Toronto Maple Leafs#90 · G

ElvisMerzlikins

Age

Height

6′3″

Weight

190 lb

Catches

Born

Riga, LVA

Draft

2014 · CBJ · round 3, #76 overall

GSAx per game

−0.32

52 of 59 goalies

Save %

.883

league .896 · 812 shots

Record

14-11-3

SV% .883 · GAA 3.40

Model

−0.23

GSAx / game, shrunk · 107th of 115

Season

GSAx

−9.7 goals saved above expected over 30 games

running GSAxabove expectedbelow

Danger

leagueMerzlikins

Save map

save (0)goal against (0), taller = higher xG

Shot types

leagueMerzlikinslikely range

Workload

30 appearances · 27 shots a game

beat expectedbelowback-to-back (1)Quality starts 13/27 (48%) · Really bad starts 7

Game log

				Shots					High danger			Even		Shorthanded		Time
Date	Opp	GSAx	SA	SV%	GA	Dec	Res	Res	Dec	SA

Career

Season	Age	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	SV%	SO
2025-26	31	Columbus Blue Jackets	30	14	11	3	3.40	.883	1
2024-25

Elvis Merzlikins | Pony xG

04/02	@CAR	−2.44	21	.762	5	L	L1–5	L1–5	L	21	16	5	.762	2.54	1	0	1.000	18	.833	1	.000	59:53	−2.44
03/28	vsSJS	+0.54	36	.917	3	L	L2–3	L2–3	L	36	33	3	.917	3.51	4	0	1.000	33	.939	2	.500
03/21	vsSEA	+0.03	17	.882	2	W	W5–2	W5–2	W	17	15	2	.882	2.02	1	0	1.000	14	.929	3	.667
03/12	@FLA	+0.29	21	.905	2	O	OTL1–2	OTL1–2	O	21	19	2	.905	2.27	2	0	1.000	15	1.000	6
03/10	@TBL	−0.21	18	.889	2	W	W5–2	W5–2	W	18	16	2	.889	1.78	0	0	—	12	.833	5	1.000
03/07	vsUTA	−2.56	25	.800	5	O	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	O	25	20	5	.800	2.42	3	1	.667	23	.783	2	1.000
03/03	vsNSH	+0.32	2	1.000	0	—	W3–2	W3–2	—	2	2	0	1.000	0.32	0	0	—	2	1.000	0	—
03/02	@NYR	−1.25	33	.879	4	W	W5–4	W5–4	W	33	29	4	.879	2.73	2	1	.500	33	.879	0	—
02/26	@BOS	−0.23	22	.864	3	L	L2–4	L2–4	L	22	19	3	.864	2.76	2	0	1.000	19	.895	3	.667
02/03	@NJD	+2.07	24	1.000	0	W	W3–0	W3–0	W	24	24	0	1.000	2.06	1	0	1.000	20	1.000
01/30	@CHI	+0.21	24	.917	2	W	W4–2	W4–2	W	24	22	2	.917	2.20	1	1	.000	22	.909	2	1.000
01/28	vsPHI	+0.16	27	.889	3	W	W5–3	W5–3	W	27	24	3	.889	3.14	2	1	.500	17	.824	10	1.000
01/20	vsOTT	−0.86	7	.714	2	L	L1–4	L1–4	L	7	5	2	.714	1.13	1	0	1.000	5	.600	2	1.000
01/17	@PIT	+1.36	33	.909	3	W	W4–3	W4–3	W	33	30	3	.909	4.33	5	1	.800	29	.897	4	1.000
01/15	vsVAN	+1.76	31	.968	1	W	W4–1	W4–1	W	31	30	1	.968	2.74	3	0	1.000	26	1.000
01/10	@COL	−1.35	31	.871	4	L	L0–4	L0–4	L	31	27	4	.871	2.63	0	0	—	26	.846	5	1.000
12/20	@ANA	−0.14	28	.857	4	L	L3–4	L3–4	L	28	24	4	.857	3.83	2	0	1.000	26	.846	1	1.000
12/11	vsOTT	−2.43	5	.400	3	—	L3–6	L3–6	—	5	2	3	.400	0.57	0	0	—	4	.500	1	.000
12/06	@FLA	−3.22	40	.825	7	O	OTL6–7	OTL6–7	O	40	33	7	.825	3.75	4	1	.750	28	.821	8	.750
12/04	vsDET	−1.05	33	.848	5	W	W6–5	W6–5	W	33	28	5	.848	3.92	7	1	.857	21	.905	11	.727
12/01	@NJD	+0.32	33	.909	3	W	W5–3	W5–3	W	33	30	3	.909	3.29	5	1	.800	28	.964	4	.500
11/24	@WSH	−1.80	31	.839	5	L	L1–5	L1–5	L	31	26	5	.839	3.18	3	1	.667	25	.840	4	.750
11/18	@WPG	−2.12	30	.833	5	L	L2–5	L2–5	L	30	25	5	.833	2.86	2	0	1.000	25	.840	5	.800
11/08	@VAN	−1.08	24	.833	4	L	L3–4	L3–4	L	24	20	4	.833	2.90	2	1	.500	21	.810	3	1.000
11/02	@NYI	+0.64	39	.923	3	L	L2–3	L2–3	L	39	36	3	.923	3.62	4	1	.750	35	.943	2	.500
10/29	vsTOR	+1.49	36	.917	3	W	W6–3	W6–3	W	36	33	3	.917	4.46	5	2	.600	35	.914	1
10/25	@PIT	−1.37	31	.871	4	W	W5–4	W5–4	W	31	27	4	.871	2.61	0	0	—	19	.842	12
10/21	@DAL	+1.95	23	.957	1	W	W5–1	W5–1	W	23	22	1	.957	2.93	2	0	1.000	18	.944	5
10/16	vsCOL	+1.01	35	.914	3	L	L1–4	L1–4	L	35	32	3	.914	3.98	5	0	1.000	34	.912	1
10/11	@MIN	+0.25	52	.923	4	W	W7–4	W7–4	W	52	48	4	.923	4.22	4	2	.500	35	1.000	16

Total	25 GP	−13.03	635		80	10–10–3	10–10–3	635	555	80		66.51	57	11		527		93			−13.03
Per GP		−0.52	25.4	.874	3.49			25.4	22.2	3.49	.874	2.66	2.3		.807		.884		.806	55:01	−0.52
Total	30 GP	−9.70	812		95	14–11–3	14–11–3	812	717	95		84.72	73	15		668		128			−9.70
Per GP		−0.32	27.1	.883	3.40			27.1	23.9	3.40	.883	2.82	2.4		.795		.894		.820	55:57	−0.32

Before the NHL and other leagues · 23 seasons

Season	Age	League · team	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	SV%	SO
2023-24	29	WC · Latvia	4	2	2	0	4.80	.826	0
2021-22	27	WC · Latvia	5	2	3	0	4.26	.862	0
2019-20	25	AHL · Cleveland Monsters	2	1	1	0	1.52	.949	0
2018-19	24	NL · HC Lugano	43	22	18	0	2.44	.921	5
2018-19	24	WC · Latvia	5	1	3	—	2.78	.914	0
2017-18	23	NL · Lugano	42	—	—	—	2.72	.921	—
2017-18	23	WC · Latvia	6	4	2	—	1.50	.940	2
2016-17	22	NL · Lugano	41	21	16	3	2.89	.916	3
2016-17	22	OGQ · Latvia	2	1	1	—	1.32	.931	0
2016-17	22	WC · Latvia	6	3	3	—	1.98	.937	1
2015-16	21	Swiss · Lugano	44	23	13	—	2.76	—	1
2015-16	21	WC-A · Latvia	6	1	4	—	2.91	—	0
2015-16	21	NL · Lugano	46	27	13	5	2.76	.922	1
2015-16	21	WC · Latvia	5	1	4	—	2.91	.912	0
2014-15	20	Swiss · Lugano	22	14	9	—	2.61	—	2
2014-15	20	NL · Lugano	22	13	7	2	2.61	.913	1
2013-14	19	Swiss-Jr. · Lugano Jr.	12	—	—	—	2.07	—	—
2013-14	19	Swiss · Lugano	22	12	10	—	2.13	—	1
2012-13	18	Swiss-Jr. · Lugano Jr.	30	—	—	—	2.76	—	—
2011-12	17	Swiss-Jr. · Lugano Jr.	8	—	—	—	3.52	—	—
2011-12	17	WJ18-A · Latvia	3	1	1	—	4.88	—	0
2010-11	16	Swiss-U17 · Lugano U17	28	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009-10	15	Swiss-U17 · Lugano U17	24	—	—	—	—	—	—

Season	Age	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	SV%	SO
2019-20	25	Columbus Blue Jackets	2	1	1	0	1.96	.946	0
NHL career			Career			2	1	1	0	1.96	.946	0

Before the NHL and other leagues · 13 seasons

Season	Age	League · team	GP	W	L	OTL	GAA	SV%	SO
2018-19	24	NL · HC Lugano	4	0	3	0	3.95	.872	0