| Felix Sandström | |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Gävle, Sweden |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 2 |
| Weight Lb: | 191 |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Catches: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Buffalo Sabres |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Former Teams: | Brynäs IF HV71 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Draft: | 70th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2015 |
| Draft Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Career Start: | 2015 |
Per Felix Sandström (born 12 January 1997) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Sandström was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round (70th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Sandström made his Swedish Hockey League (SHL) debut playing with Brynäs IF during the 2014–15 SHL season.[1] Following the 2016–17 season, Sandström opted to continue his development with Brynäs IF, accepting a one-year contract extension on 10 May 2017.[2]
In the 2017–18 season, Sandström was unable to cement a full-time role within Brynäs IF, and after appearing in only eight games with the club, was transferred to fellow SHL outfit HV71 on 12 February 2018.[3]
Sandström signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers on 27 March 2018.[4] He then joined AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on a professional try-out basis for their postseason on 31 March 2018.[5] On 8 June 2021, Sandström signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Flyers.[6] For the 2022–23 NHL season, Sandström was promoted to become the Flyers backup goalie behind Carter Hart, making him a full-time NHL goalie for the first time in his career.
On July 1, 2024, Sandström signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Buffalo Sabres.[7]
Sandström's twin brother, Simon, also played with Brynäs IF at the J20 SuperElit level before leaving to play in the Hockeyettan with IF Sundsvall Hockey.
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
| 2013–14 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 323 | 18 | 0 | 3.34 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 821 | 36 | 0 | 2.63 | .907 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2.57 | .889 | ||
| 2014–15 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 1.09 | .963 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .857 | ||
| 2015–16 | Brynäs IF | J20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 8 | 0 | 2.65 | .910 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 10 | 0 | 5.05 | .825 | ||
| 2015–16 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 25 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 1471 | 64 | 0 | 2.61 | .904 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 7 | 0 | 3.60 | .892 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 22 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1282 | 48 | 2 | 2.25 | .908 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 594 | 28 | 2 | 2.83 | .901 | ||
| 2016–17 | Brynäs IF | J20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | .853 | ||
| 2017–18 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 397 | 19 | 0 | 2.87 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | IK Oskarshamn | Allsv | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 387 | 20 | 0 | 3.10 | .894 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | HV71 | SHL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 8 | 0 | 2.58 | .902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3.12 | .885 | ||
| 2018–19 | HV71 | SHL | 19 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1112 | 40 | 0 | 2.16 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 3.02 | .930 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1429 | 78 | 2 | 3.27 | .885 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Västerviks IK | Allsv | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 307 | 14 | 0 | 2.74 | .920 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 621 | 33 | 0 | 3.19 | .903 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 44 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 2391 | 115 | 2 | 2.89 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 297 | 16 | 0 | 3.23 | .910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 20 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1113 | 69 | 0 | 3.72 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 427 | 17 | 0 | 2.39 | .911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1411 | 74 | 0 | 3.15 | .884 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 17 | 0 | 3.87 | .823 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 79 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 4,503 | 180 | 2 | 2.40 | .907 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 789 | 39 | 2 | 2.97 | .898 | ||||
| NHL totals | 30 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1,674 | 102 | 0 | 3.66 | .880 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | T | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sweden | U17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | .885 | ||
| 2014 | Sweden | U17 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 244 | 12 | 0 | 2.95 | .928 | |
| 2014 | Sweden | IH18 | 4th | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.35 | .894 | |
| 2015 | Sweden | U18 | 8th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 236 | 13 | 0 | 3.31 | .909 | |
| 2016 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 8 | 1 | 3.88 | .795 | |
| 2017 | Sweden | WJC | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 360 | 13 | 0 | 2.17 | .915 | |
| Junior totals | 22 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1,084 | 53 | 1 | — | — | ||||