Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Elvis Merzlikins vs Patrick Kane
Kane has 4 goals on 37 shots against Merzlikins (3.4 expected).
This week Merzlikins has 1 game left (about 0.0 expected starts); Kane has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Kane for 1.6 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.
- • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Head-to-head: Merzlikins vs Kane
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.
Patrick Kane shooting on Elvis Merzlikins
- Goals
- 4
- Shots on goal
- 37
- Expected goals
- 3.42
- Merzlikins SV%
- .892
42 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Merzlikins | Kane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CBJ 4–3 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2025-12-04 | CBJ 6–5 DET | 28/33 SV | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-11-22 | CBJ 3–4 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2025-03-01 | CBJ 5–3 DET | 43/46 SV | 1G 2A 5S |
| 2025-02-27 | CBJ 5–2 DET | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-01-02 | CBJ 4–5 DET | 21/26 SV | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2024-03-19 | CBJ 3–4 DET | 0/0 SV | 1G 2A 5S |
| 2022-12-31 | CBJ 4–1 CHI | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2022-01-11 | CBJ 2–4 CHI | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2022-02-17 | CBJ 7–4 CHI | 28/32 SV | 0G 1A 6S |
| 2021-04-12 | CBJ 3–4 CHI | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 10S |
| 2021-04-10 | CBJ 3–4 CHI | 24/28 SV | 0G 1A 6S |
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 MTLOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
- Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2BOpp allows 6th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT4% to start0.0 ptsLikely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)
Patrick Kane
3games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ VGKOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Carter Hart (.891)
- Thu, Oct 1 @ UTAOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ BUF1.6 ptsOpp allows 3rd-most FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
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FAQ
- How have Merzlikins and Kane 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 →

