Player Information
Elvis Merzlikins has 6 wins in 15 games with a .877 save percentage for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.
Selected in the 3rd round (No. 76) of the 2014 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he has 100 wins in 259 regular-season games and a .900 save percentage with 11 shutouts.
He also has 1 wins in 2 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Country: 
LATAge: 31.8 yrs (13.04.1994) Height / Weight: 191 cm / 86 kg Catches: L Drafted: 76th in 2014 Draft Team: 
Columbus Blue Jackets
Awards: -
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE
The 31-year-old has been a concern by goals saved above expected (GSAx: -8.2).
Relative to typical goalie benchmarks, his save rates have been strong across shot quality.
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Overall RatingOverall: 43rd of 74 Goalies -
Metric Current Season Games 53.00150LowDangerSV 0.960.9250.975MediumDangerSV 0.880.8250.925HighDangerSV 0.740.6750.825GSAx -8.17-1525
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
| Actual AAV: | $5.400M |
| Player Contract Value: | $4.500M |
| Remaining: | 2 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2027 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 34.2 yrs (13.04.1994) |
Recent Games
| Year | Team | GP | Wins | GA | SA | SVP | GAA | TOI/G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04.12.2025 |
Red Wings
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1 | 1 | 5 | 33 | .848 | 4.72 | 63:36 | 0 |
| 06.12.2025 |
Panthers
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1 | 0 | 7 | 40 | .825 | 6.51 | 64:31 | 0 |
| 11.12.2025 |
Senators
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1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .400 | 12.07 | 14:55 | 0 |
| 20.12.2025 |
Ducks
|
1 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .857 | 4.04 | 59:25 | 0 |
| 10.01.2026 |
Avalanche
|
1 | 0 | 4 | 31 | .871 | 4.00 | 60:00 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 23 | 137 | .832 | 5.31 | 0 | ||
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | Wins | GA | SA | SVP | GAA | TOI/G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 |
Blue Jackets
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33 | 13 | 71 | 919 | .923 | 2.35 | 1815:07 | 5 |
| 2020-21 |
Blue Jackets
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28 | 8 | 69 | 825 | .916 | 2.77 | 1496:49 | 2 |
| 2021-22 |
Blue Jackets
|
59 | 27 | 178 | 1920 | .907 | 3.22 | 3320:07 | 2 |
| 2022-23 |
Blue Jackets
|
30 | 7 | 110 | 889 | .876 | 4.23 | 1560:12 | 0 |
| 2023-24 |
Blue Jackets
|
41 | 13 | 130 | 1266 | .897 | 3.45 | 2258:40 | 1 |
| 2024-25 |
Blue Jackets
|
53 | 26 | 168 | 1557 | .892 | 3.18 | 3170:55 | 1 |
| 2025-26 |
Blue Jackets
|
15 | 6 | 58 | 471 | .877 | 4.03 | 862:55 | 0 |
| Season Projection | 53 | 21 | 205 | 1664 | .877 | 4.03 | 3049:00 | 0 | |
| Total | 259 | 100 | 784 | 7847 | .900 | 3.25 | 11 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | Wins | GA | SA | SVP | GAA | TOI/G | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 |
Blue Jackets
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2 | 1 | 4 | 74 | .946 | 1.96 | 122:45 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 4 | 74 | .946 | 1.97 | 0 | ||
Player MatchPowered by CORE
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Age | GP | Season GAA |
Season SV% |
Career GAA |
Career SV% |
Overall Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Merzlikins | |
31.8 yrs | 15 | 4.03 | .877 | 3.25 | .900 | 76 | $5.400M | |
| 90% | Arvid Soderblom |  |
26.4 yrs | 14 | 3.87 | .873 | 3.60 | .887 | 78 | $2.750M |
| 88% | Joonas Korpisalo |  |
31.7 yrs | 16 | 3.42 | .888 | 3.07 | .900 | 72 | $3.000M |
| 87% | Carter Hart |  |
27.4 yrs | 12 | 3.28 | .871 | 2.96 | .904 | 75 | $2.000M |
| 86% | Samuel Ersson |  |
26.2 yrs | 16 | 3.33 | .858 | 3.03 | .884 | 75 | $1.450M |