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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

John Gibson vs John Tavares

John GibsonJohn GibsonRed Wings · GoalievsJohn TavaresJohn TavaresMaple Leafs · Centre

Tavares has 3 goals on 37 shots against Gibson (6.4 expected).

This week Gibson has 1 game left (about 0.8 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Tavares has 1 left. We project Gibson for 1.7 ESPN points to Tavares's 1.7.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .950 SV%.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.

Head-to-head: Gibson vs Tavares

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.

GibsonTavares
8Team record in 17 meetings9

John Tavares shooting on John Gibson

Goals
3
Shots on goal
37
Expected goals
6.42
Gibson SV%
.919

49 unblocked attempts. John Gibson has stopped 3.4 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between John Gibson and John Tavares
DateScoreGibsonTavares
2026-01-21DET 2–1 TOR30/31 SV0G 0A 4S
2025-12-28DET 3–2 TOR0/0 SV0G 2A 3S
2025-10-13DET 3–2 TOR0/0 SV0G 0A 1S
2025-10-11DET 6–3 TOR0/0 SV0G 0A 1S
2025-03-30ANA 2–3 TOR0/0 SV0G 0A 2S
2024-12-12ANA 2–3 TOR0/0 SV0G 2A 1S
2024-01-03ANA 1–2 TOR0/0 SV1G 0A 7S
2022-12-13ANA 0–7 TOR25/27 SV1G 1A 6S
2022-10-30ANA 4–3 TOR33/36 SV0G 0A 4S
2022-01-26ANA 3–4 TOR41/44 SV1G 1A 6S
2021-11-28ANA 1–5 TOR26/30 SV0G 2A 4S
2020-03-06ANA 2–1 TOR26/26 SV0G 0A 5S

Latest 12 of 17 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.

John Gibson

2games (1 left)

1.7proj. ESPN pts

About 0.8 expected starts

  • Fri, Oct 2 vs NYR
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to GSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Dylan Garand (.948)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs WPG81% to start1.7 pts
    Opp allows 10th-most FP to GLikely vs Stuart Skinner (.888)

John Tavares

3games (1 left)

1.7proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.7 pts
    vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

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FAQ

How have Gibson and Tavares done against each other?
In 17 games against each other in our data, Gibson's team went 8–9.

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 →