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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Alex Ovechkin vs Elvis Merzlikins

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Ovechkin has 4 goals on 25 shots against Merzlikins (2.7 expected).

This week Ovechkin has 2 games left with 1 soft matchup; Merzlikins has 1 left (about 0.1 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup. We project Ovechkin for 3.2 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.1.

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

Head-to-head: Ovechkin 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.

OvechkinMerzlikins
15Team record in 18 meetings3

Alex Ovechkin shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
4
Shots on goal
25
Expected goals
2.68
Merzlikins SV%
.840

40 unblocked attempts. Alex Ovechkin has scored 1.3 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Alex Ovechkin and Elvis Merzlikins
DateScoreOvechkinMerzlikins
2026-04-14WSH 2–1 CBJ0G 1A 4S0/0 SV
2025-12-07WSH 2–0 CBJ0G 0A 5S0/0 SV
2025-11-24WSH 5–1 CBJ0G 1A 1S26/31 SV
2025-10-24WSH 5–1 CBJ1G 1A 3S0/0 SV
2024-11-02WSH 7–2 CBJ1G 2A 4S0/0 SV
2023-12-21WSH 3–2 CBJ1G 1A 7S29/32 SV
2023-11-18WSH 4–3 CBJ1G 0A 2S22/26 SV
2023-11-04WSH 2–1 CBJ0G 0A 3S25/27 SV
2023-01-31WSH 4–3 CBJ0G 0A 3S0/0 SV
2023-01-08WSH 1–0 CBJ0G 0A 5S18/19 SV
2023-01-05WSH 6–2 CBJ1G 0A 2S31/37 SV
2022-02-08WSH 4–5 CBJ0G 1A 2S29/33 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 Ovechkin

2games

3.2proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ CAR1.3 pts
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to LW
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.9 pts
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.3 win%Likely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)

Elvis Merzlikins

2games (1 left)

0.1proj. ESPN pts

About 0.1 expected starts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs BUF
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to GLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA8% to start0.1 pts
    Opp allows 6th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

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FAQ

How have Ovechkin and Merzlikins done against each other?
In 18 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 15–3.

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 →