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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Carter Verhaeghe vs Elvis Merzlikins

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Verhaeghe has 5 goals on 24 shots against Merzlikins (3.2 expected).

This week Verhaeghe has 1 game left; Merzlikins has 1 left (about 0.1 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup. We project Verhaeghe for 1.3 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.1.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.

Head-to-head: Verhaeghe 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.

VerhaegheMerzlikins
13Team record in 15 meetings2
0Penalties drawn off the other1

Carter Verhaeghe shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
5
Shots on goal
24
Expected goals
3.23
Merzlikins SV%
.792

32 unblocked attempts. Carter Verhaeghe has scored 1.8 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Carter Verhaeghe and Elvis Merzlikins
DateScoreVerhaegheMerzlikins
2026-03-05FLA 2–4 CBJ0G 0A 2S0/0 SV
2025-12-06FLA 7–6 CBJ2G 1A 3S33/40 SV
2025-03-20FLA 1–0 CBJ0G 0A 4S28/29 SV
2025-03-06FLA 3–0 CBJ0G 0A 5S33/35 SV
2024-10-15FLA 4–3 CBJ0G 1A 2S18/22 SV
2023-11-06FLA 5–4 CBJ1G 0A 4S7/10 SV
2022-01-31FLA 8–4 CBJ0G 1A 0S18/25 SV
2022-01-15FLA 9–2 CBJ2G 0A 8S11/15 SV
2021-04-04FLA 3–0 CBJ0G 0A 2S0/0 SV
2021-04-03FLA 5–2 CBJ0G 1A 2S22/25 SV
2021-03-11FLA 5–4 CBJ0G 1A 1S27/32 SV
2021-03-09FLA 4–2 CBJ1G 0A 4S0/0 SV

Latest 12 of 15 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.

Carter Verhaeghe

3games (1 left)

1.3proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ CAR
    Opp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
  • Thu, Oct 1 @ SJS
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
  • Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.3 pts
    Likely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)

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 Verhaeghe and Merzlikins done against each other?
In 15 games against each other in our data, Verhaeghe's team went 13–2.

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 →