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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Juuse Saros vs Pavel Buchnevich

Buchnevich has 4 goals on 28 shots against Saros (3.6 expected).

This week Saros has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Buchnevich has 1 left with 1 soft matchup. We project Buchnevich for 1.5 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, 0 SOG.

Head-to-head: Saros vs Buchnevich

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.

SarosBuchnevich
9Team record in 17 meetings8

Pavel Buchnevich shooting on Juuse Saros

Goals
4
Shots on goal
28
Expected goals
3.61
Saros SV%
.857

37 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Juuse Saros and Pavel Buchnevich
DateScoreSarosBuchnevich
2026-02-02NSH 6–5 STL16/21 SV2G 1A 6S
2025-12-27NSH 2–3 STL17/20 SV2G 0A 3S
2025-12-15NSH 5–2 STL20/22 SV0G 1A 2S
2025-12-11NSH 7–2 STL24/26 SV0G 0A 2S
2025-03-18NSH 1–4 STL17/21 SV0G 0A 0S
2024-12-27NSH 4–7 STL11/16 SV0G 0A 1S
2024-04-04NSH 6–3 STL44/47 SV0G 1A 4S
2024-02-17NSH 5–2 STL35/37 SV0G 0A 2S
2023-11-24NSH 8–3 STL0/0 SV1G 1A 3S
2023-01-19NSH 2–5 STL28/33 SV0G 1A 1S
2022-04-17NSH 3–8 STL16/20 SV0G 1A 0S
2021-11-11NSH 4–3 STL0/0 SV0G 0A 3S

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.

Juuse Saros

2games (1 left)

1.2proj. ESPN pts

About 0.9 expected starts

  • Thu, Oct 1 vs MIN
    Opp allows 14th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.916)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs DAL90% to start1.2 pts
    Opp allows the most FP to GSchedule edge +13.0 win%Likely vs Casey DeSmith (.907)

Pavel Buchnevich

2games (1 left)

1.5proj. ESPN pts

  • Fri, Oct 2 @ DAL
    Opp allows 11th-most FP to LWLikely vs Jake Oettinger (.899)
  • Sat, Oct 3 @ COLB2B1.5 pts
    Opp allows 7th-most FP to LWSchedule edge −13.4 win%Likely vs Scott Wedgewood (.921)

FAQ

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

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 →