Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Casey DeSmith vs Mathew Barzal
Barzal has 1 goals on 19 shots against DeSmith (1.5 expected).
This week DeSmith has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts); Barzal has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project DeSmith for 2.5 ESPN points to Barzal's 1.4.
Head-to-head: DeSmith vs Barzal
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.
Mathew Barzal shooting on Casey DeSmith
- Goals
- 1
- Shots on goal
- 19
- Expected goals
- 1.55
- DeSmith SV%
- .947
22 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | DeSmith | Barzal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | DAL 1–2 NYI | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-11-18 | DAL 2–3 NYI | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2024-10-12 | DAL 3–0 NYI | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-01-09 | VAN 5–2 NYI | 18/20 SV | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-11-15 | VAN 4–3 NYI | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 6S |
| 2023-02-17 | PIT 4–5 NYI | 23/28 SV | 0G 2A 1S |
| 2022-12-27 | PIT 1–5 NYI | 0/0 SV | 2G 0A 5S |
| 2022-04-14 | PIT 6–3 NYI | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2022-04-12 | PIT 4–5 NYI | 33/37 SV | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2021-11-26 | PIT 1–0 NYI | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2021-03-27 | PIT 6–3 NYI | 0/0 SV | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2021-03-29 | PIT 2–1 NYI | 19/20 SV | 0G 1A 0S |
Latest 12 of 29 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)
2.5proj. 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 @ NSHB2B89% to start2.5 ptsOpp allows 11th-most FP to GSchedule edge −12.9 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
Mathew Barzal
2games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Wed, Sep 30 @ TOROpp allows 7th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Anthony Stolarz (.893)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs NJD1.4 ptsOpp allows 8th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jake Allen (.904)
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FAQ
- How have DeSmith and Barzal done against each other?
- In 29 games against each other in our data, DeSmith's team went 15–14.
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 →