Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Casey DeSmith vs Sam Bennett
Bennett has 2 goals on 17 shots against DeSmith (2.4 expected).
This week DeSmith has 1 game left (about 0.7 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Bennett has 1 left. We project DeSmith for 2.1 ESPN points to Bennett's 1.6.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Head-to-head: DeSmith vs Bennett
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.
Sam Bennett shooting on Casey DeSmith
- Goals
- 2
- Shots on goal
- 17
- Expected goals
- 2.40
- DeSmith SV%
- .882
23 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | DeSmith | Bennett |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-13 | DAL 0–4 FLA | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-01 | DAL 3–4 FLA | 25/28 SV | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2024-11-02 | DAL 2–4 FLA | 21/24 SV | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2024-11-01 | DAL 4–6 FLA | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-12-14 | VAN 4–0 FLA | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2023-03-04 | PIT 1–4 FLA | 38/42 SV | 1G 0A 7S |
| 2022-12-15 | PIT 4–2 FLA | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2022-03-08 | PIT 3–4 FLA | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2021-11-11 | PIT 3–2 FLA | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2021-10-14 | PIT 4–5 FLA | 34/39 SV | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2019-02-16 | PIT 4–5 CGY | 7/7 SV | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2018-10-25 | PIT 9–1 CGY | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 13 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)
2.1proj. ESPN pts
About 0.7 expected starts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STLLikely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B75% to start2.1 ptsOpp allows 8th-most FP to GSchedule edge −12.4 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
Sam Bennett
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ CAROpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Brandon Bussi (.895)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ SJSOpp allows 11th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Yaroslav Askarov (.884)
- Sun, Oct 4 @ ANA1.6 ptsLikely vs Lukas Dostal (.888)
Similar matchups
FAQ
- How have DeSmith and Bennett done against each other?
- In 13 games against each other in our data, DeSmith's team went 5–8.
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 →