undrafted

News and Opinions

Date Team Transaction
Jun 5, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2013-14 U17 Mestis Uplakers U17 28 8 27 35 18
2014-15 U17 SM-sarja Tappara U17 39 13 16 29 39 4 4 1 5 4
2015-16 U18 SM-sarja Tappara U18 43 5 7 12 4
2016-17 U20 SM-sarja Tappara U20 30 4 6 10 +2 6 2
2017-18 U20 SM-sarja Tappara U20 36 10 14 24 +6 10 7 2 2 4 2
2018-19 Liiga Pelicans 9 0 1 1 -4
2018-19 U20 SM-sarja Pelicans U20 32 22 32 54 +24 67 10 3 6 9 +4 12
2018-19 Mestis Peliitat 9 1 4 5 -1
2019-20 Champions HL Pelicans 5 1 2 3 -1 6
2019-20 Liiga Pelicans 48 7 11 18 -3 16
2019-20 U20 SM-sarja Pelicans U20 2 1 2 3 +4 6 1
2019-20 Mestis Peliitat 10 3 4 7 -1 14
2020-21 Liiga Pelicans 57 10 17 27 +12 55 5 1 1 +3 4
2021-22 Champions HL Tappara 11 3 4 7 -2 8
2021-22 Liiga Tappara 57 21 23 44 +31 38 15 1 7 8 +7 8
2021-22 EHT Finland 3 1 0 1
2022-23 Champions HL Tappara 7 2 2 4 2
2022-23 Liiga Tappara 41 15 18 33 +1 47 14 8 6 14 +6 4
2022-23 WC Finland 1 1 0 1 +1
2022-23 EHT Finland 5 0 2 2 +1
2023-24 NHL Tampa Bay Lightning 19 1 0 1 +2 4 17 5.9 9:49
2023-24 AHL Syracuse Crunch 55 15 19 34 -2 16 8 3 3 +2 2
2024-25 NL SC Bern 52 21 26 47 +15 27 7 2 2 4 +2 6
2024-25 WC Finland 8 1 1 2 4
2024-25 EHT Finland 6 0 1 1 -1 2
NHL Career 19 1 0 1 +2 4 17 5.9 9:49

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2023-24 TBL 19 165:53 0.36 0.00 0.36 0.55 -0.19 6.25 9.57 -3.32 5.88 5.88

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2023-24 TBL 19 165:53 29.66 1.45 1.74 32.55 0.72 1.85 66.67 48.42 -0.83 -0.71 -1.66

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 19 22.0 1.0 10.0 10.1 80.1 23.9 0.0 33.3 66.7 40.7 18.7 40.6
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season
Season Teammate     Teammate     Team TOI GF/60 GA/60 GF% xGF/60 xGA/60 xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2023-24 Watson, A Glendening, L TBL 36:21 0.00 0.00 - 0.75 2.60 22.31 -1.54 0.44 -29.13
2023-24 Cirelli, A Jeannot, T TBL 24:48 2.42 0.00 100.00 2.32 2.20 51.33 -0.15 -0.55 3.97
2023-24 Paul, N Jeannot, T TBL 20:37 0.00 0.00 - 2.98 1.85 61.70 0.34 -0.82 11.98
2023-24 Glendening, L Jeannot, T TBL 20:17 0.00 2.96 0.00 1.73 2.18 44.24 -0.41 -0.70 1.68

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Previous Contracts

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 25 $870,000 $950,000 $80,000 $95,000 $775,000 $870,000 $82,500 ELC
Total $80,000 $95,000 $775,000 $870,000 $82,500
Signed: June 5, 2023
Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15