Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Brad Marchand vs Casey DeSmith
Marchand has 4 goals on 30 shots against DeSmith (3.4 expected).
This week Marchand has 1 game left; DeSmith has 2 left (about 0.8 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup. We project DeSmith for 2.0 ESPN points to Marchand's 1.5.
Head-to-head: Marchand vs DeSmith
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Brad Marchand shooting on Casey DeSmith
- Goals
- 4
- Shots on goal
- 30
- Expected goals
- 3.36
- DeSmith SV%
- .867
41 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Marchand | DeSmith |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | FLA 4–0 DAL | 2G 1A 2S | 0/0 SV |
| 2025-11-01 | FLA 4–3 DAL | 1G 0A 1S | 25/28 SV |
| 2024-11-14 | BOS 2–7 DAL | 0G 0A 3S | 0/0 SV |
| 2024-10-24 | BOS 2–5 DAL | 0G 0A 2S | 25/27 SV |
| 2024-02-24 | BOS 2–3 VAN | 0G 0A 1S | 0/0 SV |
| 2024-02-08 | BOS 4–0 VAN | 1G 0A 3S | 0/0 SV |
| 2023-04-01 | BOS 4–3 PIT | 0G 0A 2S | 0/0 SV |
| 2023-01-02 | BOS 2–1 PIT | 0G 1A 4S | 19/21 SV |
| 2022-11-01 | BOS 6–5 PIT | 1G 0A 6S | 0/0 SV |
| 2022-04-21 | BOS 0–4 PIT | 0G 0A 8S | 52/52 SV |
| 2022-04-16 | BOS 2–1 PIT | 0G 0A 2S | 27/29 SV |
| 2022-02-08 | BOS 2–4 PIT | 0G 0A 5S | 0/0 SV |
Latest 12 of 24 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.
Brad Marchand
3games (1 left)
1.5proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 12th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.5 ptsLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Casey DeSmith
2games
2.0proj. ESPN pts
About 0.8 expected starts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STL3% to start0.1 ptsvs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B74% to start2.0 ptsOpp allows 8th-most FP to GSchedule edge −12.3 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
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FAQ
- How have Marchand and DeSmith done against each other?
- In 24 games against each other in our data, Marchand's team went 14–10.
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 →

