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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Kevin Lankinen vs Kirill Kaprizov

Kaprizov has 2 goals on 21 shots against Lankinen (2.2 expected).

This week Lankinen has 2 games left (about 0.8 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Kaprizov has 1 left. We project Kaprizov for 1.9 ESPN points to Lankinen's 0.4.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 W, .789 SV%.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 1 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Head-to-head: Lankinen vs Kaprizov

Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2021-22 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.

LankinenKaprizov
4Team record in 14 meetings10

Kirill Kaprizov shooting on Kevin Lankinen

Goals
2
Shots on goal
21
Expected goals
2.22
Lankinen SV%
.905

32 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Kevin Lankinen and Kirill Kaprizov
DateScoreLankinenKaprizov
2026-04-02VAN 2–5 MIN0/0 SV1G 1A 5S
2025-12-06VAN 4–2 MIN0/0 SV0G 1A 1S
2025-11-01VAN 2–5 MIN0/0 SV0G 0A 2S
2025-04-12VAN 2–3 MIN30/33 SV0G 1A 4S
2024-12-03VAN 2–3 MIN26/29 SV1G 0A 3S
2024-03-10NSH 3–4 MIN0/0 SV1G 1A 2S
2024-02-29NSH 6–1 MIN0/0 SV0G 0A 4S
2024-01-25NSH 3–2 MIN0/0 SV0G 2A 2S
2023-11-30NSH 1–6 MIN14/16 SV1G 1A 1S
2023-02-19NSH 3–4 MIN0/0 SV2G 0A 6S
2022-11-15NSH 2–1 MIN0/0 SV0G 1A 3S
2022-03-19CHI 1–3 MIN31/33 SV0G 1A 5S

Latest 12 of 14 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.

Kevin Lankinen

4games (2 left)

0.4proj. ESPN pts

About 0.8 expected starts

  • Tue, Sep 29 @ EDM
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Tristan Jarry (.882)
  • Thu, Oct 1 vs EDM
    Opp allows 8th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Devon Levi (.682)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs CGY3% to start0.0 pts
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to GSchedule edge −4.0 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B82% to start0.4 pts
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)

Kirill Kaprizov

2games (1 left)

1.9proj. ESPN pts

  • Thu, Oct 1 @ NSH
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to LWLikely vs Juuse Saros (.893)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs BOS1.9 pts
    Opp allows 12th-fewest FP to LWSchedule edge +12.8 win%Likely vs Michael DiPietro (1.000)

FAQ

How have Lankinen and Kaprizov done against each other?
In 14 games against each other in our data, Lankinen's team went 4–10.

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 →