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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

age26

posG

catchesL

h6'5"

w223lbs

Depth Chart G2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,750,000$4.75M

Year 2 of 5

24/25

25/26

28/29

Expiry Status

UFA 2029 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick54

Year2017

Agent Markus Lehto

Birthdate Mar 9, 1999

Birthplace Espoo

Nationality Finland

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UFA Year 2026

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $11.91M

Regular Season

GP7

GAA2.73

SV%0.891

GSAx -0.52

GSAx60 -0.07

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP162

GAA3.04

SV%0.898

Career Statline Details

2024-2029 Standard Contract

term5yrs

value$23,750,000$23.75M

cap hit$4,750,000$4.75M

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is signed to a 5 year, $23,750,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,750,000 per season, playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract expires at the end of the 2028-29 season, making Luukkonen an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 24 2024

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Kevyn Adams

% Cap Contract Start 5.40%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028-29	2029
Cap Hit	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	UFAage 30
AAV	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Base	$2,750,000$2.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Minors Salary	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M	$4,750,000$4.75M
Clauses			M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out			Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP7

GAA2.73

SV%0.891

GSAx -0.52

GSAx60 -0.07

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP162

GAA3.04

SV%0.898

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM	GSAx	GSAx60	Playoffs	GP	GAA	SV%	PIM
2025-26	26	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	7	2.73	0.891	0	-0.52	-0.07
2025-26	26	$4,750,000 $4.75M	AHL	Rochester Americans	1	2.01	0.913	0
2024-25	25	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL 4 Nations	Finland	0		0.000	0
2024-25	25	$4,750,000 $4.75M	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	55	3.2	0.887	0	-8.58	-0.16
2023-24	24	$837,500 $838K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	54	2.57	0.910	0	9.45	0.18
2022-23	23	$837,500 $838K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	33	3.61	0.892	0	-5.01	-0.16
2022-23	23	$837,500 $838K	AHL	Rochester Americans	9	3.07	0.898	0
2021-22	22	$778,333 $778K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	9	2.74	0.917	0	-0.45	-0.05
2021-22	22	$778,333 $778K	AHL	Rochester Americans	35	3.28	0.900	0
2020-21	21	$778,333 $778K	NHL	Buffalo Sabres	4	3.88	0.906	0	-1.67	-0.46
2020-21	21	$778,333 $778K	Liiga	TPS	13	2.52	0.908	0
2020-21	21	$778,333 $778K	AHL	Rochester Americans	14	3.6	0.888	0
2019-20	20	$778,333 $778K	ECHL	Cincinnati Cyclones	23	2.24	0.912	0
2019-20	20	$778,333 $778K	AHL	Rochester Americans	10	3.15	0.874	0
2018-19	19	$792,500 $793K	WJC-20	Finland U20	6	1.8	0.932	0
2018-19	19	$792,500 $793K	OHL	Sudbury Wolves	53	2.5	0.920	0			Playoffs	8	3.27	0.906	0
2018-19	19	$792,500 $793K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	10		0.916	0
2018-19	19	$792,500 $793K	AHL	Rochester Americans	1	2	0.941	0
2017-18	18		WJC-20	Finland U20	5	3.13	0.879	0
2017-18	18		U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	2	2.5	0.924	0
2017-18	18		Suomen Cup	LeKi	2	3	0.882	0
2017-18	18		Mestis	LeKi	24	2.92	0.909	0
2017-18	18		Liiga	HPK	1	3.55	0.750	0
2017-18	18		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	14		0.881	0
2016-17	17		WJC-18	Finland U18	6	2.9	0.899	0
2016-17	17		U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	35	1.78	0.917	0			Playoffs	9	2.01	0.915	0
2016-17	17		International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	13	3.63	0.890	0
2016-17	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	2	4.58	0.850	0
2015-16	16		WJC-18	Finland U18	3	2	0.917	0
2015-16	16		WHC-17	Finland U17	1	3	0.903	0
2015-16	16		U20 SM-sarja	HPK U20	15	1.98	0.924	0			Playoffs	8	1.94	0.920	0
2015-16	16		U18 SM-sarja	HPK U18	31		0.901	0
2014-15	15		U16 SM-sarja Q	HPK U16	9	2.78	0.911	0
2014-15	15		International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	3	3.65	0.000	0
2013-14	14		U18 Suomi-sarja	Jää-Ahmat U18	1	9	0.791	0
2013-14	14		U16 Suomi-sarja Q	Jää-Ahmat U16	3		0.940	0
2013-14	14		U16 Suomi-sarja	Jää-Ahmat U16	7		0.935	0
NHL Totals					162	3.04	0.898
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Stats by Elite Prospects Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Advanced Stats by MoneyPuck.com

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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/24

2024

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

5yrs

$4,750,000

Cap Hit

08/31

2022

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

2yrs

$837,500

Cap Hit

06/14

2018

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

3yrs

$778,333

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

Luukkonen stopped 15 of 18 shots in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The fourth goal was an empty-netter with 58 seconds left in the game.

Nov

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

Luukkonen is slated to start Wednesday in Pittsburgh, per Paul Hamilton of WGR Sports Radio 550.

Nov

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

Luukkonen made 29 saves on 30 attempts on goal in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.

Nov

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

Luukkonen will get the start for Sunday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Heather Engel of NHL.com reports.

Nov

Luukkonen, Ukko-Pekka

Luukkonen stopped 20 of 23 shots in Friday's 9-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.

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Contract History

2022-2024 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$1,675,000$1.68M

cap hit$837,500$838K

expiry 2024 RFA age 25

Signed On Aug 31 2022

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Kevyn Adams

% Cap Contract Start 1.02%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $971,250$971K

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$837,500$838K	$837,500$838K	RFAage 25
AAV	$837,500$838K	$837,500$838K
Base	$750,000$750K	$925,000$925K
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$750,000$750K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$350,000$350K	$925,000$925K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2018-2022 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,334,999$2.33M

cap hit$778,333$778K

expiry 2022 RFA age 23

Signed On Jun 14 2018

Signing Agent Markus Lehto

Signed By

Signing GM Jason Botterill

% Cap Contract Start 1.00%

Signing Status age 19

Qualifying Offer $787,500$788K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$792,500$793K	$778,333$778K	$778,333$778K	$778,333$778K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$910,833$911K	$910,833$911K	$910,833$911K
Base	-	$700,000$700K	$700,000$700K	$750,000$750K
Performance Bonuses	-	$182,500$183K	$132,500$133K	$82,500$83K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$792,500$793K	$792,500$793K	$750,000$750K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year