Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26
Juuse Saros vs Valeri Nichushkin
Nichushkin has 2 goals on 27 shots against Saros (3.2 expected).
This week Saros has 1 game left (about 0.9 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Nichushkin has 1 left with 1 tough matchup. We project Nichushkin for 1.3 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, 1 A, 1 PPP, 0 SOG.
Head-to-head: Saros vs Nichushkin
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2018-19 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Valeri Nichushkin shooting on Juuse Saros
- Goals
- 2
- Shots on goal
- 27
- Expected goals
- 3.19
- Saros SV%
- .926
33 unblocked attempts. Juuse Saros has stopped 1.2 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Saros | Nichushkin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-16 | NSH 7–3 COL | 40/43 SV | 0G 1A 3S |
| 2025-12-13 | NSH 2–4 COL | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 8S |
| 2025-12-09 | NSH 4–3 COL | 39/42 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
| 2024-12-14 | NSH 2–5 COL | 28/31 SV | 0G 0A 4S |
| 2023-11-20 | NSH 4–3 COL | 26/29 SV | 1G 1A 4S |
| 2022-12-23 | NSH 2–3 COL | 43/46 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-12-17 | NSH 1–3 COL | 27/29 SV | 0G 1A 5S |
| 2023-04-14 | NSH 3–4 COL | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2022-01-11 | NSH 5–4 COL | 40/44 SV | 0G 1A 1S |
| 2021-12-16 | NSH 5–2 COL | 24/26 SV | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2021-11-27 | NSH 2–6 COL | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2020-02-29 | NSH 2–3 COL | 28/30 SV | 0G 0A 1S |
Latest 12 of 18 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)
Valeri Nichushkin
2games (1 left)
1.3proj. ESPN pts
- Thu, Oct 1 vs BUFOpp allows 3rd-most FP to RWLikely vs Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (.910)
- Sat, Oct 3 vs UTA1.3 ptsOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to RWLikely vs Karel Vejmelka (.897)
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FAQ
- How have Saros and Nichushkin done against each other?
- In 18 games against each other in our data, Saros's team went 8–10.
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 →