G · CBJ · NHL id 8478007
Elvis Merzlikins has appeared in 30 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2025-26, starting 29, with a 14-11-3 record and .883 save percentage on 812 shots (95 goals against). Over his last 5 appearances he has stopped 99 of 113 (.876), starting 5 of them. In 2024-25 he went 26-21-5 with a .892 save percentage in 53 games.
Right now
Recent workload and form
Starts and workload
2025-26 · last 30 appearances, oldest first
- Start.923MIN · W
- Start.914COL · L
- Start.957DAL · W
- Start.871PIT · W
- Start.917TOR · W
- Start.923NYI · L
- Start.833VAN · L
- Start.833WPG · L
- Start.839WSH · L
- Start.909NJD · W
- Start.848DET · W
- Start.825FLA · O
- Start.400OTT
- Start.857ANA · L
- Start.871COL · L
- Start.968VAN · W
- Start.909PIT · W
- Start.714OTT · L
- Start.889PHI · W
- Start.917CHI · W
- Start1.000NJD · W
- Start.864BOS · L
- Start.879NYR · W
- Relief1.000NSH
- Start.800UTA · O
- Start.889TBL · W
- Start.905FLA · O
- Start.882SEA · W
- Start.917SJS · L
- Start.762CAR · L
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among goalies
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among goalies this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shots against
Last 10 games · 357 unblocked attempts faced, 219 on goal, 26 goals
Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 357 attempts, 219 on goal, 26 goals, 21.82 expected goals; best chance Will Borgen at 0.65 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among goalies. Each stat links to its explainer.
Goaltending
- Games played30
- Games started2942nd of 98
- Wins1442nd of 72
- Overtime losses341st of 72
- Shutouts130th of 72
- Save %.88358th of 72
- Goals-against average3.4063rd of 72
- Goals against9536th of 72
- Saves71745th of 72
- Goals saved above expected−7.760th of 72
- High-danger save %.83117th of 72
- Rebounds prevented /100−2.8770th of 72
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 30 games through the sequence engine
| Class | SA | SV% | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | .882 | .842 | +4.1 pts | |
| 56 | .929 | .920 | +0.8 pts | |
| Cycle | 347 | .865 | .899 | −3.5 pts |
| Off the draw | 38 | .921 | .950 | −2.9 pts |
Unblocked save % .924 vs .931 expected from his shot mix: −0.77 pts (±1.47)
- Prevented /100
- −2.87
- Rebounds
- 108vs 87.4 exp.
- Rate
- 15.1%of 717 saves
A rebound is an opponent attempt within 3 seconds of a save. Expected rebounds use the shot-by-shot model; positive means fewer second chances than expected.
Game log
30 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | DEC | SA | SV | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | @ CAR | L 1-5 | L | 21 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 59:53 |
| Mar 28 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | L | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 59:10 |
| Mar 21 | vs SEA | W 5-2 | W | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 60:00 |
| Mar 12 | @ FLA | OTL 1-2 | O | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 62:20 |
| Mar 10 | @ TBL | W 5-2 | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 59:29 |
| Mar 7 | vs UTA | OTL 4-5 | O | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 62:08 |
| Mar 3 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | RL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8:16 |
| Mar 2 | @ NYR | W 5-4 | W | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 61:04 |
| Feb 26 | @ BOS | L 2-4 | L | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 58:32 |
| Feb 3 | @ NJD | W 3-0 | W | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:55 |
| Jan 30 | @ CHI | W 4-2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:00 |
| Jan 28 | vs PHI | W 5-3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |
| Jan 20 | vs OTT | L 1-4 | L | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 20:00 |
| Jan 17 | @ PIT | W 4-3 | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 65:00 |
| Jan 15 | vs VAN | W 4-1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 59:54 |
| Jan 10 | @ COL | L 0-4 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 60:00 |
| Dec 20 | @ ANA | L 3-4 | L | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 59:25 |
| Dec 11 | vs OTT | L 3-6 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 14:55 |
| Dec 6 | @ FLA | OTL 6-7 | O | 40 | 33 | 7 | .825 | 64:31 |
| Dec 4 | vs DET | W 6-5 | W | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 63:36 |
Season splits by strength
2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GA | CA/60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 30 | 1678:37 | 55:57 | 812 | 95 | .883 | 60.2 |
| Even strength | 30 | 1438:00 | 47:56 | 649 | 67 | .897 | 57.9 |
| 5v5 | 30 | 1396:56 | 46:34 | 632 | 65 | .897 | 57.9 |
| Power play | 27 | 105:07 | 3:54 | 16 | 1 | .938 | 12.6 |
| Penalty kill | 29 | 119:53 | 4:08 | 126 | 23 | .817 | 118.6 |
| 4v4 | 10 | 19:37 | 1:58 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 42.8 |
| 3v3 (OT) | 7 | 21:27 | 3:04 | 12 | 2 | .833 | 69.9 |
| 5v4 | 27 | 102:19 | 3:47 | 15 | 1 | .933 | 11.7 |
| 4v5 | 29 | 116:52 | 4:02 | 121 | 22 | .818 | 118.6 |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 15 | 15:25 | 1:02 | 19 | 4 | .789 | 136.2 |
| 4v3 | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 60.0 |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W-L-OTL | SA | SV | GA | GAA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 30 | 29 | 14-11-3 | 812 | 717 | 95 | .883 | 3.40 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 53 | 52 | 26-21-5 | 1557 | 1389 | 168 | .892 | 3.18 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 41 | 40 | 13-17-8 | 1266 | 1136 | 130 | .897 | 3.45 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 30 | 27 | 7-18-2 | 889 | 779 | 110 | .876 | 4.23 |
| 2021-22 | CBJ | 59 | 56 | 27-23-7 | 1920 | 1742 | 178 | .907 | 3.22 |
| 2020-21 | CBJ | 28 | 23 | 8-12-5 | 825 | 756 | 69 | .916 | 2.77 |
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 32 | 31 | 13-9-7 | 919 | 848 | 71 | .923 | 2.35 |
Elvis Merzlikins news
- The Toronto Maple Leafs Aren’t Done Making MovesNHLRumors.com
- Blue Jackets Enter a Whole New Goaltending World: Greaves on Top, Talbot Ready to HelpThe Hockey Writers
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Blackhawks, Oilers, Wild, Islanders, Rangers, Sens, Flyers, and LeafsNHLRumors.com
- John Chayka shares some bad news on new goalie Elvis MerzlikinsHockeyFeed
- John Chayka confirms Elvis Merzlikins recovery timelineHockey Patrol
- Leafs' Elvis Merzlikins' out another 3-5 months following shoulder surgeryDaily Faceoff
- Leafs GM Chayka: Merzlikins out three-to-five months; Wood to play with MarliesTSN
- Maple Leafs' Elvis Merzlikins: Set to miss 4-6 monthsCBS Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.