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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Elvis Merzlikins vs Mika Zibanejad

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Zibanejad has 2 goals on 28 shots against Merzlikins (3.0 expected).

This week Merzlikins has 1 game left (about 0.0 expected starts); Zibanejad has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Zibanejad for 1.4 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 6 SOG.

Head-to-head: Merzlikins vs Zibanejad

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.

MerzlikinsZibanejad
8Team record in 18 meetings10

Mika Zibanejad shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
2
Shots on goal
28
Expected goals
3.02
Merzlikins SV%
.929

47 unblocked attempts. Elvis Merzlikins has stopped 1.0 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Elvis Merzlikins and Mika Zibanejad
DateScoreMerzlikinsZibanejad
2026-03-19CBJ 6–3 NYR0/0 SV1G 1A 3S
2026-03-02CBJ 5–4 NYR29/33 SV0G 0A 5S
2025-11-15CBJ 1–2 NYR0/0 SV1G 0A 7S
2025-03-09CBJ 7–3 NYR0/0 SV0G 2A 4S
2025-02-08CBJ 3–4 NYR36/40 SV1G 1A 3S
2025-01-18CBJ 0–1 NYR0/0 SV0G 0A 3S
2024-02-28CBJ 1–4 NYR26/28 SV0G 0A 1S
2024-02-25CBJ 4–2 NYR38/40 SV0G 0A 3S
2023-11-12CBJ 3–4 NYR37/40 SV0G 0A 5S
2023-10-14CBJ 5–3 NYR24/25 SV0G 0A 4S
2023-01-16CBJ 1–3 NYR30/33 SV1G 0A 2S
2022-10-23CBJ 5–1 NYR0/0 SV0G 0A 5S

Latest 12 of 18 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.

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)

Mika Zibanejad

4games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Opp allows 4th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.4 pts
    Opp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

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FAQ

How have Merzlikins and Zibanejad done against each other?
In 18 games against each other in our data, Merzlikins's team went 8–10.

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 →