G · VAN · NHL id 8484268
Nikita Tolopilo has appeared in 21 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2025-26, starting 18, with a 6-11-2 record and .881 save percentage on 582 shots (69 goals against). Over his last 5 appearances he has stopped 125 of 144 (.868), starting 5 of them. In 2024-25 he went 1-1-0 with a .885 save percentage in 2 games.
Right now
Recent workload and form
Starts and workload
2025-26 · last 21 appearances, oldest first
- Start.902ANA · W
- Start.875SJS · L
- Start.933MIN · W
- Relief1.000DET
- Start.854MTL · L
- Start.829EDM · L
- Relief.926SJS
- Start1.000ANA · W
- Start.951TOR · O
- Start.893WPG · O
- Start.838DAL · L
- Relief.900CAR · L
- Start.870CHI · W
- Start.842NSH · W
- Start.848SEA · L
- Start.636CGY · L
- Start.895MIN · L
- Start.750UTA · L
- Start.931VGK · L
- Start.846LAK · L
- Start.889ANA · W
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 · 358 unblocked attempts faced, 240 on goal, 35 goals
Shot map, OPP at VAN: 358 attempts, 240 on goal, 35 goals, 25.57 expected goals; best chance Olli Maatta at 0.57 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 played21
- Games started1865th of 98
- Wins667th of 72
- Overtime losses254th of 72
- Shutouts130th of 72
- Save %.88160th of 72
- Goals-against average3.6167th of 72
- Goals against6913th of 72
- Saves51360th of 72
- Goals saved above expected−2.745th of 72
- High-danger save %.81828th of 72
- Rebounds prevented /100+1.0618th of 72
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 · 21 games through the sequence engine
| Class | SA | SV% | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | .907 | .842 | +6.6 pts | |
| 56 | .911 | .920 | −1.0 pts | |
| Cycle | 223 | .883 | .899 | −1.6 pts |
| Off the draw | 24 | .958 | .950 | +0.8 pts |
Unblocked save % .923 vs .932 expected from his shot mix: −0.91 pts (±1.75)
- Prevented /100
- +1.06
- Rebounds
- 57vs 62.4 exp.
- Rate
- 11.1%of 512 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
21 games in 2025-26, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | DEC | SA | SV | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12 | @ ANA | W 4-3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 64:50 |
| Apr 9 | @ LAK | L 1-4 | L | 26 | 22 | 4 | .846 | 56:18 |
| Apr 7 | vs VGK | L 1-2 | L | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 58:19 |
| Apr 4 | vs UTA | L 4-7 | L | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 58:21 |
| Apr 2 | @ MIN | L 2-5 | L | 38 | 34 | 4 | .895 | 57:17 |
| Mar 28 | @ CGY | L 3-7 | L | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 24:36 |
| Mar 14 | vs SEA | L 2-5 | L | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 60:00 |
| Mar 12 | vs NSH | W 4-3 | W | 19 | 16 | 3 | .842 | 63:53 |
| Mar 6 | @ CHI | W 6-3 | W | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 60:00 |
| Mar 4 | vs CAR | L 4-6 | L | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 27:17 |
| Mar 2 | vs DAL | L 1-6 | L | 37 | 31 | 6 | .838 | 60:00 |
| Feb 25 | vs WPG | OTL 2-3 | O | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 61:16 |
| Jan 31 | vs TOR | OTL 2-3 | O | 41 | 39 | 2 | .951 | 65:00 |
| Jan 29 | vs ANA | W 2-0 | W | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1.000 | 57:49 |
| Jan 27 | vs SJS | L 2-5 | RL | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 54:05 |
| Jan 17 | vs EDM | L 0-6 | L | 35 | 29 | 6 | .829 | 59:53 |
| Jan 12 | @ MTL | L 3-6 | L | 41 | 35 | 6 | .854 | 60:00 |
| Dec 8 | vs DET | L 0-4 | RL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 19:12 |
| Dec 6 | vs MIN | W 4-2 | W | 30 | 28 | 2 | .933 | 59:32 |
| Nov 28 | @ SJS | L 2-3 | L | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 58:11 |
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 | 21 | 1145:41 | 54:33 | 581 | 69 | .881 | 61.4 |
| Even strength | 21 | 992:17 | 47:15 | 498 | 56 | .888 | 61.5 |
| 5v5 | 21 | 950:23 | 45:15 | 478 | 55 | .885 | 62.1 |
| Power play | 19 | 69:24 | 3:39 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.7 |
| Penalty kill | 19 | 74:24 | 3:55 | 64 | 11 | .828 | 90.3 |
| 4v4 | 11 | 27:24 | 2:29 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 30.7 |
| 3v3 (OT) | 4 | 14:30 | 3:38 | 12 | 1 | .917 | 78.6 |
| 5v4 | 19 | 65:09 | 3:26 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.7 |
| 4v5 | 19 | 71:53 | 3:47 | 60 | 9 | .850 | 89.3 |
| 5v3 | 3 | 2:34 | 0:51 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 |
| 3v5 | 2 | 2:31 | 1:16 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 119.2 |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 10 | 8:02 | 0:48 | 7 | 1 | .857 | 164.3 |
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 | VAN | 21 | 18 | 6-11-2 | 582 | 513 | 69 | .881 | 3.61 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 2 | 1 | 1-1-0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 2.15 |
Nikita Tolopilo news
- Nikita Tolopilo News: Starting against EdmontonRotoWire
- Canucks' Nikita Tolopilo: Starting against EdmontonCBS Sports
- Canucks' Nikita Tolopilo: Works two periods in lossCBS Sports
- Canucks News & Rumours: Tolopilo and Cootes Have Something to ProveThe Hockey Writers
- Nikita Tolopilo News: Slated to start SaturdayRotoWire
- Canucks' Nikita Tolopilo: Gives up four goals in preseason lossCBS Sports
- Nikita Tolopilo News: Gives up four goals in preseason lossRotoWire
- Canucks' Nikita Tolopilo: Slated to start SaturdayCBS 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.