Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Casey DeSmith vs Dylan Larkin
Larkin has 3 goals on 16 shots against DeSmith (2.6 expected).
This week DeSmith has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts); Larkin has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project DeSmith for 2.4 ESPN points to Larkin's 2.2.
Head-to-head: DeSmith vs Larkin
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.
Dylan Larkin shooting on Casey DeSmith
- Goals
- 3
- Shots on goal
- 16
- Expected goals
- 2.64
- DeSmith SV%
- .813
24 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | DeSmith | Larkin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | DAL 3–4 DET | 21/25 SV | 2G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-14 | DAL 4–6 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2025-01-19 | DAL 4–1 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-02-15 | VAN 4–1 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-02-10 | VAN 3–4 DET | 24/28 SV | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-04-08 | PIT 5–1 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2023-03-28 | PIT 4–7 DET | 18/24 SV | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2022-12-28 | PIT 4–5 DET | 41/46 SV | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2022-03-27 | PIT 11–2 DET | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2022-01-28 | PIT 2–3 DET | 30/32 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2019-04-04 | PIT 4–1 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2019-04-02 | PIT 1–4 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 3A 1S |
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.
Casey DeSmith
2games (1 left)
2.4proj. ESPN pts
About 0.9 expected starts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STLOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B88% to start2.4 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to GSchedule edge −12.9 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
Dylan Larkin
2games (1 left)
2.2proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs NYROpp allows 15th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs WPG2.2 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to CLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
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FAQ
- How have DeSmith and Larkin done against each other?
- In 15 games against each other in our data, DeSmith's team went 7–8.
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 →