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Waltteri Merela's 2023-2024 season

Points
1
NHL#774
Goals
1
NHL#651
Assists
0
NHL#803
Plus/minus
+2
NHL#287
Games
19
23%
23% of 82

Centre Waltteri Merela was 25 years old when the 2023-2024 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Tampa Bay Lightning. He played 19 of a possible 82 games and scored 1 goals and 0 assists for 1 points, 0.05 points per game.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2023-2024Playoffs
  1. NHL debut

    Waltteri Merela makes his NHL debut in 5–⁠3 win against Nashville Predators

    NSHNashville Predators3–5TBLTampa Bay Lightning

    Waltteri was 25 years old · Amalie Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    10:21
    TOI

    Swedes on the ice: Filip Forsberg, Gustav Nyquist, Jonas Johansson, among others.

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    • The game
      NSH3–5TBL
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:21TOI
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    • The game
      TBL4–6DET
      L
      game 2/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:01TOI
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    • The game
      TBL2–5OTT
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG11:19TOI
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    • The game
      TBL2–3BUF
      L
      game 4/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG05:49TOI
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    • The game
      VAN3–4TBL
      W
      game 5/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:28TOI
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    • The game
      TOR4–3TBL
      L
      game 6/827
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG11:38TOI
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    • The game
      CAR0–3TBL
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:37TOI
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    • The game
      SJS0–6TBL
      W
      game 8/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG13:02TOI
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    • The game
      SEA4–3TBL
      L
      game 9/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG11:02TOI
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    • November 2023
    • The game
      TBL2–4CBJ
      L
      game 10/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG09:49TOI
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    • The game
      CHI5–3TBL
      L
      game 14/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG08:36TOI
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    • The game
      CAR4–0TBL
      L
      game 15/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:11TOI
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    • The game
      TBL0–5STL
      L
      game 16/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:30TOI
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    • The game
      TBL4–2CHI
      W
      game 17/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG08:45TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8214 of 41 played
      0
      points
      NHL#729
      0
      goals
      NHL#628
      0
      assists
      NHL#709
      TBL
      19-17-5W-L-OT43Points
      4th in the Atlantic·9th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      MIN3–7TBL
      W
      game 45/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG07:26TOI
      +1 goal
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    Milestone

    Waltteri Merela scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Minnesota Wild · January 18

    • The game
      TBL3–1BUF
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG07:29TOI
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    • The game
      TBL1–2DET
      L
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG06:32TOI
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    • The game
      ARI3–6TBL
      W
      game 49/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG07:18TOI
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    • The game
      NJD3–6TBL
      W
      game 50/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:37TOI
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    The season in numbers

    Waltteri Merela closes the 2023-2024 season with 1 points

    TBLTampa Bay Lightning
    Points
    1
    NHL#774
    Games
    19of 82
    23%
    Goals
    1
    NHL#651
    Assists
    0
    NHL#803
    P/GP
    0.05
    +/-
    +2
    NHL#287
    Events
    1
    career best in points
    1
    career best in goals
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    2 months and 25 days later
    Playoffs

    Tampa Bay Lightning are in the playoffs

    First round

    Tampa Bay Lightning meet Florida Panthers

    TBLvsFLA
    Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
    Swedes on Florida Panthers
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    8 days later
    First round

    Florida Panthers knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–1

    TBL1–4FLA
    Eliminated
    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Waltteri Merela ends the 2023-2024 playoffs with 0 points

    TBLTampa Bay Lightning
    Points
    0
    Games
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    P/GP
    —
    +/-
    0
    FLA1–4