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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Connor McDavid vs Kevin Lankinen

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McDavid has 5 goals on 26 shots against Lankinen (3.3 expected).

This week McDavid has 1 game left with 1 tough matchup; Lankinen has 2 left (about 0.8 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup. We project McDavid for 2.3 ESPN points to Lankinen's 0.4.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 6 A, 2 PPP, 3 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 W, .789 SV%.

Head-to-head: McDavid vs Lankinen

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

McDavidLankinen
10Team record in 16 meetings6

Connor McDavid shooting on Kevin Lankinen

Goals
5
Shots on goal
26
Expected goals
3.26
Lankinen SV%
.808

38 unblocked attempts. Connor McDavid has scored 1.7 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Connor McDavid and Kevin Lankinen
DateScoreMcDavidLankinen
2026-10-01EDM 9–7 VAN1G 4A 3S12/20 SV
2026-09-29EDM 5–6 VAN0G 2A 0S32/37 SV
2026-04-16EDM 6–1 VAN0G 4A 3S29/35 SV
2026-01-17EDM 6–0 VAN0G 1A 1S0/0 SV
2025-10-26EDM 3–4 VAN0G 1A 3S0/0 SV
2025-10-11EDM 3–1 VAN0G 1A 3S0/0 SV
2025-01-18EDM 2–3 VAN0G 1A 2S0/0 SV
2024-11-09EDM 7–3 VAN1G 2A 4S20/27 SV
2024-01-27EDM 4–1 NSH1G 3A 5S17/20 SV
2023-11-04EDM 2–5 NSH0G 1A 3S33/35 SV
2023-10-17EDM 6–1 NSH1G 1A 2S17/19 SV
2022-12-19EDM 3–4 NSH0G 2A 1S0/0 SV

Latest 12 of 16 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.

Connor McDavid

3games (1 left)

2.3proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs VAN
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
  • Thu, Oct 1 @ VAN
    Opp allows 6th-most FP to CLikely vs Kevin Lankinen (.875)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs SEA2.3 pts
    Opp allows 6th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Joey Daccord (.897)

Kevin Lankinen

4games (2 left)

0.4proj. ESPN pts

About 0.8 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ EDM
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs EDM
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY3% to start0.0 pts
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to GSchedule edge −4.0 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B82% to start0.4 pts
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)

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FAQ

How have McDavid and Lankinen done against each other?
In 16 games against each other in our data, McDavid's team went 10–6.

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 →