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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Elvis Merzlikins vs William Nylander

Elvis MerzlikinsElvis MerzlikinsMaple Leafs · GoalievsWilliam NylanderWilliam NylanderMaple Leafs · Right wing

Nylander has 5 goals on 27 shots against Merzlikins (3.0 expected).

This week Merzlikins has 1 game left (about 0.0 expected starts); Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Merzlikins's 0.0.

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

Head-to-head: Merzlikins vs Nylander

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.

MerzlikinsNylander
7Team record in 14 meetings7

William Nylander shooting on Elvis Merzlikins

Goals
5
Shots on goal
27
Expected goals
3.05
Merzlikins SV%
.815

35 unblocked attempts. William Nylander has scored 2.0 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Elvis Merzlikins and William Nylander
DateScoreMerzlikinsNylander
2025-11-26CBJ 1–2 TOR0/0 SV1G 1A 3S
2025-11-20CBJ 3–2 TOR0/0 SV0G 0A 6S
2025-04-05CBJ 0–5 TOR22/27 SV2G 0A 3S
2025-01-22CBJ 5–1 TOR28/29 SV0G 1A 6S
2024-10-22CBJ 6–2 TOR0/0 SV0G 0A 1S
2023-12-29CBJ 6–5 TOR12/14 SV1G 1A 2S
2023-12-23CBJ 1–4 TOR0/0 SV1G 2A 2S
2023-12-14CBJ 6–5 TOR43/48 SV1G 1A 10S
2023-02-11CBJ 4–3 TOR26/29 SV1G 1A 4S
2023-02-10CBJ 0–3 TOR0/0 SV0G 0A 7S
2022-03-07CBJ 4–5 TOR28/33 SV0G 0A 1S
2021-12-07CBJ 4–5 TOR25/30 SV1G 1A 2S

Latest 12 of 14 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
    Likely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

William Nylander

3games (1 left)

2.1proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 pts
    Likely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

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FAQ

How have Merzlikins and Nylander done against each other?
In 14 games against each other in our data, Merzlikins's team went 7–7.

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 →