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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Cole Caufield vs Elvis Merzlikins

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Caufield has 4 goals on 23 shots against Merzlikins (3.1 expected).

This week Caufield has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Merzlikins has 1 left (about 0.0 expected starts). We project Caufield for 1.6 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Head-to-head: Caufield vs Merzlikins

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.

CaufieldMerzlikins
6Team record in 10 meetings4

Cole Caufield shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
4
Shots on goal
23
Expected goals
3.13
Merzlikins SV%
.826

33 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Cole Caufield and Elvis Merzlikins
DateScoreCaufieldMerzlikins
2026-04-11MTL 2–5 CBJ1G 0A 1S0/0 SV
2026-03-26MTL 2–1 CBJ0G 0A 3S0/0 SV
2025-11-17MTL 3–4 CBJ0G 1A 3S0/0 SV
2024-11-27MTL 4–3 CBJ1G 0A 5S19/23 SV
2024-11-16MTL 5–1 CBJ0G 2A 2S0/0 SV
2024-03-12MTL 3–0 CBJ0G 1A 6S1/4 SV
2023-11-29MTL 4–2 CBJ1G 0A 3S27/30 SV
2023-10-26MTL 4–3 CBJ1G 2A 8S25/29 SV
2022-04-13MTL 1–5 CBJ0G 0A 4S20/21 SV
2022-02-12MTL 1–2 CBJ1G 0A 2S30/31 SV

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.

Cole Caufield

2games (1 left)

1.6proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ TOR
    Opp allows 16th-most FP to RWLikely vs Sergei Bobrovsky (.877)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ PIT1.6 pts
    Opp allows the fewest FP to RWvs Arturs Silovs (.888)

Elvis Merzlikins

3games (1 left)

0.0proj. ESPN pts

About 0.0 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT4% to start0.0 pts
    vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

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FAQ

How have Caufield and Merzlikins done against each other?
In 10 games against each other in our data, Caufield's team went 6–4.

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 →