Saku
Maenalanen
R · Defensive · Below average
- PAL
- 27
- WAR
- -0.3
- PTS
- 10
2022-23№ 509 / 617
Saku Maenalanen stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Saku Maenalanen
#8R
HEIGHT : 193 cm · WEIGHT : 97 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 28, 1994 · Kemi, Finland
Drafted : 2013 · NSH · round 5, pick #125
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 64 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2018-19 | Carolina Hurricanes | 34 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 |
| NHL totals | 98 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 36 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Carolina Hurricanes | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Playoff totals | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | |
Saku Maenalanen: our analysis
2022-23 season: 64 GP, 4 G, 6 A, 10 PTS, 0 +/-, 10:20 TOI. WAR -0.3 (509th of 617) · PAL 27, below average.
In 2022-23, Saku Maenalanen, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 27 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.3 ranks 509th among 617 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (99, among the best in the league) and discipline (83, well above average). On the other hand, shooting (2, among the weakest in the league) and offense (3, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.0); his biggest cost: EV offense (-3.1).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 10:20
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:03
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:24
- Pts/GP
- 0.16
- EV points
- 10
- Hits
- 113
- Blocks
- 31
- Takeaways
- 23
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 44.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 20.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 37.5 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 40 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 82
- Confidence 40 %
- ST
- Strength
- 82
- Confidence 45 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 56
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 40 %
- CK
- Checking
- 84
- Confidence 45 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 72
- Confidence 29 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 83
- Confidence 45 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 55
- Confidence 40 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 54
- Confidence 40 %
- DF
- Defense
- 78
- Confidence 35 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 61
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating82
- Top speed (35 %)36 · 76
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.168 · 85
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.8 · 80
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.8 · 79
ST — Strength82
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.005 · 78
- Body mass (50 %)0.864 · 83
EN — Endurance56
- Ice time per game (45 %)12 · 56
- Total ice time (20 %)654 · 64
- Shift length (15 %)41.3 · 56
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.5 · 57
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.813 · 68
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.792 · 71
CK — Checking84
- Hits /60 (70 %)7.888 · 84
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)8.138 · 85
- Season volume (10 %)4.736 · 81
FG — Fighting72
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.992 · 72
DI — Discipline83
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.049 · 83
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.733 · 72
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.022 · 82
PA — Passing55
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.453 · 58
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.441 · 73
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.147 · 45
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.628 · 77
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.431 · 56
SC — Scoring54
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.661 · 58
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.699 · 59
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.046 · 70
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.865 · 50
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 65
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.2 · 65
DF — Defense78
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.026 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.018 · 73
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.737 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.261 · 97
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.368 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)57.4 · 76
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.355 · 85
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience61
- Career regular-season games (65 %)65
- Career playoff games (25 %)51
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall58
- SC · Scoring (28 %)54
- PA · Passing (22 %)55
- DF · Defense (18 %)78
- SK · Skating (12 %)82
- EN · Endurance (8 %)56
- DI · Discipline (5 %)83
- ST · Strength (4 %)82
- CK · Checking (3 %)84
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.3
wins above replacement
509 of 617
PAL Rating
27/ 100
Performance · Below average
335 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileDefensiveValue comes mostly from defense
- Offense
- 3
- Defense
- 66
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- Offense
- 3
- Creation
- 27
- Shooting
- 2
- Possession
- 5
- Defense
- 46
- Discipline
- 83
- Power play
- 37
- Penalty kill
- 99
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
8/ 100
Low
better than 8% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
23/ 100
Below average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
12/ 100
Low
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 388 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 10
- Shot selection
- 4
- Penalties drawn
- 85
- Puck management
- 67
Defense
- Takeaways
- 30
- Discipline
- 28
- Safe zone exits
- 9
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.3
wins above replacement
-0.9 to 0.4 — 90% interval
509 of 617 forwards
-1.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -3.1
- EV defense
- -0.4
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- +1.0
- Shooting
- -1.6
- Penalties
- +1.0
- Average → replacement
- +1.7
In goals.
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 145.3 km/h68th percentileleague avg. 136.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.1 km/h65th percentileleague avg. 35.5 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 10376th percentileleague avg. 70
- Offensive zone time
- 39.2 %16th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 174.5 km44th percentileleague avg. 196.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.24 km33rd percentileleague avg. 4.71 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.2 %30th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %81st percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.5 %23rd percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 6140th percentile | 433rd percentile | 6.6 %3rd percentile |
| High danger | 1936th percentile | 335th percentile | 15.8 %33rd percentile |
| Mid range | 1537th percentile | 131st percentile | 6.7 %20th percentile |
| Long range | 1066th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2023 | @ VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:41 |
| April 24, 2023 | vsVGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6:40 |
| April 22, 2023 | vsVGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:58 |
| April 20, 2023 | @VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10:07 |
| April 18, 2023 | @VGK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:08 |
Saku Maenalanen: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Saku Maenalanen have in 2022-23?
Saku Maenalanen has 4 goals and 10 points (6 assists) in 64 games in 2022-23.
How old is Saku Maenalanen?
Saku Maenalanen is 32 years old: he was born on May 29, 1994.
How tall is Saku Maenalanen, and how much does he weigh?
Saku Maenalanen is 6'4" (193 cm) and weighs 214 lb (97 kg).
Where is Saku Maenalanen from?
Finland: Saku Maenalanen was born in Kemi, Finland.
How good is Saku Maenalanen?
Saku Maenalanen produced -0.3 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 509th of 617 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 27 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Saku Maenalanen a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 509th of 617 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Saku Maenalanen's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Saku Maenalanen has 98 games, 8 goals, 10 assists and 18 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 10 points in 64 games.
Where was Saku Maenalanen drafted?
Saku Maenalanen was drafted 125th overall (round 5) by Nashville Predators in 2013.
How does Saku Maenalanen perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Saku Maenalanen has 14 games and 2 points in his career. His pace (0.14 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.18).
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