Shooter vs goalie · 2026-27

Jackson Blake vs Leevi Meriläinen

CoolingOn-ice xGF/60 3.60 (was 4.24)

Blake has 0 goals on 9 shots against Meriläinen (0.9 expected).

This week Blake has no games left; Meriläinen has 1 left (about 0.7 expected starts). In ESPN default points scoring we project Blake for 0.0 to Meriläinen's -0.8 over the games left.

  • • Blake, last 10 games (Oct 22–Nov 14): 5 G, 5 A, 3 PPP, 21 SOG.
  • • Meriläinen has played 10 of the Canucks' 13 games since Oct 15 (in and out of the lineup).

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Head-to-head: Blake vs Meriläinen

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2026-27 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

BlakeMeriläinen
2Team record in 2 meetings0

Jackson Blake shooting on Leevi Meriläinen

Goals
0
Shots on goal
9
Expected goals
0.89
Meriläinen SV%
1.000

10 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Jackson Blake and Leevi Meriläinen
DateScoreBlakeMeriläinen
2026-10-20CAR 6–3 VAN0G 3A 6S38/43 SV
2026-10-08CAR 7–2 VAN0G 2A 5S14/15 SV

This week's schedule

Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed and, for goalies, weighted by the chance he starts, in ESPN default points.

Carolina Hurricanes logo

Jackson Blake

2games (0 left)

0.0proj. ESPN default pts

  • Thu, Nov 12 @ SEA
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to RWLikely vs Philipp Grubauer (.892)
  • Sat, Nov 14 vs SEA
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −1.0 win%Likely vs Joey Daccord (.872)
Vancouver Canucks logo

Leevi Meriläinen

3games (1 left)

-0.8proj. ESPN default pts

About 0.7 expected starts

  • Mon, Nov 9 vs PHI
    Opp allows 8th-most FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.902)
  • Fri, Nov 13 vs NYR
    Opp allows 15th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Dylan Garand (.910)
  • Sun, Nov 15 @ VGK73% to start-0.8 pts
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to GSchedule edge +3.1 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.895)

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FAQ

How have Blake and Meriläinen done against each other?
In 2 games against each other in our data, Blake's team went 2–0.

2026-27 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 →