Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Juuse Saros vs Mika Zibanejad
Zibanejad has 1 goals on 31 shots against Saros (3.4 expected).
This week Saros has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Zibanejad has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Zibanejad for 1.4 ESPN points to Saros's 1.2.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .900 SV%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 3 GP, 1 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 6 SOG.
Head-to-head: Saros vs Zibanejad
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.
Mika Zibanejad shooting on Juuse Saros
- Goals
- 1
- Shots on goal
- 31
- Expected goals
- 3.36
- Saros SV%
- .968
42 unblocked attempts. Juuse Saros has stopped 2.4 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Saros | Zibanejad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-21 | NSH 2–1 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 0S |
| 2025-11-10 | NSH 3–6 NYR | 7/12 SV | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-03-02 | NSH 0–4 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 2S |
| 2024-12-17 | NSH 2–0 NYR | 25/25 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2023-12-02 | NSH 3–4 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 0S |
| 2023-10-19 | NSH 4–1 NYR | 23/24 SV | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2023-03-19 | NSH 0–7 NYR | 26/29 SV | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2022-11-12 | NSH 2–1 NYR | 34/35 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2021-12-12 | NSH 1–0 NYR | 32/32 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2021-10-21 | NSH 1–3 NYR | 27/29 SV | 0G 0A 5S |
| 2019-12-16 | NSH 5–2 NYR | 39/41 SV | 0G 2A 7S |
| 2018-12-29 | NSH 3–4 NYR | 0/0 SV | 0G 4A 1S |
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.
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)
Mika Zibanejad
4games (1 left)
1.4proj. ESPN pts
- Tue, Sep 29 @ BOSOpp allows 5th-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jeremy Swayman (.908)
- Thu, Oct 1 vs TBLOpp allows 11th-most FP to CLikely vs Andrei Vasilevskiy (.912)
- Fri, Oct 2 @ DETB2BOpp allows 4th-fewest FP to CSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs John Gibson (.901)
- Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA1.4 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CSchedule edge +9.3 win%Likely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- How have Saros and Zibanejad done against each other?
- In 15 games against each other in our data, Saros'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 →

