Shooter vs goalie · 2026-27

Joel Eriksson Ek vs Leevi Meriläinen

FallingixG/60 0.73 (was 1.79)

Eriksson Ek has 1 goals on 15 shots against Meriläinen (1.3 expected).

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

  • • Eriksson Ek, last 10 games (Oct 25–Nov 14): 3 G, 5 A, 4 PPP, 29 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: Eriksson Ek vs Meriläinen

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2026-27: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

Eriksson EkMeriläinen
2Team record in 4 meetings2

Joel Eriksson Ek shooting on Leevi Meriläinen

Goals
1
Shots on goal
15
Expected goals
1.33
Meriläinen SV%
.933

17 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Joel Eriksson Ek and Leevi Meriläinen
DateScoreEriksson EkMeriläinen
2026-10-25MIN 4–2 VAN0G 1A 5S30/34 SV
2025-12-13MIN 3–2 OTT1G 0A 2S22/25 SV
2025-02-01MIN 0–6 OTT0G 0A 4S16/16 SV
2024-12-29MIN 1–3 OTT0G 0A 4S30/31 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.

Minnesota Wild logo

Joel Eriksson Ek

3games (0 left)

0.0proj. ESPN default pts

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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 Eriksson Ek and Meriläinen done against each other?
In 4 games against each other in our data, Eriksson Ek's team went 2–2.

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 →