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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Andrei Vasilevskiy vs Valeri Nichushkin

Nichushkin has 5 goals on 49 shots against Vasilevskiy (4.8 expected).

This week Vasilevskiy has 1 game left (about 1.0 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup; Nichushkin has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Vasilevskiy for 1.9 ESPN points to Nichushkin's 1.3.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .833 SV%.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 0 SOG.

Head-to-head: Vasilevskiy vs Nichushkin

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

VasilevskiyNichushkin
9Team record in 16 meetings7

Valeri Nichushkin shooting on Andrei Vasilevskiy

Goals
5
Shots on goal
49
Expected goals
4.80
Vasilevskiy SV%
.898

61 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Andrei Vasilevskiy and Valeri Nichushkin
DateScoreVasilevskiyNichushkin
2026-01-06TBL 4–2 COL31/33 SV0G 0A 0S
2025-11-04TBL 2–3 COL30/33 SV0G 0A 4S
2024-11-25TBL 8–2 COL23/25 SV0G 1A 2S
2023-11-27TBL 1–4 COL19/22 SV1G 0A 1S
2023-02-14TBL 4–3 COL43/46 SV0G 1A 5S
2023-02-09TBL 5–0 COL30/30 SV0G 0A 3S
2022-06-26 · POTBL 1–2 COL28/30 SV0G 0A 4S
2022-06-24 · POTBL 3–2 COL35/37 SV1G 1A 5S
2022-06-22 · POTBL 2–3 COL34/37 SV0G 0A 4S
2022-06-20 · POTBL 6–2 COL37/39 SV0G 0A 1S
2022-06-18 · POTBL 0–7 COL23/30 SV2G 0A 5S
2022-06-15 · POTBL 3–4 COL34/38 SV1G 1A 6S

Latest 12 of 16 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.

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2games (1 left)

1.9proj. ESPN pts

About 1.0 expected starts

  • Thu, Oct 1 @ NYR
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to GLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs WSH97% to start1.9 pts
    Opp allows 9th-fewest FP to GSchedule edge +13.4 win%vs Charlie Lindgren (.879)

Valeri Nichushkin

2games (1 left)

1.3proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs BUF
    Opp allows 3rd-most FP to RWLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.3 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

FAQ

How have Vasilevskiy and Nichushkin done against each other?
In 16 games against each other in our data, Vasilevskiy's team went 9–7.

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 →