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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Elvis Merzlikins vs Nikolaj Ehlers

Elvis MerzlikinsElvis MerzlikinsMaple Leafs · GoalievsNikolaj EhlersNikolaj EhlersHurricanes · Left wing

Ehlers has 6 goals on 22 shots against Merzlikins (2.1 expected).

This week Merzlikins has 1 game left (about 0.0 expected starts); Ehlers has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Ehlers for 1.8 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.

Head-to-head: Merzlikins vs Ehlers

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.

MerzlikinsEhlers
4Team record in 11 meetings7
0Penalties drawn off the other1

Nikolaj Ehlers shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
6
Shots on goal
22
Expected goals
2.13
Merzlikins SV%
.727

32 unblocked attempts. Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 3.9 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Elvis Merzlikins and Nikolaj Ehlers
DateScoreMerzlikinsEhlers
2026-04-02CBJ 1–5 CAR16/21 SV0G 0A 0S
2026-03-31CBJ 2–5 CAR0/0 SV1G 2A 3S
2026-03-17CBJ 5–1 CAR0/0 SV0G 1A 2S
2025-12-09CBJ 1–4 CAR0/0 SV0G 0A 4S
2024-11-01CBJ 2–6 WPG38/44 SV3G 1A 5S
2024-03-17CBJ 1–6 WPG21/27 SV1G 1A 3S
2023-02-16CBJ 3–1 WPG0/0 SV0G 0A 5S
2022-03-25CBJ 3–4 WPG29/33 SV1G 0A 2S
2021-11-24CBJ 3–0 WPG36/36 SV0G 0A 5S
2020-01-22CBJ 4–3 WPG27/30 SV0G 0A 4S
2019-11-23CBJ 3–4 WPG27/31 SV1G 0A 3S

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
    Likely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

Nikolaj Ehlers

3games (1 left)

1.8proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs FLA
    Opp allows 13th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Jacob Markstrom (.883)
  • Fri, Oct 2 vs WSH
    Opp allows 10th-fewest FP to LWLikely vs Logan Thompson (.912)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ PHIB2B1.8 pts
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −12.8 win%Likely vs Dan Vladar (.906)

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FAQ

How have Merzlikins and Ehlers done against each other?
In 11 games against each other in our data, Merzlikins's team went 4–7.

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 →