Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Casey DeSmith vs Nikita Kucherov
Kucherov has 1 goals on 7 shots against DeSmith (0.9 expected).
This week DeSmith has 1 game left; Kucherov has 1 left.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Head-to-head: DeSmith vs Kucherov
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Nikita Kucherov shooting on Casey DeSmith
- Goals
- 1
- Shots on goal
- 7
- Expected goals
- 0.93
- DeSmith SV%
- .857
9 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | DeSmith | Kucherov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-18 | DAL 1–4 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2025-10-30 | DAL 1–2 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2025-03-20 | DAL 2–3 TBL | 36/38 SV | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2024-11-23 | DAL 4–2 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-12-12 | VAN 4–1 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2023-10-19 | VAN 3–4 TBL | 0/0 SV | 2G 0A 7S |
| 2023-03-02 | PIT 5–4 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 4S |
| 2023-02-26 | PIT 7–3 TBL | 26/29 SV | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2022-10-15 | PIT 6–2 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 4S |
| 2022-03-03 | PIT 5–1 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2021-10-12 | PIT 6–2 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2019-02-09 | PIT 4–5 TBL | 29/34 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 14 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)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STL
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B
Nikita Kucherov
2games (1 left)
3.0proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NYR
- Sat, Oct 3 vs WSH3.0 pts
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FAQ
- How have DeSmith and Kucherov done against each other?
- In 14 games against each other in our data, DeSmith's team went 8–6.
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 →