Shooter vs goalie · 2026-27

Brock Boeser vs Leevi Meriläinen

RisingOn-ice xGF/60 1.87 (was 1.33)

Boeser has 2 goals on 4 shots against Meriläinen (1.0 expected).

This week Boeser has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Meriläinen has 1 left (about 0.7 expected starts). In ESPN default points scoring we project Boeser for 1.5 to Meriläinen's -0.8 over the games left.

  • • Boeser, last 10 games (Oct 22–Nov 13): 5 G, 5 A, 4 PPP, 20 SOG.
  • • Meriläinen has played 10 of the Canucks' 13 games since Oct 15 (in and out of the lineup).

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Head-to-head: Boeser vs Meriläinen

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

BoeserMeriläinen
0Team record in 2 meetings2

Brock Boeser shooting on Leevi Meriläinen

Goals
2
Shots on goal
4
Expected goals
0.96
Meriläinen SV%
.500

8 unblocked attempts. Brock Boeser has scored 1.0 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Brock Boeser and Leevi Meriläinen
DateScoreBoeserMeriläinen
2026-01-13VAN 1–2 OTT0G 0A 1S19/20 SV
2024-12-21VAN 4–5 OTT2G 0A 3S21/25 SV

This week's schedule

Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed and, for goalies, weighted by the chance he starts, in ESPN default points.

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Brock Boeser

3games (1 left)

1.5proj. ESPN default pts

  • Mon, Nov 9 vs PHI
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.902)
  • Fri, Nov 13 vs NYR
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Dylan Garand (.910)
  • Sun, Nov 15 @ VGK1.5 pts
    Opp allows 4th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge +3.1 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.895)
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Leevi Meriläinen

3games (1 left)

-0.8proj. ESPN default pts

About 0.7 expected starts

  • Mon, Nov 9 vs PHI
    Opp allows 8th-most FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.902)
  • Fri, Nov 13 vs NYR
    Opp allows 15th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Dylan Garand (.910)
  • Sun, Nov 15 @ VGK73% to start-0.8 pts
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to GSchedule edge +3.1 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.895)

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FAQ

How have Boeser and Meriläinen done against each other?
In 2 games against each other in our data, Boeser's team went 0–2.

2026-27 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 →