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6'5"·223 lbs·27 yrs
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has −1.3 goals saved above expected in 2026-27, 24th among NHL goalies with 9+ starts, with a .867 save percentage and a 5-4-3 record in 12 games. Stats through Nov 11, 2026.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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BUFHeight6'5"
Weight223
BirthplaceEspoo, FIN
BornMarch 9, 1999
Draft2017, Round 2, #54
2026-27 Season
12GP
25th pctile
5Wins
22nd pctile
0Shutouts
0th pctile
3.51GAA
14th pctile
.867SV%
7th pctile
−1.3GSAX
37th pctile
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO | GSAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | BUF | 4 | 216:42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.88 | .906 | 0 | −0.9 |
| 2021-22 | BUF | 9 | 503:04 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.74 | .917 | 0 | −1.8 |
| 2022-23 | BUF | 33 | 1910:13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3.61 | .892 | 0 | −6.4 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 54 | 3081:14 | 27 | 22 | 4 | 2.57 | .910 | 5 | +9.5 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 55 | 3172:13 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 3.20 | .887 | 2 | −14.4 |
| 2025-26 | BUF | 35 | 2027:46 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2.52 | .910 | 1 | +10.6 |
| 2026-27 | BUF | 12 | 683:24 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3.51 | .867 | 0 | −1.3 |
| Career | — | 202 | — | 98 | 78 | 21 | 2.99 | .898 | 8 | — |
Career Trajectory
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Games missed by season
| Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury | Suspension | Other absence | Reason unspecified | Injury | Suspension | Other absence | Reason unspecified | |
| 2025-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Counted in the season the games were played. Injury: a reported injury or illness. Reason unspecified: games out of the lineup with no reported reason (an unreported injury, a stint in the minors, a healthy scratch).
Absence history
| Season | Team | Absence | Status | From | To | Games missed (regular season) | Games missed (playoffs) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 2, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 25, 2026 | Mar 28, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 21, 2026 | Mar 25, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 21, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 8, 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 5, 2026 | Mar 8, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 28, 2026 | Mar 5, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 25, 2026 | Feb 28, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 27, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 | 5 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 22, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 19, 2026 | Jan 22, 2026 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2025-26 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 17, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | 7 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 2, 2025 | Feb 8, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 17, 2025 | Jan 21, 2025 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2024-25 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 11, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 13, 2024 | Feb 17, 2024 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 3, 2023 | Dec 11, 2023 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Nov 24, 2023 | Nov 27, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2023-24 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Oct 14, 2023 | Oct 19, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 – 2023-24 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 11, 2023 | Oct 14, 2023 | 3 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Apr 1, 2023 | Apr 8, 2023 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 27, 2023 | Apr 1, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Mar 4, 2023 | Mar 7, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 26, 2023 | Mar 2, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Feb 11, 2023 | Feb 15, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 21, 2023 | Jan 24, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 16, 2023 | Jan 19, 2023 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 7, 2023 | Jan 12, 2023 | 2 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 – 2022-23 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Jan 11, 2022 | Nov 19, 2022 | 64 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2021-22 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | Dec 2, 2021 | Dec 7, 2021 | 1 | 0 | Lineups |
| 2020-21 – 2021-22 | BUF | Absence, reason unspecified | — | May 1, 2021 | Dec 2, 2021 | 26 | 0 | Lineups |