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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Jack Hughes vs Juuse Saros

Hughes has 3 goals on 18 shots against Saros (2.0 expected).

This week Hughes has 1 game left; Saros has 1 left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup. We project Hughes for 2.3 ESPN points to Saros's 1.2.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .900 SV%.

Head-to-head: Hughes vs Saros

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.

HughesSaros
5Team record in 11 meetings6

Jack Hughes shooting on Juuse Saros

Goals
3
Shots on goal
18
Expected goals
1.97
Saros SV%
.833

26 unblocked attempts. Jack Hughes has scored 1.0 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between Jack Hughes and Juuse Saros
DateScoreHughesSaros
2026-03-26NJD 4–2 NSH0G 2A 7S0/0 SV
2026-01-29NJD 3–2 NSH0G 0A 0S0/0 SV
2025-02-23NJD 5–0 NSH0G 1A 8S0/0 SV
2024-11-25NJD 5–2 NSH0G 0A 0S26/30 SV
2024-04-07NJD 2–3 NSH1G 0A 3S23/25 SV
2024-02-13NJD 4–2 NSH1G 0A 6S43/46 SV
2023-01-26NJD 4–6 NSH1G 1A 5S35/39 SV
2022-12-01NJD 3–4 NSH0G 2A 1S25/28 SV
2021-12-10NJD 2–3 NSH0G 1A 3S29/31 SV
2020-01-30NJD 5–6 NSH0G 0A 0S0/0 SV
2019-12-07NJD 4–6 NSH0G 1A 2S0/0 SV

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.

Jack Hughes

2games (1 left)

2.3proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs PHI
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI2.3 pts
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −4.0 win%vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)

Juuse Saros

2games (1 left)

1.2proj. ESPN pts

About 0.9 expected starts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs MIN
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL90% to start1.2 pts
    Opp allows the most FP to GSchedule edge +13.4 win%vs Casey DeSmith (.907)

FAQ

How have Hughes and Saros done against each other?
In 11 games against each other in our data, Hughes's team went 5–6.

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 →