Shooter vs goalie · 2026-27
Leevi Meriläinen vs Morgan Geekie
Geekie has 3 goals on 7 shots against Meriläinen (1.0 expected).
This week Meriläinen has 1 game left (about 0.7 expected starts); Geekie has no games left. In ESPN default points scoring we project Geekie for 0.0 to Meriläinen's -0.8 over the games left.
- • Meriläinen has played 10 of the Canucks' 13 games since Oct 15 (in and out of the lineup).
- • Geekie, last 10 games (Oct 22–Nov 14): 4 G, 3 A, 3 PPP, 19 SOG.
Head-to-head: Meriläinen vs Geekie
Every event between them in NHL play-by-play, 2024-25 to 2025-26: games against each other, faceoffs, shots on goal, hits and penalties. Regular season and playoffs.
Morgan Geekie shooting on Leevi Meriläinen
- Goals
- 3
- Shots on goal
- 7
- Expected goals
- 1.04
- Meriläinen SV%
- .571
8 unblocked attempts. Morgan Geekie has scored 2.0 more than expected.
Games against each other
| Date | Score | Meriläinen | Geekie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-21 | OTT 6–2 BOS | 0/0 SV | 0G 0A 2S |
| 2025-11-13 | OTT 5–3 BOS | 18/21 SV | 1G 1A 3S |
| 2025-11-06 | OTT 2–3 BOS | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 4S |
| 2025-10-27 | OTT 7–2 BOS | 26/28 SV | 1G 0A 3S |
| 2025-01-23 | OTT 0–2 BOS | 0/0 SV | 1G 0A 1S |
| 2025-01-18 | OTT 6–5 BOS | 23/28 SV | 1G 1A 1S |
This week's schedule
Nov 9 to Nov 15. 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 cover the games left: Edgehalla's rest-of-season rates per game, adjusted for each opponent's scoring allowed and, for goalies, weighted by the chance he starts, in ESPN default points.
Leevi Meriläinen
3games (1 left)
-0.8proj. ESPN default pts
About 0.7 expected starts
- Mon, Nov 9 vs PHI
- Fri, Nov 13 vs NYROpp allows 15th-fewest FP to GLikely vs Dylan Garand (.910)
Morgan Geekie
2games (0 left)
0.0proj. ESPN default pts
- Thu, Nov 12 vs MTLOpp allows 8th-most FP to CLikely vs Jacob Fowler (.926)
- Sat, Nov 14 vs MINOpp allows 2nd-fewest FP to CLikely vs Jesper Wallstedt (.926)
Player data stories
How the game changed, told through the numbers.
- In 2022-23, Four NHL Players Wore a Number in the 90s for Every One in No. 9 The count was 53 to 13, and the incomplete 2025-26 rosters show the same split, 51 to 12.
- The 1,000-Game Club Had Its Biggest Year. Getting In Is No Easier. Seventeen players reached 1,000 NHL games in 2025-26, more than in any season before, in the biggest league the NHL has had.
- Only 14 NHL Defencemen Still Score Like Ken Daneyko A stay-at-home defenceman stays back to defend and leaves the scoring to others.
- How Much Lighter Did the NHL Really Get? Teams write down NHL weights.
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FAQ
- How have Meriläinen and Geekie done against each other?
- In 6 games against each other in our data, Meriläinen's team went 4–2.
2026-27 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 →