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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Igor Shesterkin vs Mathew Barzal

Barzal has 4 goals on 42 shots against Shesterkin (5.5 expected).

This week Shesterkin has 1 game left (about 0.8 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup; Barzal has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Shesterkin for 1.5 ESPN points to Barzal's 1.4.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 W, .935 SV%.

Head-to-head: Shesterkin vs Barzal

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2020-21 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

ShesterkinBarzal
8Team record in 21 meetings13

Mathew Barzal shooting on Igor Shesterkin

Goals
4
Shots on goal
42
Expected goals
5.45
Shesterkin SV%
.905

57 unblocked attempts. Igor Shesterkin has stopped 1.5 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Igor Shesterkin and Mathew Barzal
DateScoreShesterkinBarzal
2025-12-27NYR 0–2 NYI24/25 SV0G 0A 4S
2025-11-08NYR 0–5 NYI21/25 SV0G 1A 2S
2024-04-13NYR 3–2 NYI34/36 SV0G 0A 4S
2024-04-09NYR 2–4 NYI24/27 SV0G 1A 5S
2024-03-17NYR 5–2 NYI25/27 SV0G 0A 2S
2024-02-18NYR 6–5 NYI36/41 SV1G 0A 3S
2022-12-22NYR 5–3 NYI15/18 SV1G 1A 2S
2022-11-08NYR 3–4 NYI22/26 SV0G 1A 1S
2022-10-26NYR 0–3 NYI0/0 SV0G 1A 2S
2022-04-21NYR 6–3 NYI0/0 SV0G 1A 2S
2022-04-01NYR 0–3 NYI15/18 SV1G 1A 3S
2022-03-17NYR 1–2 NYI26/28 SV0G 1A 3S

Latest 12 of 21 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.

Igor Shesterkin

4games (1 left)

1.5proj. ESPN pts

About 0.8 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ BOS
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs TBL
    Opp allows 2nd-most FP to GLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2B
    Opp allows 3rd-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA81% to start1.5 pts
    Opp allows 7th-fewest FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)

Mathew Barzal

2games (1 left)

1.4proj. ESPN pts

  • Wed, Sep 30 @ TOR
    Opp allows 7th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Anthony Stolarz (.893)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs NJD1.4 pts
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +4.1 win%vs Nico Daws (.908)

FAQ

How have Shesterkin and Barzal done against each other?
In 21 games against each other in our data, Shesterkin's team went 8–13.

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 →