Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Juuse Saros vs Mikko Rantanen
Rantanen has 4 goals on 38 shots against Saros (3.8 expected).
This week Saros has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Rantanen has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Rantanen for 1.6 ESPN points to Saros's 1.2.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 W, .900 SV%.
- • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Head-to-head: Saros vs Rantanen
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.
Mikko Rantanen shooting on Juuse Saros
- Goals
- 4
- Shots on goal
- 38
- Expected goals
- 3.77
- Saros SV%
- .895
53 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Saros | Rantanen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | NSH 4–5 DAL | 0/0 SV | 0G 1A 2S |
| 2025-10-26 | NSH 2–3 DAL | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 5S |
| 2025-04-16 | NSH 5–1 DAL | 29/30 SV | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2025-04-03 | NSH 1–5 DAL | 0/0 SV | 0G 2A 0S |
| 2024-12-14 | NSH 2–5 COL | 28/31 SV | 0G 3A 2S |
| 2024-11-11 | NSH 2–3 COL | 29/32 SV | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2024-11-02 | NSH 5–2 COL | 29/31 SV | 0G 0A 3S |
| 2024-03-30 | NSH 4–7 COL | 0/0 SV | 0G 3A 4S |
| 2024-03-02 | NSH 5–1 COL | 25/26 SV | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2023-11-20 | NSH 4–3 COL | 26/29 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2022-12-23 | NSH 2–3 COL | 43/46 SV | 1G 1A 13S |
| 2022-12-17 | NSH 1–3 COL | 27/29 SV | 1G 0A 2S |
Latest 12 of 30 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 +13.0 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)
Mikko Rantanen
2games (1 left)
1.6proj. ESPN pts
- Fri, Oct 2 vs STLOpp allows 3rd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Joel Hofer (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 @ NSHB2B1.6 ptsOpp allows 10th-fewest FP to RWSchedule edge −12.9 win%Likely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
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FAQ
- How have Saros and Rantanen done against each other?
- In 30 games against each other in our data, Saros's team went 15–15.
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 →

