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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

John Tavares vs Juuse Saros

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Tavares has 6 goals on 22 shots against Saros (2.8 expected).

This week Tavares has 1 game left; Saros has 1 left (about 0.8 expected starts). We project Tavares for 1.7 ESPN points to Saros's 0.9.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 5 SOG.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .900 SV%.

Head-to-head: Tavares 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.

TavaresSaros
8Team record in 15 meetings7
1Hits on each other0

John Tavares shooting on Juuse Saros

Goals
6
Shots on goal
22
Expected goals
2.83
Saros SV%
.727

30 unblocked attempts. John Tavares has scored 3.2 more than expected.

Games against each other

Games between John Tavares and Juuse Saros
DateScoreTavaresSaros
2025-12-20TOR 3–5 NSH1G 0A 2S19/22 SV
2025-10-14TOR 7–4 NSH1G 2A 2S0/0 SV
2025-03-22TOR 2–5 NSH1G 0A 2S24/26 SV
2024-12-04TOR 3–2 NSH0G 0A 1S25/28 SV
2023-12-09TOR 4–0 NSH0G 1A 6S0/0 SV
2023-10-28TOR 2–3 NSH0G 0A 4S33/35 SV
2023-03-26TOR 3–2 NSH2G 1A 3S0/0 SV
2023-01-11TOR 2–1 NSH1G 1A 3S33/35 SV
2022-03-19TOR 3–6 NSH0G 0A 3S38/41 SV
2021-11-16TOR 3–0 NSH0G 0A 3S31/33 SV
2020-01-27TOR 5–2 NSH0G 0A 4S0/0 SV
2019-03-19TOR 0–3 NSH0G 0A 2S0/0 SV

Latest 12 of 15 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 Tavares

3games (1 left)

1.7proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to CLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 13th-most FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT1.7 pts
    Likely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

Juuse Saros

2games (1 left)

0.9proj. ESPN pts

About 0.8 expected starts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs MIN
    Opp allows 11th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL84% to start0.9 pts
    Schedule edge +12.4 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)

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FAQ

How have Tavares and Saros done against each other?
In 15 games against each other in our data, Tavares's team went 8–7.

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 →