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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Brent Burns vs Elvis Merzlikins

Brent BurnsBrent BurnsAvalanche · DefencevsElvis MerzlikinsElvis MerzlikinsMaple Leafs · Goalie

Burns has 4 goals on 29 shots against Merzlikins (0.9 expected).

This week Burns has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Merzlikins has 1 left (about 0.0 expected starts). We project Burns for 0.9 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.

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

Head-to-head: Burns 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.

BurnsMerzlikins
9Team record in 14 meetings5

Brent Burns shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
4
Shots on goal
29
Expected goals
0.93
Merzlikins SV%
.862

38 unblocked attempts. Brent Burns has scored 3.1 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Brent Burns and Elvis Merzlikins
DateScoreBurnsMerzlikins
2026-01-10COL 4–0 CBJ2G 0A 4S27/31 SV
2025-10-16COL 4–1 CBJ0G 1A 3S32/35 SV
2025-01-23CAR 7–4 CBJ0G 0A 2S0/0 SV
2024-12-31CAR 3–4 CBJ0G 0A 2S32/35 SV
2024-12-15CAR 4–1 CBJ0G 0A 1S24/28 SV
2024-11-23CAR 4–5 CBJ0G 0A 1S32/36 SV
2024-04-16CAR 3–6 CBJ0G 2A 0S0/0 SV
2024-02-29CAR 4–2 CBJ0G 1A 3S0/0 SV
2023-11-26CAR 3–2 CBJ0G 0A 3S40/43 SV
2023-01-07CAR 3–4 CBJ0G 0A 4S0/0 SV
2022-04-19SJS 3–2 CBJ0G 0A 2S25/28 SV
2021-12-05SJS 4–6 CBJ1G 0A 3S30/34 SV

Latest 12 of 14 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.

Brent Burns

2games (1 left)

0.9proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 vs LAK
    Opp allows 3rd-most FP to DLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs STL0.9 pts
    Opp allows 4th-fewest FP to DSchedule edge +10.1 win%vs Jordan Binnington (.873)

Elvis Merzlikins

3games (1 left)

0.0proj. ESPN pts

About 0.0 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT4% to start0.0 pts
    vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

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FAQ

How have Burns and Merzlikins done against each other?
In 14 games against each other in our data, Burns's team went 9–5.

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 →