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Shooter vs goalie · 2025-26

Kevin Lankinen vs William Nylander

Kevin LankinenKevin LankinenCanucks · GoalievsWilliam NylanderWilliam NylanderMaple Leafs · Right wing

Nylander has 2 goals on 17 shots against Lankinen (1.6 expected).

This week Lankinen has 2 games left (about 1.0 expected starts) with 1 soft matchup; Nylander has 1 left. We project Nylander for 2.1 ESPN points to Lankinen's 0.5.

  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 1 W, .789 SV%.
  • • 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 2 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 6 SOG.

Head-to-head: Lankinen vs Nylander

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.

LankinenNylander
3Team record in 10 meetings7

William Nylander shooting on Kevin Lankinen

Goals
2
Shots on goal
17
Expected goals
1.60
Lankinen SV%
.882

24 unblocked attempts. Close to expected.

Games against each other

Games between Kevin Lankinen and William Nylander
DateScoreLankinenNylander
2026-01-31VAN 2–3 TOR0/0 SV0G 0A 5S
2026-01-10VAN 0–5 TOR16/18 SV1G 2A 1S
2025-02-08VAN 2–1 TOR21/22 SV0G 0A 2S
2025-01-11VAN 3–0 TOR20/20 SV0G 0A 2S
2023-12-09NSH 0–4 TOR33/36 SV0G 2A 3S
2023-10-28NSH 3–2 TOR0/0 SV1G 0A 7S
2023-03-26NSH 2–3 TOR31/34 SV0G 0A 3S
2023-01-11NSH 1–2 TOR0/0 SV0G 2A 4S
2021-12-11CHI 4–5 TOR21/26 SV1G 2A 3S
2021-10-27CHI 2–3 TOR37/40 SV1G 0A 5S

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)

0.5proj. ESPN pts

About 1.0 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 CGY18% to start0.1 pts
    Opp allows 4th-most FP to GSchedule edge −3.4 win%Likely vs Dustin Wolf (.899)
  • Sun, Oct 4 vs VGKB2B79% to start0.4 pts
    Opp allows 15th-most FP to GSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Carter Hart (.891)

William Nylander

3games (1 left)

2.1proj. ESPN pts

  • Tue, Sep 29 vs MTL
    Opp allows 12th-most FP to RWLikely vs Jakub Dobes (.901)
  • Wed, Sep 30 vs NYIB2B
    Opp allows 14th-most FP to RWSchedule edge −9.3 win%Likely vs Ilya Sorokin (.906)
  • Sat, Oct 3 vs OTT2.1 pts
    Likely vs Linus Ullmark (.891)

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FAQ

How have Lankinen and Nylander done against each other?
In 10 games against each other in our data, Lankinen's team went 3–7.

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 →