Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Casey DeSmith vs Kirill Kaprizov
Kaprizov has 3 goals on 16 shots against DeSmith (2.1 expected).
This week DeSmith has 1 game left (about 1.0 expected starts); Kaprizov has 1 left. We project DeSmith for 2.7 ESPN points to Kaprizov's 1.9.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Head-to-head: DeSmith vs Kaprizov
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Kirill Kaprizov shooting on Casey DeSmith
- Goals
- 3
- Shots on goal
- 16
- Expected goals
- 2.11
- DeSmith SV%
- .813
23 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | DeSmith | Kaprizov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 · PO | DAL 2–5 MIN | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2026-04-28 · PO | DAL 2–4 MIN | 0/0 SV | 1G 2A 4S |
| 2026-04-25 · PO | DAL 2–3 MIN | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2026-04-22 · PO | DAL 4–3 MIN | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2026-04-20 · PO | DAL 4–2 MIN | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2026-04-18 · PO | DAL 1–6 MIN | 0/0 SV | 1G 2A 2S |
| 2026-04-09 | DAL 5–4 MIN | 0/0 SV | 2G 0A 4S |
| 2025-12-11 | DAL 2–5 MIN | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2025-10-14 | DAL 5–2 MIN | 0/0 SV | 1G 1A 6S |
| 2024-11-16 | DAL 2–1 MIN | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-02-19 | VAN 7–10 MIN | 17/25 SV | 3G 3A 7S |
| 2023-12-16 | VAN 1–2 MIN | 30/31 SV | 0G 0A 3S |
Latest 12 of 16 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)
2.7proj. ESPN pts
About 1.0 expected starts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STLOpp allows 13th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B97% to start2.7 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to GSchedule edge −13.3 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
Kirill Kaprizov
2games (1 left)
1.9proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NSHOpp allows 12th-most FP to LWLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs BOS1.9 ptsOpp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +12.8 win%Likely vs Michael DiPietro (1.000)
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FAQ
- How have DeSmith and Kaprizov done against each other?
- In 16 games against each other in our data, DeSmith's team went 8–8.
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 →