Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
James van Riemsdyk vs Juuse Saros
van Riemsdyk has 4 goals on 14 shots against Saros (1.3 expected).
This week van Riemsdyk has 1 game left; Saros has 1 left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup. We project van Riemsdyk for 1.3 ESPN points to Saros's 1.2.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .900 SV%.
Head-to-head: van Riemsdyk vs Saros
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.
James van Riemsdyk shooting on Juuse Saros
- Goals
- 4
- Shots on goal
- 14
- Expected goals
- 1.30
- Saros SV%
- .714
17 unblocked attempts. James van Riemsdyk has scored 2.7 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | van Riemsdyk | Saros |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | DET 4–2 NSH | 0G 0A 1S | 27/30 SV |
| 2025-11-26 | DET 3–6 NSH | 1G 0A 2S | 0/0 SV |
| 2024-10-26 | CBJ 3–4 NSH | 0G 0A 0S | 0/0 SV |
| 2024-04-02 | BOS 3–0 NSH | 0G 0A 1S | 29/31 SV |
| 2023-10-14 | BOS 3–2 NSH | 2G 0A 3S | 27/30 SV |
| 2023-02-11 | PHI 1–2 NSH | 0G 0A 3S | 23/24 SV |
| 2022-10-22 | PHI 3–1 NSH | 0G 0A 0S | 22/25 SV |
| 2022-03-27 | PHI 4–5 NSH | 1G 1A 2S | 19/23 SV |
| 2022-03-17 | PHI 5–4 NSH | 1G 0A 2S | 28/33 SV |
| 2019-01-01 | PHI 0–4 NSH | 0G 0A 2S | 32/32 SV |
| 2018-12-20 | PHI 2–1 NSH | 0G 0A 2S | 0/0 SV |
| 2018-03-22 | TOR 5–2 NSH | 1G 1A 5S | 0/0 SV |
Latest 12 of 13 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.
James van Riemsdyk
2games (1 left)
1.3proj. ESPN pts (season rate)
- Fri, Oct 2 vs NYROpp allows 7th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs WPG1.3 ptsOpp allows 14th-most FP to LWLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)
Juuse Saros
2games (1 left)
1.2proj. ESPN pts
About 0.9 expected starts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs MINOpp allows 14th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL90% to start1.2 ptsOpp allows the most FP to GSchedule edge +13.4 win%vs Casey DeSmith (.907)
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FAQ
- How have van Riemsdyk and Saros done against each other?
- In 13 games against each other in our data, van Riemsdyk's team went 8–5.
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 →

