Nelli Laitinen: Career Statistics
Position: Defenseman
Height: 5’-7”
Hometown: Lohja, Finland
Previous team: Kiekko-Espoo
Season totals
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PTS/G | Pen | PIM | PIM/G | PPG | SHG | GWG | ENG |
| 2022-2023 | Minnesota | 31 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 0.61 | 2 | 4 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | Minnesota | 39 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0.59 | 5 | 10 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-2025* | Minnesota | 15 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.47 | 4 | 8 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | 85 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 0.58 | 11 | 22 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
*Exhibition Games do not count in team stats.
Game by game
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 09/27/24 | NC | @Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 09/28/24 | NC | @Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/04/24 | NC | Boston University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/06/24 | NC | Boston University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Laitinen (Mlynková) 5x5 03:16 (3rd) |
| 10/11/24 | WC | @Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 3: Graham (Mlynková, Laitinen) 5x5 19:51 (3rd) Penalties ROUGHING 10:19 (2nd) |
| 10/12/24 | WC | @Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Bouveng (Murphy, Laitinen) 5x5 03:54 (3rd) |
| 10/18/24 | WC | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/19/24 | WC | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/25/24 | WC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/26/24 | WC | @Minnesota State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Hemp (Mlynková, Laitinen) 3x3 02:01(ot) |
| 11/01/24 | WC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/02/24 | WC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/15/24 | WC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties HOOKING 17:60 (2nd) |
| 11/16/24 | WC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4:00 | Scoring 2: Hemp (Laitinen, Murphy) 5x4 18:37 (1st) Penalties HOLDING 11:48 (2nd), BODYCHECKING 15:15 (3rd) |
| 11/22/24 | WC | St. Cloud State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Murphy (Huber, Laitinen) 5x5 03:19 (2nd) 5: Murphy (Laitinen) 5x5 18:42 (3rd) |
| Totals | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/06/23 | NC | @RIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Murphy (Huber, Laitinen) 5x4 19:59 (1st) |
| 10/07/23 | NC | @RIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/13/23 | WC | vs. St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/14/23 | WC | @St. Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Laitinen (Huber) 5x5 10:21 (3rd) |
| 10/17/23 | WC | St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/27/23 | WC | @Ohio State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Murphy (Bouveng, Laitinen) 5x5 15:15 (3rd) |
| 10/28/23 | WC | @Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Huber (Hemp, Laitinen) 5x4 06:40 (1st) 3: Laitinen (Murphy, Bouveng) 5x3 15:13 (2nd) 4: Laitinen (Huber, Bouveng) 5x4 05:19 (3rd) Penalties TRIPPING 08:31 (1st) |
| 11/03/23 | WC | Minnesota State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Murphy (Bouveng, Laitinen) 4x5 06:06 (2nd) 2: Laitinen (unassisted) 5x5 14:01 (3rd) |
| 11/04/23 | WC | @Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/17/23 | WC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Murphy (Laitinen, Bouveng) 5x4 03:13 (2nd) Penalties INTERFERENCE 14:59 (3rd) |
| 11/18/23 | WC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties INTERFERENCE 18:37 (2nd) |
| 11/24/23 | NC | vs. Harvard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/25/23 | NC | vs. Cornell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/01/23 | WC | Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/02/23 | WC | Bemidji State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Laitinen (Huber, Murphy) 5x5 19:39 (1st) 7: Hemp (Murphy, Laitinen) 3x5 15:09 (2nd) |
| 12/05/23 | WC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 12/08/23 | WC | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Murphy (Bouveng, Laitinen) 4x5 16:32 (1st) 3: Laitinen (Lindsay, Kreisz) 5x5 07:03 (2nd) |
| 12/09/23 | WC | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/05/24 | NC | Connecticut | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 4: Wethington (Laitinen, Kaiser) 5x5 11:15 (3rd) 5: Hemp (Murphy, Laitinen) 4x5 16:23 (3rd) |
| 01/06/24 | NC | Connecticut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/12/24 | WC | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/24 | WC | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/19/24 | WC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/20/24 | WC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/26/24 | WC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/27/24 | WC | @Minnesota State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Bouveng (Huber, Laitinen) 5x4 17:58 (1st) 2: Hemp (Murphy, Laitinen) 3x3 00:54(ot) |
| 02/02/24 | WC | St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/03/24 | WC | St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/09/24 | WC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties ROUGHING 04:57 (2nd) |
| 02/10/24 | WC | St. Cloud State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Lindsay (Kreisz, Laitinen) 4x4 19:23 (3rd) |
| 02/16/24 | WC | @Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Bouveng (Murphy, Laitinen) 5x4 18:59 (3rd) |
| 02/17/24 | WC | @Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/23/24 | WC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Murphy (Hemp, Laitinen) 4x5 09:19 (2nd) |
| 02/24/24 | WC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/01/24 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/02/24 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/03/24 | NC | Minnesota State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Bouveng (Laitinen) 4x5 16:60 (3rd) |
| 03/08/24 | NC | vs. Wisconsin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Bouveng (Murphy, Laitinen) 5x5 04:33 (1st) 3: Hemp (Laitinen, Bouveng) 5x4 16:16 (3rd) |
| 03/16/24 | NC | @Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:00 | Penalties TRIPPING 18:42 (3rd) |
| Totals | 6 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 10:00 |
| Date | Type | Opponent | G | A | PTS | PEN | PIM | Details |
| 10/07/22 | WC | Bemidji State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 5: Murphy (Laitinen, Wethington) 4x5 09:35 (2nd) 6: Murphy (Zumwinkle, Laitinen) 3x5 06:37 (3rd) |
| 10/08/22 | WC | Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/14/22 | WC | @Minnesota State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Zumwinkle (Murphy, Laitinen) 5x4 06:37 (1st) 5: Zumwinkle (Laitinen, Oden) 5x5 11:33 (2nd) 6: Laitinen (Zumwinkle, Oden) 5x5 11:40 (2nd) Penalties INTERFERENCE 16:20 (2nd) |
| 10/15/22 | WC | Minnesota State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/21/22 | WC | @St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/22/22 | WC | St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 10/28/22 | WC | @Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2:00 | Scoring 1: Laitinen (Zumwinkle, Murphy) 5x5 09:01 (1st) Penalties BODYCHECKING 07:44 (2nd) |
| 10/29/22 | WC | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 11/04/22 | WC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 3: Heise (Zumwinkle, Laitinen) 3x3 00:15(ot) |
| 11/05/22 | WC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Murphy (Oden, Laitinen) 5x5 00:35 (1st) |
| 11/07/22 | NC | vs. St. Cloud State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/06/23 | NC | Merrimack | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Laitinen (Wethington, Lindsay) 5x5 06:46 (1st) 3: Boreen (Wethington, Laitinen) 4x5 10:25 (2nd) 7: Kaiser (Laitinen, Hemp) 5x5 03:56 (3rd) |
| 01/07/23 | NC | New Hampshire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/13/23 | WC | St. Thomas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Zumwinkle (Murphy, Laitinen) 5x5 01:34 (1st) 4: Hemp (Zumwinkle, Laitinen) 4x5 18:03 (2nd) |
| 01/14/23 | WC | St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/20/23 | WC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/21/23 | WC | @Bemidji State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/27/23 | WC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 01/28/23 | WC | @Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/03/23 | WC | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/04/23 | WC | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/10/23 | WC | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/11/23 | WC | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 02/17/23 | WC | @St. Thomas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Heise (Zumwinkle, Laitinen) 5x5 04:17 (3rd) |
| 02/18/23 | WC | @St. Thomas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Boreen (Heise, Laitinen) 5x5 09:53 (1st) 4: Murphy (Laitinen) 5x5 12:46 (3rd) |
| 02/24/23 | NC | St. Thomas | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 1: Zumwinkle (Murphy, Laitinen) 5x5 01:04 (1st) 6: Wethington (Zumwinkle, Laitinen) 5x5 14:29 (3rd) |
| 02/25/23 | NC | St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/03/23 | NC | Wisconsin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/04/23 | NC | @Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/11/23 | NC | Minnesota Duluth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | |
| 03/17/23 | NC | vs. Wisconsin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:00 | Scoring 2: Wethington (Heise, Laitinen) 5x5 18:49 (3rd) |
| Totals | 3 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4:00 |
