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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Joel Hofer vs Nikita Kucherov

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Kucherov has 1 goals on 4 shots against Hofer (0.5 expected).

This week Hofer has 1 game left (about 0.0 expected starts) with 1 tough matchup; Kucherov has 1 left. We project Kucherov for 2.5 ESPN points to Hofer's 0.1.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 W, 1.000 SV%.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.

Head-to-head: Hofer vs Kucherov

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2023-24 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

HoferKucherov
3Team record in 6 meetings3

Nikita Kucherov shooting on Joel Hofer

Goals
1
Shots on goal
4
Expected goals
0.50
Hofer SV%
.750

10 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Joel Hofer and Nikita Kucherov
DateScoreHoferKucherov
2026-01-16STL 3–2 TBL34/36 SV1G 1A 3S
2025-12-22STL 1–4 TBL0/0 SV0G 2A 1S
2024-12-19STL 1–3 TBL7/7 SV0G 2A 1S
2024-11-05STL 3–2 TBL0/0 SV0G 2A 3S
2023-12-19STL 1–6 TBL9/10 SV2G 0A 3S
2023-11-14STL 5–0 TBL0/0 SV0G 0A 4S

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.

Joel Hofer

2games (1 left)

0.1proj. ESPN pts

About 0.0 expected starts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DAL
    Likely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ COLB2B3% to start0.1 pts
    Opp allows the fewest FP to GSchedule edge −13.4 win%Likely vs Scott Wedgewood (.921)

Nikita Kucherov

2games (1 left)

2.5proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 @ NYR
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to RWLikely vs Igor Shesterkin (.912)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs WSH2.5 pts
    Schedule edge +13.4 win%vs Charlie Lindgren (.879)

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FAQ

How have Hofer and Kucherov done against each other?
In 6 games against each other in our data, Hofer's team went 3–3.

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 →