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Elvis Merzlikins

Toronto Maple Leafs

Position G

Age 32

Height 6'3"

Weight 190LBS

Shoots L

Birth Place Riga, LVA

Born Apr 12, 1994

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2025-26

Goals against

His goals-against average is 3.4.

78th highest goals-against average

Too much is getting past him this season

He is stopping .883 of what he faces.

71st in the league

His record is about what his team's play deserves

He has 14 wins this season.

43rd in the league

He shuts the door completely more often than most goalies

He has 1 shutouts this season.

44th in the league

He faces about the usual number of shots

He has made 717 saves this season.

45th in the league

One shooter has solved him more than any other

The shot that beats him most often is the slap shot: 9.6% of them go in.

13 goals on 135 of them

He is used sparingly compared to the rest of the league

Merzlikins has faced 1,254 shot attempts this season.

819 on goal, 98 past him, 45th of 74 goaltenders

He is around the net about as much as anyone

39.6% of what he faces comes from inside 25 feet.

497 of 1,254 attempts, 31st of 74 goaltenders

He has one opponent's number and it shows every meeting

Evgeni Malkin

He has stopped Evgeni Malkin on all 13 attempts.

the most attempts he has faced from one skater without conceding

One team shoots at him more than anybody else

Timo Meier

No skater has tested Merzlikins more than Timo Meier: 16 attempts and 1 past him.

93.8% stopped

One team shuts him down every time he sees them

The Hurricanes have solved him most often: 5 goals on 37 attempts.

13.5% of their attempts beat him

He saves his best hockey for one particular opponent

He has been at his best against the Stars: 1 goal allowed on 38 attempts.

2.6% of their attempts beat him

He gets almost nothing from long range

4.1% of the attempts he faces from beyond 40 feet end up in the net.

18 goals on 442 long-range attempts, 73rd of 74 goaltenders

He is letting in goals a good goalie would stop

Merzlikins has conceded 9.3 goals more than the chances against him say he should have.

98 against on 88.7 expected, 59th of 74 goaltenders

There is one spot shooters keep finding on him

The goals against him average 24.6 feet out, against 32.7 feet for everything he faces.

98 goals allowed, so he is beaten from closer than the average attempt

He finishes the chances that come at the front of the net

From inside 25 feet he turns away 89.3% of what reaches him.

53 goals on 497 close attempts, 16th of 74 goaltenders

Goals against

His goals-against average is 3.4.

78th highest goals-against average

Too much is getting past him this season

He is stopping .883 of what he faces.

71st in the league

His record is about what his team's play deserves

He has 14 wins this season.

43rd in the league

He shuts the door completely more often than most goalies

He has 1 shutouts this season.

44th in the league

He faces about the usual number of shots

He has made 717 saves this season.

45th in the league

The numbers behind these live in Shooting.

One shooter has solved him more than any other

The shot that beats him most often is the slap shot: 9.6% of them go in.

13 goals on 135 of them

He is used sparingly compared to the rest of the league

Merzlikins has faced 1,254 shot attempts this season.

819 on goal, 98 past him, 45th of 74 goaltenders

He is around the net about as much as anyone

39.6% of what he faces comes from inside 25 feet.

497 of 1,254 attempts, 31st of 74 goaltenders

The numbers behind these live in Matchups.

He has one opponent's number and it shows every meeting

Evgeni Malkin

He has stopped Evgeni Malkin on all 13 attempts.

the most attempts he has faced from one skater without conceding

One team shoots at him more than anybody else

Timo Meier

No skater has tested Merzlikins more than Timo Meier: 16 attempts and 1 past him.

93.8% stopped

One team shuts him down every time he sees them

The Hurricanes have solved him most often: 5 goals on 37 attempts.

13.5% of their attempts beat him

He saves his best hockey for one particular opponent

He has been at his best against the Stars: 1 goal allowed on 38 attempts.

2.6% of their attempts beat him

The numbers behind these live in Shooting.

He gets almost nothing from long range

4.1% of the attempts he faces from beyond 40 feet end up in the net.

18 goals on 442 long-range attempts, 73rd of 74 goaltenders

He is letting in goals a good goalie would stop

Merzlikins has conceded 9.3 goals more than the chances against him say he should have.

98 against on 88.7 expected, 59th of 74 goaltenders

There is one spot shooters keep finding on him

The goals against him average 24.6 feet out, against 32.7 feet for everything he faces.

98 goals allowed, so he is beaten from closer than the average attempt

He finishes the chances that come at the front of the net

From inside 25 feet he turns away 89.3% of what reaches him.

53 goals on 497 close attempts, 16th of 74 goaltenders

Teammate Impact

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Player Bio Data

DOB Apr 12, 1994

Birth Place Riga, LVA

Height 6'3"

Weight 190 LBS

Shoots/Catches L

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