Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Jake Allen vs Nikita Kucherov
Kucherov has 5 goals on 22 shots against Allen (2.2 expected).
This week Allen has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Kucherov has 1 left. We project Kucherov for 2.5 ESPN points to Allen's 2.0.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 W, .920 SV%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Head-to-head: Allen vs Kucherov
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2017-18 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Nikita Kucherov shooting on Jake Allen
- Goals
- 5
- Shots on goal
- 22
- Expected goals
- 2.22
- Allen SV%
- .773
30 unblocked attempts. Nikita Kucherov has scored 2.8 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Allen | Kucherov |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | NJD 4–8 TBL | 23/28 SV | 0G 4A 4S |
| 2025-11-18 | NJD 1–5 TBL | 0/0 SV | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2025-10-11 | NJD 5–3 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-11 | NJD 3–2 TBL | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-11-16 | NJD 0–4 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-10-22 | NJD 5–8 TBL | 29/37 SV | 0G 2A 3S |
| 2024-03-02 | MTL 3–4 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-11-07 | MTL 3–5 TBL | 5/9 SV | 1G 1A 6S |
| 2023-03-21 | MTL 3–2 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-03-18 | MTL 3–5 TBL | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2022-12-28 | MTL 1–4 TBL | 34/38 SV | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2022-12-17 | MTL 1–5 TBL | 22/27 SV | 1G 1A 3S |
Latest 12 of 24 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.
Jake Allen
2games (1 left)
2.0proj. ESPN pts
About 0.9 expected starts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs PHIOpp allows 5th-most FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Joseph Woll (.899)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NYI87% to start2.0 ptsOpp allows 4th-most FP to Gvs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
Nikita Kucherov
2games (1 left)
2.5proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 @ NYROpp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs WSH2.5 ptsSchedule edge +13.4 win%vs Charlie Lindgren (.879)
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FAQ
- How have Allen and Kucherov done against each other?
- In 24 games against each other in our data, Allen's team went 9–15.
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 →