Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Casey DeSmith vs Mika Zibanejad
Zibanejad has 5 goals on 33 shots against DeSmith (4.3 expected).
This week DeSmith has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Zibanejad has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project DeSmith for 2.4 ESPN points to Zibanejad's 1.4.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 6 SOG.
Head-to-head: DeSmith vs Zibanejad
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.
Mika Zibanejad shooting on Casey DeSmith
- Goals
- 5
- Shots on goal
- 33
- Expected goals
- 4.27
- DeSmith SV%
- .848
48 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | DeSmith | Zibanejad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | DAL 2–0 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-12-02 | DAL 2–3 NYR | 38/41 SV | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-01-07 | DAL 5–4 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2024-12-20 | DAL 1–3 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2024-01-08 | VAN 6–3 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-10-28 | VAN 3–4 NYR | 20/24 SV | 1G 2A 3S |
| 2023-03-18 | PIT 0–6 NYR | 5/7 SV | 1G 2A 2S |
| 2023-03-16 | PIT 2–4 NYR | 0/0 SV | 1G 1A 1S |
| 2023-03-12 | PIT 3–2 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2022-12-20 | PIT 3–2 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2022-05-03 · PO | PIT 4–3 NYR | 48/51 SV | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2022-04-07 | PIT 0–3 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 1S |
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)
2.4proj. ESPN pts
About 0.9 expected starts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STLLikely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B88% to start2.4 ptsOpp allows 8th-most FP to GSchedule edge −12.9 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
Mika Zibanejad
4games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ BOSOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs TBLOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2BSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.4 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- How have DeSmith and Zibanejad done against each other?
- In 29 games against each other in our data, DeSmith's team went 17–12.
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 →