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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Anthony Mantha vs Elvis Merzlikins

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Mantha has 5 goals on 28 shots against Merzlikins (2.8 expected).

This week Mantha has 1 game left; Merzlikins has 1 left (about 0.1 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup. We project Mantha for 1.4 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.1.

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

Head-to-head: Mantha 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.

ManthaMerzlikins
12Team record in 17 meetings5
0Penalties drawn off the other1

Anthony Mantha shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
5
Shots on goal
28
Expected goals
2.78
Merzlikins SV%
.821

38 unblocked attempts. Anthony Mantha has scored 2.2 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Anthony Mantha and Elvis Merzlikins
DateScoreManthaMerzlikins
2026-01-17PIT 3–4 CBJ0G 0A 0S30/33 SV
2026-01-04PIT 5–4 CBJ0G 1A 2S0/0 SV
2025-11-28PIT 4–3 CBJ0G 0A 1S0/0 SV
2025-10-25PIT 4–5 CBJ1G 1A 3S27/31 SV
2024-03-23VGK 4–2 CBJ0G 1A 2S0/0 SV
2023-12-21WSH 3–2 CBJ2G 0A 2S29/32 SV
2023-11-18WSH 4–3 CBJ0G 0A 6S22/26 SV
2023-11-04WSH 2–1 CBJ0G 0A 1S25/27 SV
2023-01-31WSH 4–3 CBJ0G 0A 0S0/0 SV
2023-01-05WSH 6–2 CBJ0G 1A 3S31/37 SV
2022-03-17WSH 7–2 CBJ2G 0A 5S20/23 SV
2021-03-28DET 4–1 CBJ0G 1A 3S25/27 SV

Latest 12 of 17 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.

Anthony Mantha

2games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs PHI
    Opp allows 5th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI1.4 pts
    Opp allows 10th-most FP to RWvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)

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 Mantha and Merzlikins done against each other?
In 17 games against each other in our data, Mantha's team went 12–5.

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 →