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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

David Rittich vs Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov has 1 goals on 12 shots against Rittich (1.2 expected).

This week Rittich has 1 game left (about 0.0 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Kucherov has 1 left. We project Kucherov for 2.8 ESPN points to Rittich's 0.0.

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

Head-to-head: Rittich vs Kucherov

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.

RittichKucherov
7Team record in 15 meetings8

Nikita Kucherov shooting on David Rittich

Goals
1
Shots on goal
12
Expected goals
1.20
Rittich SV%
.917

17 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between David Rittich and Nikita Kucherov
DateScoreRittichKucherov
2025-12-13NYI 3–2 TBL0/0 SV0G 2A 4S
2025-12-02NYI 2–1 TBL0/0 SV0G 0A 1S
2025-01-30LAK 0–3 TBL30/32 SV0G 1A 3S
2025-01-04LAK 2–1 TBL0/0 SV0G 0A 3S
2024-03-23LAK 4–3 TBL0/0 SV0G 1A 3S
2024-01-09LAK 2–3 TBL0/0 SV0G 0A 1S
2023-03-12WPG 3–2 TBL0/0 SV0G 0A 4S
2023-01-06WPG 4–2 TBL0/0 SV1G 0A 2S
2022-04-23NSH 2–6 TBL9/9 SV1G 2A 4S
2022-02-26NSH 2–3 TBL0/0 SV1G 1A 2S
2020-02-29CGY 3–4 TBL29/33 SV0G 2A 2S
2019-02-12CGY 3–6 TBL21/27 SV1G 3A 3S

Latest 12 of 15 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.

David Rittich

2games (1 left)

0.0proj. ESPN pts (season rate)

About 0.0 expected starts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ TOR
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Anthony Stolarz (.893)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs NJD1% to start0.0 pts
    Opp allows 9th-most FP to GSchedule edge +4.1 win%vs Nico Daws (.908)

Nikita Kucherov

2games (1 left)

2.8proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 @ NYR
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs WSH2.8 pts
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to RWSchedule edge +13.4 win%vs Charlie Lindgren (.879)

FAQ

How have Rittich and Kucherov done against each other?
In 15 games against each other in our data, Rittich's team went 7–8.

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 →