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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Elvis Merzlikins vs Jack Hughes

Elvis MerzlikinsElvis MerzlikinsMaple Leafs · GoalievsJack HughesJack HughesDevils · Centre

Hughes has 1 goals on 45 shots against Merzlikins (4.9 expected).

This week Merzlikins has 1 game left (about 0.0 expected starts); Hughes has 1 left. We project Hughes for 2.3 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.

Head-to-head: Merzlikins vs Hughes

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2019-20 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

MerzlikinsHughes
5Team record in 10 meetings5

Jack Hughes shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
1
Shots on goal
45
Expected goals
4.89
Merzlikins SV%
.978

56 unblocked attempts. Elvis Merzlikins has stopped 3.9 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Elvis Merzlikins and Jack Hughes
DateScoreMerzlikinsHughes
2025-12-31CBJ 2–3 NJD0/0 SV0G 1A 6S
2025-10-13CBJ 2–3 NJD0/0 SV0G 1A 0S
2024-12-19CBJ 4–2 NJD40/42 SV0G 1A 13S
2023-12-27CBJ 3–4 NJD31/35 SV0G 1A 8S
2023-11-24CBJ 2–1 NJD37/38 SV0G 0A 8S
2022-10-30CBJ 1–7 NJD46/53 SV0G 2A 4S
2022-03-01CBJ 4–3 NJD30/33 SV1G 0A 5S
2020-02-16CBJ 3–4 NJD23/26 SV0G 0A 4S
2020-01-18CBJ 5–0 NJD41/41 SV0G 0A 3S
2019-12-21CBJ 5–1 NJD0/0 SV0G 0A 4S

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.

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)

Jack Hughes

2games (1 left)

2.3proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs PHI
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI2.3 pts
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)

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FAQ

How have Merzlikins and Hughes done against each other?
In 10 games against each other in our data, Merzlikins's team went 5–5.

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 →