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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Alex Ovechkin vs Kevin Lankinen

Alex OvechkinAlex OvechkinCapitals · Left wingvsKevin LankinenKevin LankinenCanucks · Goalie

Ovechkin has 0 goals on 16 shots against Lankinen (1.2 expected).

This week Ovechkin has 1 game left with 1 soft matchup; Lankinen has 2 left (about 0.8 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup. We project Ovechkin for 1.9 ESPN points to Lankinen's 0.4.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 W, .789 SV%.

Head-to-head: Ovechkin vs Lankinen

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

OvechkinLankinen
2Team record in 9 meetings7

Alex Ovechkin shooting on Kevin Lankinen

Goals
0
Shots on goal
16
Expected goals
1.16
Lankinen SV%
1.000

23 unblocked attempts. Kevin Lankinen has stopped 1.2 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Alex Ovechkin and Kevin Lankinen
DateScoreOvechkinLankinen
2026-01-21WSH 3–4 VAN0G 1A 2S29/32 SV
2025-10-19WSH 3–4 VAN0G 0A 1S0/0 SV
2025-01-25WSH 1–2 VAN0G 0A 7S32/33 SV
2025-01-08WSH 2–1 VAN0G 0A 3S16/18 SV
2023-12-16WSH 1–3 NSH0G 1A 6S0/0 SV
2023-01-06WSH 2–3 NSH0G 0A 4S30/32 SV
2022-10-29WSH 3–0 NSH1G 0A 5S0/0 SV
2021-12-15WSH 4–5 CHI1G 1A 10S0/0 SV
2021-12-02WSH 3–4 CHI0G 1A 4S0/0 SV

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 (1 left)

1.9proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ CAR
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to LWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ TBLB2B1.9 pts
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.3 win%vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)

Kevin Lankinen

4games (2 left)

0.4proj. ESPN pts

About 0.8 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ EDM
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs EDM
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY3% to start0.0 pts
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to GSchedule edge −4.0 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B82% to start0.4 pts
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)

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FAQ

How have Ovechkin and Lankinen done against each other?
In 9 games against each other in our data, Ovechkin's team went 2–7.

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 →