KONSTA HELENIUS #94

Notes accurate as of Sept. 1, 2026

PRONUNCIATION: hehl-ehn-YOOHS, KAWN-stuh

CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2027-28 (entry level)

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Buffalo in the first round (14th overall) of the 2024 NHL Draft.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Recorded 35 points (14+21) in 65 games with Rochester in 2024-25. Opened the 2025 Calder Cup Playoffs with a five-game point streak and added six points (3+3) in eight playoff contests.
Set new AHL single-season career highs in games played (63), goals (21), assists (42) and points (63) with Rochester in 2025-26. Led all Amerks skaters in points, tied for ninth among all AHL skaters in points and set a franchise record for points by a teenager.
Named to the AHL Top Prospects Team in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Represented the North Division at the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic, the first AHL All-Star selection of his career.
Won the CCM Fastest Skater event at the 2026 AHL All-Star Skills Competition with a time of 13.770 seconds.
Recorded three points (2+1) in three Calder Cup Playoff games with Rochester in 2026.
Skated 10:47 in his NHL debut on Jan. 19, 2026 at Carolina.
Recorded the first goal and assists of his NHL career on Jan. 20, 2026 at Nashville (1+2). Became the first player in Sabres history to record a three-point performance within his first two NHL games.
Registered four points (1+3) in nine regular-season games with Buffalo in 2025-26 and made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut on May 12, 2026 at Montreal.
Scored the first playoff goal of his career on May 14, 2026 vs. Montreal and became the youngest Sabres skater since Pierre Turgeon on April 6, 1989 (19 years, 221 days) to record a playoff goal and the youngest Buffalo rookie to do so since Turgeon on April 10, 1988 (18 years, 226 days).
As a result of scoring against Montreal on May 14, 2026 and May 16, 2026, he became the youngest Sabres skater to record a goal in back-to-back playoff games sinceTurgeon from April 5 to 6, 1989 (two games; 19 years, 221 days).

AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Recorded 57 points (20+37) in 22 games with Tappara U16 in 2020-21.
Tallied 45 points (14+31) in 33 regular-season games with Tappara U18 in 2021-22 and added 10 points (3+7) in five playoff games.
Registered 28 points (8+20) in 19 games with Tappara U20 in 2022-23.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

Appeared in 84 games with Jukurit (Liiga) from 2022 to 2024 and registered 47 points (17+30) in that span. Added six points (2+4) in six playoff games in 2024.
Led all U18 Liiga skaters in points in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. His 47 career points before turning 18 rank second in league history behind Aleksander Barkov.
Tallied 36 points (14+22) in 51 games with Jukurit in 2023-24, the fourth-highest single-season total by a U18 player in Liiga history behind Barkov, Mikael Granlund and Kaapo Kakko.
Recorded six points (2+4) in five games for Finland at the 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship.
Recorded two points (1+1) in seven games for Finland at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Registered seven assists in five games with Finland at the 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship.
Appeared in four games at the 2024 IIHF World Championship and recorded one assist. Was the youngest player to participate in the tournament.
Tallied six assists in seven games at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship and helped Finland earn a silver medal.
Recorded six points (3+3) in six games at the 2026 IIHF World Championship en route to earning a gold medal with Finland.
Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Finland’s semifinal victory against Canada at the 2026 IIHF World Championship.
Scored the overtime game-winning goal in Finland’s 1-0 victory against Switzerland in the gold-medal game of the 2026 IIHF World Championship.

NHL FIRSTS

Game: 1/19/26 at CAR

Goal: 1/20/26 at NSH

Assist: 1/20/26 at NSH

AWARDS & HONORS

Professional:

2024-25 AHL Top Prospects Team

2025-26 AHL Top Prospects Team

2026 AHL All-Star Classic

2026 AHL All-Star Skills Competition Fastest Skater

International:

2025 IIHF World Junior Championship Silver Medal

2026 IIHF World Championship Gold Medal

Amateur:

2020-21 U16 SM-sarja Rookie of the Year

2020-21 U16 SM-sarja Second All-Star Team

2021-22 U18 SM-sarja Second All-Star Team

2021-22 U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal