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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Alex DeBrincat vs Elvis Merzlikins

Alex DeBrincatAlex DeBrincatRed Wings · Right wingvsElvis MerzlikinsElvis MerzlikinsMaple Leafs · Goalie

DeBrincat has 7 goals on 22 shots against Merzlikins (2.8 expected).

This week DeBrincat has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Merzlikins has 1 left (about 0.0 expected starts). We project DeBrincat for 2.3 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.

Head-to-head: DeBrincat vs Merzlikins

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

DeBrincatMerzlikins
12Team record in 18 meetings6

Alex DeBrincat shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
7
Shots on goal
22
Expected goals
2.83
Merzlikins SV%
.682

26 unblocked attempts. Alex DeBrincat has scored 4.2 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Alex DeBrincat and Elvis Merzlikins
DateScoreDeBrincatMerzlikins
2026-04-07DET 3–4 CBJ0G 1A 5S0/0 SV
2025-12-04DET 5–6 CBJ1G 0A 3S28/33 SV
2025-11-22DET 4–3 CBJ1G 0A 2S0/0 SV
2025-03-01DET 3–5 CBJ2G 0A 6S43/46 SV
2025-02-27DET 2–5 CBJ1G 0A 6S0/0 SV
2025-01-02DET 5–4 CBJ1G 2A 2S21/26 SV
2024-03-19DET 4–3 CBJ0G 1A 1S0/0 SV
2023-11-11DET 5–4 CBJ1G 0A 1S0/0 SV
2023-03-04OTT 5–2 CBJ0G 1A 2S19/23 SV
2023-01-03OTT 4–0 CBJ0G 0A 3S0/0 SV
2022-01-11CHI 4–2 CBJ2G 0A 4S0/0 SV
2022-02-17CHI 4–7 CBJ1G 0A 5S28/32 SV

Latest 12 of 18 meetings.

This week's schedule

Sep 28 to Oct 4. More games usually wins a weekly start/sit. Chips show how many fantasy points the opponent allows to the player's position (soft or tough), the Schedule Edge from rest and travel, and the likely opposing goalie with his save percentage. Projections use ESPN default points for the games left.

Alex DeBrincat

2games (1 left)

2.3proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 vs NYR
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs WPG2.3 pts
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to RWLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)

Elvis Merzlikins

3games (1 left)

0.0proj. ESPN pts

About 0.0 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT4% to start0.0 pts
    vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

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FAQ

How have DeBrincat and Merzlikins done against each other?
In 18 games against each other in our data, DeBrincat's team went 12–6.

2025-26 regular season from NHL play-by-play, shift charts and NHL EDGE, processed by Edgehalla. Head-to-head covers every loaded season (play-by-play from 2019-20; on-ice matchups from 2025-26).Compare other players →