- Height
- 6′ 3″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Birthplace
- Riga
- Draft
- 2014 · Round 3, pick 16
Current season
Goalie metrics
A quick snapshot of Elvis Merzlikins’s current-season performance.
Expected goals · xG V1
Goaltending versus shot quality
Uses the season and game window selected in trends & shots. 30 / 30 selected games fully scored.
Recent game trend
xG facedGoals on included attempts
Latest 20 covered games.
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Game-by-game values
| Date | xG faced | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | 2.31 | 5 |
| March 28, 2026 | 3.66 | 3 |
| March 21, 2026 | 2.16 | 2 |
| March 12, 2026 | 3.00 | 2 |
| March 10, 2026 | 1.94 | 2 |
| March 7, 2026 | 2.42 | 5 |
| March 3, 2026 | 0.28 | 0 |
| March 2, 2026 | 2.95 | 4 |
| Feb. 26, 2026 | 2.43 | 3 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | 2.45 | 0 |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | 2.11 | 2 |
| Jan. 28, 2026 | 3.35 | 3 |
| Jan. 20, 2026 | 1.22 | 2 |
| Jan. 17, 2026 | 5.49 | 3 |
| Jan. 15, 2026 | 2.90 | 1 |
| Jan. 10, 2026 | 2.61 | 4 |
| Dec. 20, 2025 | 4.11 | 4 |
| Dec. 11, 2025 | 0.59 | 3 |
| Dec. 6, 2025 | 4.00 | 7 |
| Dec. 4, 2025 | 5.04 | 5 |
What these values mean
Totals and rates use fully scored games only. Blocked attempts, empty-net attempts and shootouts are excluded. Goals are counted on the same scored attempts, so they may differ from boxscore totals. Missing coverage is not zero.
Goals saved above expected = xG faced minus goals allowed. Positive means fewer goals conceded than this model expected. Only attempts attributed to this goalie count; this is an xG V1 estimate, not a provider's proprietary metric. These describe chances already taken, rather than predicting future results.
Play-by-play analytics
Goaltending tendencies
Observed regular-season events, excluding shootouts.
Data coverage & availability
30 of 30 selected completed games have current event and shot data. Games are appearances with time played, including relief outings.
Shots faced
How to read the shot map
Normalized toward the net on the right. Only events with usable locations appear.
GoalsSaved shotsMissesBlocks
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Recent game trend
Shots faced and goals allowed, over the latest 20 covered games in this selection.
Game-by-game values
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Last 10 coverage: 10 games. Counts use the games covered in each period.
| Metric | Season | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Shots faced / appearance | 27.1 | 21.9 |
| Save % | 88.3 | 88.1 |
| Goals allowed / appearance | 3.17 | 2.6 |
| Avg shot distance (ft) | 34.6 | 35.8 |
Detailed shooting breakdowns
Shot types
| Group | Faced | Goals | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|
| wrist | 351 | 35 | 90.0 |
| slap | 77 | 13 | 83.1 |
| snap | 237 | 29 | 87.8 |
| backhand | 65 | 4 | 93.8 |
| tip-in | 54 | 10 | 81.5 |
| poke | 4 | 2 | 50.0 |
| deflected | 18 | 1 | 94.4 |
| bat | 3 | 1 | 66.7 |
| wrap-around | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
Periods
| Group | Faced | Goals | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Period 1 | 257 | 29 | 88.7 |
| Period 2 | 288 | 29 | 89.9 |
| Period 3 | 250 | 34 | 86.4 |
| Period 4 | 17 | 3 | 82.4 |
Shot areas
| Group | Faced | Goals | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other locations | 440 | 35 | 92.0 |
| Close range (20 ft or less) | 259 | 43 | 83.4 |
| Slot (20-40 ft, centre) | 113 | 17 | 85.0 |
Game situation (EV / PP / SH)
| Group | Faced | Goals | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|
| EV | 649 | 67 | 89.7 |
| PP | 147 | 27 | 81.6 |
| SH | 16 | 1 | 93.8 |
What these statistics mean
Close range means within 20 ft of the net. Missing locations are excluded from distance and area percentages. EV / PP / SH is relative to the shooting team and compares recorded skater counts; unknown situations remain separate. These are observed results, not expected goals. Coverage may differ across teams and seasons.
Career totals in our records
Regular season
2019–2025 season starts. These totals cover stored completed game records; earlier seasons may be missing.
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20252026
Columbus Blue Jackets
SV%
0.883
GP82
GS29
Wins14
Losses11
OT3
GAA3.40
Shutouts1
PIM0
Avg TOI20.47
20242025
Columbus Blue Jackets
SV%
0.892
GP72
GS52
Wins26
Losses21
OT5
GAA3.18
Shutouts1
PIM8
Avg TOI44.04
20232024
Columbus Blue Jackets
SV%
0.897
GP64
GS40
Wins13
Losses17
OT8
GAA3.45
Shutouts1
PIM4
Avg TOI35.29
20222023
Columbus Blue Jackets
SV%
0.876
GP54
GS27
Wins7
Losses18
OT2
GAA4.23
Shutouts1
PIM4
Avg TOI28.89
20212022
Columbus Blue Jackets
SV%
0.908
GP75
GS56
Wins27
Losses23
OT7
GAA3.22
Shutouts2
PIM8
Avg TOI44.27
20202021
Columbus Blue Jackets
SV%
0.916
GP46
GS23
Wins8
Losses12
OT5
GAA2.77
Shutouts2
PIM0
Avg TOI32.54
20192020
Columbus Blue Jackets
SV%
0.923
GP64
GS31
Wins13
Losses9
OT8
GAA2.35
Shutouts5
PIM0
Avg TOI28.36
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OT | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20252026 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
82 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.883 | 3.40 | 1 | 0 | 20.47 |
| 20242025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
72 | 52 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0.892 | 3.18 | 1 | 8 | 44.04 |
| 20232024 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
64 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 0.897 | 3.45 | 1 | 4 | 35.29 |
| 20222023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
54 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0.876 | 4.23 | 1 | 4 | 28.89 |
| 20212022 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
75 | 56 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 0.908 | 3.22 | 2 | 8 | 44.27 |
| 20202021 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
46 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0.916 | 2.77 | 2 | 0 | 32.54 |
| 20192020 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
64 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0.923 | 2.35 | 5 | 0 | 28.36 |