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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Elvis Merzlikins vs Nathan MacKinnon

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MacKinnon has 3 goals on 31 shots against Merzlikins (3.2 expected).

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

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 1 PPP, 8 SOG.

Head-to-head: Merzlikins vs MacKinnon

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.

MerzlikinsMacKinnon
3Team record in 9 meetings6

Nathan MacKinnon shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
3
Shots on goal
31
Expected goals
3.20
Merzlikins SV%
.903

41 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Elvis Merzlikins and Nathan MacKinnon
DateScoreMerzlikinsMacKinnon
2026-01-10CBJ 0–4 COL27/31 SV0G 0A 8S
2025-10-16CBJ 1–4 COL32/35 SV0G 0A 2S
2025-04-03CBJ 3–7 COL21/28 SV1G 2A 2S
2024-10-12CBJ 6–4 COL0/0 SV1G 1A 3S
2024-03-22CBJ 1–6 COL44/50 SV1G 1A 7S
2022-11-04CBJ 3–6 COL30/35 SV0G 4A 6S
2021-11-06CBJ 4–2 COL34/36 SV0G 0A 2S
2021-11-03CBJ 5–4 COL0/0 SV0G 1A 3S
2020-02-08CBJ 1–2 COL20/22 SV1G 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

2games (1 left)

0.0proj. ESPN pts

About 0.0 expected starts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs BUF
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to GLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA4% to start0.0 pts
    Opp allows 6th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

Nathan MacKinnon

2games (1 left)

2.8proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 vs LAK
    Opp allows the most FP to CLikely vs Darcy Kuemper (.891)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs STL2.8 pts
    Schedule edge +10.1 win%vs Jordan Binnington (.873)

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FAQ

How have Merzlikins and MacKinnon done against each other?
In 9 games against each other in our data, Merzlikins's team went 3–6.

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 →