| WINS | GAA | SV% | SO | FSP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2.49 | 0.904 | 0 | 8.97 | ||
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | Fantasy Outlook
Luukkonen anchors Buffalo crease as a high-efficiency 1A fantasy option
Luukkonen enters his age-27 prime locked in as the primary 1A starter in Buffalo's crease alongside Alex Lyon. Coming off an effective 2025 campaign where he posted 23 wins, a 2.49 GAA, and a .904 save percentage in 37 appearances, Luukkonen has proven he can deliver stable goaltending behind the Sabres' lineup.
Our projection forecasts another sharp campaign, projecting 22 wins, a 2.51 GAA, and a .910 save percentage with roughly 1,300 saves. While Buffalo's tandem setup manages his workload and moderates total starts, his efficiency and ability to convert appearances into victories keep his floor elevated.
With an ADP near 101, Luukkonen is an appealing mid-round target for managers building out their crease. High ownership of nearly 93 percent confirms his standing as a dependable G2 who offers strong ratio stabilization and reliable win potential.
Updated 9 days ago
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | SAVES | GA | SO | W | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/18 | MON | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 7 |
| 05/16 | @MON | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 05/14 | MON | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 | 9.6 |
| 05/12 | @MON | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 1.2 |
| 04/21 | BOS | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | 8.8 |
| 04/19 | BOS | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 04/13 | @CHI | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 |
| 04/08 | @NYR | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 04/06 | TB | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 04/02 | @OTT | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 5.6 |
| 03/31 | NYI | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 4.2 |
| 03/28 | SEA | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 03/25 | BOS | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| 03/21 | @LA | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
| 03/17 | @VEG | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 03/12 | WAS | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.8 |
| 03/08 | TB | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 | 7 |
| 03/05 | @PIT | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | 1.3 |
| 02/28 | @TB | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 | 1.3 |
| 02/25 | @NJ | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 01/27 | @TOR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.4 | 8.8 |
| 01/22 | @MON | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 | 1.2 |
| 01/19 | @CAR | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6.2 |
| 01/17 | MIN | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 01/14 | PHI | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| 01/10 | ANA | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 01/06 | VAN | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| 01/03 | @CBJ | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.4 |
| 12/31 | @DAL | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 | 0.2 |
| 12/27 | BOS | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 2.2 |
| 12/21 | @NJ | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 2.2 |
| 12/08 | @CGY | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.6 | 12.4 |
| 12/05 | @WPG | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 8 |
| 12/01 | WPG | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 11/26 | @PIT | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.8 |
| 11/23 | CAR | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 | 1.6 |
| 11/21 | CHI | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| 11/13 | @COL | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 5.4 |
| 11/06 | STL | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.8 |
| 11/01 | WAS | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| 10/25 | @TOR | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | 8 |
| Totals: | 955 | 102 | 0 | 25 | 166.0 | ||
Fantasy Chart Loading...
| YEAR | TEAM | GP | W | GAA | SV% | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-22 | BUF | 10 | 2 | 2.80 | .909 | 279 |
| 22-23 | BUF | 32 | 17 | 3.41 | .894 | 920 |
| 23-24 | BUF | 54 | 27 | 2.44 | .910 | 1339 |
| 24-25 | BUF | 55 | 24 | 3.07 | .887 | 1320 |
| 25-26 | BUF | 37 | 23 | 2.49 | .904 | 869 |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 49 | 25 | 2.69 | .900 | 1176 | |
| Totals | 197 | 96 | 2.84 | .899 | 4974 | |
Luukkonen Projection
View All| GAA | SV% | W | SO | SAVES | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.238 | 0.906 | 0.7 | 0 | 23.74 | 4.4 |
| GAA | SV% | W | SO | SAVES | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Buffalo Sabres
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 90% | 65% |
| Alex Lyon | 70% | 20% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin | 100% | 95% |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 95% | 65% |
| Owen Power | 35% | 20% |
| Olen Zellweger | 10% | 5% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Zucker | 20% | 5% |
| Zach Benson | 20% | 10% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Doan | 25% | 10% |
| Jack Quinn | 20% | 5% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Konsta Helenius | 10% | 0% |
| Tage Thompson | 100% | 95% |
| Jiri Kulich | 10% | 0% |
| Josh Norris | 15% | 5% |
| Ryan McLeod | 10% | 0% |
Team Rankings
G
283
5th
A
478
6th
SOG
2306
13th
FOW
2149
31st
PPG
46
18th
PPA
85
19th
PPP
131
19th
SHG
11
3rd
SHP
23
2nd
HITS
1575
24th
BLK
1167
20th
GA
221
6th
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 50-23-9 | 0.610 | 109 |
 Lightning | 50-26-6 | 0.610 | 106 |
 Canadiens | 48-24-10 | 0.585 | 106 |
 Bruins | 45-27-10 | 0.549 | 100 |
 Senators | 44-27-11 | 0.537 | 99 |
 Red Wings | 41-31-10 | 0.500 | 92 |
 Panthers | 40-38-4 | 0.488 | 84 |
 Maple Leafs | 32-36-14 | 0.390 | 78 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson | 81 | 40 | 41 | 272 | -6 | 35 | 6 | |
| Ryan McLeod | 81 | 14 | 40 | 90 | 25 | 16 | 0 | |
| Josh Norris | 44 | 13 | 21 | 69 | 11 | 28 | 2 | |
| Peyton Krebs | 82 | 12 | 27 | 93 | 13 | 78 | 0 | |
| Noah Ostlund | 60 | 11 | 16 | 60 | 11 | 14 | 2 | |
| Sam Carrick | 73 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 2 | 65 | 0 | |
| Jiri Kulich | 12 | 3 | 2 | 20 | -4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tyson Kozak | 46 | 2 | 4 | 30 | -1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Josh Dunne | 34 | 1 | 3 | 29 | -7 | 38 | 0 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 9 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Kuntar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anton Wahlberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Tuch | 79 | 33 | 33 | 195 | 24 | 57 | 7 | |
| Josh Doan | 82 | 25 | 27 | 170 | -4 | 25 | 9 | |
| Jason Zucker | 62 | 24 | 21 | 128 | -5 | 23 | 10 | |
| Jack Quinn | 82 | 20 | 31 | 191 | 4 | 18 | 4 | |
| Zach Benson | 65 | 13 | 30 | 116 | 27 | 42 | 1 | |
| Tanner Pearson | 56 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 9 | 27 | 0 | |
| Beck Malenstyn | 81 | 7 | 7 | 72 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Jordan Greenway | 40 | 1 | 5 | 32 | -10 | 29 | 0 | |
| Mason Geertsen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12 | 0 | |
| Justin Danforth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmus Dahlin | 77 | 19 | 55 | 194 | 18 | 76 | 6 | |
| Bowen Byram | 82 | 11 | 31 | 109 | 15 | 48 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | 78 | 13 | 28 | 109 | 41 | 28 | 0 | |
| Owen Power | 81 | 8 | 21 | 120 | 9 | 16 | 0 | |
| Logan Stanley | 76 | 9 | 17 | 96 | 3 | 128 | 0 | |
| Conor Timmins | 39 | 0 | 8 | 44 | -8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Luke Schenn | 50 | 1 | 6 | 35 | -12 | 43 | 0 | |
| Zach Metsa | 43 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | |
| Michael Kesselring | 34 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
| Zac Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ryan Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 35 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 930 | 846 | 85 | 0 | |
| Alex Lyon | 36 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 979 | 888 | 92 | 0 | |
| Colten Ellis | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 455 | 411 | 44 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
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Player Timeline
May 12th
Sabres Morning Skate in Montreal: Luukkonen in Starter’s Net, Likely ...
Apr 6th
Sabres Extend Home Win Streak vs. Lightning; Luukkonen Hits 20 Wins
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| Cole Hutson WAS D | +5.0 |
| Zayne Parekh CGY D | +5.0 |
| Mason Marchment SJ LW | +5.0 |
| Ivan Demidov MON RW | +5.0 |
| Simon Edvinsson DET D | +5.0 |
| Jordan Staal CAR C | +5.0 |
| Anton Frondell CHI C | +5.0 |
| Brandon Montour SEA D | +5.0 |
| K'Andre Miller CAR D | +5.0 |
| Jack Roslovic TOR C | +0.5 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi CHI LW | -5.0 |
| Thomas Chabot OTT D | -5.0 |
| Seth Jarvis CAR C | -5.0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault NSH C | -5.0 |
| Travis Konecny PHI RW | -5.0 |
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| Ryan O'Reilly NSH C | -5.0 |
| Jackson LaCombe ANA D | 0.0 |
| John Gibson DET G | 0.0 |
| Lawson Crouse UTA LW | 0.0 |
| Matt Savoie EDM C | 0.0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers CAR LW | 0.0 |
| Alexander Wennberg SJ C | 0.0 |
