#90 ELVIS MERZLIKINS (G)
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
| Age | 30 | Birth Date | 1994-04-13 |
| Catches | L | Draft Info | 2014 (3/76) |
| Height | 6'3 | Fantrax Roster% | 45 |
| Weight | 184 | Yahoo Roster% | 14 |
| Country | LAT | Status | On Roster |
| 2023-2024 Regular Season | |||||
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| GP | W | GAA | SV% | QS% | SO |
| 41 | 13 | 3.45 | 0.897 | 43.9 | 1 |
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More Player News| Date | Type | News |
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| 2024-04-16 | Player Update | Merzlikins (lower body) will serve as the backup to Jet Greaves on Tuesday at home against Carolina, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers. |
| 2024-04-08 | Article | Ramblings: Faber Faces Bedard; Wallstedt Wins; Opportunity Fueling Production for Zetterlund, Granlund & Vatrano (Apr 8) |
| 2024-04-07 | Injury Update | Merzlikins (lower body) will not be available Sunday against Carolina. |
| 2024-04-06 | Article | DFS Saturday: Kings Have Something to Prove |
| 2024-04-05 | Injury Update | Merzlikins (lower body) will not play Saturday versus the Flyers, Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery reports. |
| 2024-04-04 | Injury Update | Merzlikins (lower body) will miss his second straight game Thursday against the Islanders. |
| 2024-04-04 | Article | Ramblings: Nedeljkovic on a Roll, Vilardi Hat Trick, Watch for Collin Graf (Apr 5) |
| 2024-04-04 | Injury Update | Merzlikins (lower body) will miss his second straight game Thursday. |
| 2024-04-03 | Article | Ramblings: Benn’s Streak; Big Goalie Rundown; McDavid’s Scoring Dip & More (Apr 3) |
| 2024-04-01 | Injury Update | Merzlikins is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury and won't play Monday versus the Avalanche, Coby Maeir of 1st Ohio Battery reports. |
| 2024-03-30 | Player Update | Merzlikins will be between the home pipes versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| 2024-03-29 | Article | Frozen Tools Forensics: Goalie Streamers |
| 2024-03-26 | Player Update | Merzlikins will defend the road net Tuesday versus Arizona, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site. |
| 2024-03-26 | Article | Cap League Goalie Rankings – March 2024 |
| 2024-03-22 | Player Update | Merzlikins will get the starting nod on the road against Colorado on Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports. |
| 2024-03-17 | Player Update | Merzlikins will patrol the home crease Sunday against Winnipeg, according to Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch. |
| 2024-03-14 | Player Update | Merzlikins will be between the home pipes versus Ottawa on Thursday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports. |
| 2024-03-13 | Article | Forum Buzz: Hintz; Benson; Tavares; L. Hughes; Fantilli; B. Thachuk; Sharangovich; Stankoven; Necas & More |
| 2024-03-13 | Article | Ramblings: How Players are Fitting into New Surroundings, Featuring Guentzel, Mantha, Bunting, Miromanov, Chrona & More (March 13) |
| 2024-03-13 | Player Update | Merzlikins stopped only one of four shots before being replaced by Daniil Tarasov early in the first period during Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Canadiens. |
Fantasy Rankings
| Category | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|
| Top Goalies | 35 | 4 |
| Top Cap League Goalies | 58 | 5 |
Salary/CapHit Information
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| Year | Salary | Cap Hit | AAV |
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| 2023-2024 | 6,000,000 | 5,400,000 | 5,400,000 |
| 2024-2025 | 6,000,000 | 5,400,000 | 5,400,000 |
| 2025-2026 | 5,525,000 | 5,400,000 | 5,400,000 |
| 2026-2027 | 4,225,000 | 5,400,000 | 5,400,000 |
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2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
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2023-2024 Regular Season Game Log
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2023-2024 Regular Season Line Combinations
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Columbus Blue Jackets Last Game Lines (2024-04-16)
Opponent: Carolina Hurricanes
| Num | Time | % | EV - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
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| 1 | 11:48 | 24.9 | JOHNNY GAUDREAU - ALEXANDER NYLANDER - JUSTIN DANFORTH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 18 | 7 | 72.0 |
| 2 | 10:28 | 22.0 | SEAN KURALY - MATHIEU OLIVIER - JAMES MALATESTA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 7 | 15 | 31.8 |
| 3 | 8:52 | 18.7 | ALEXANDRE TEXIER - KIRILL MARCHENKO - COLE SILLINGER | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 4 | 19 | 17.4 |
| 4 | 8:32 | 18.0 | MIKAEL PYYHTIA - LUCA DEL BEL BELLUZ - GAVIN BRINDLEY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 |
| Num | Time | % | EV - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 12:55 | 27.2 | DAMON SEVERSON - ZACH WERENSKI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 9 | 12 | 42.9 |
| 2 | 10:46 | 22.7 | ERIK GUDBRANSON - IVAN PROVOROV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 |
| 3 | 6:29 | 13.7 | NICK BLANKENBURG - DAVID JIRICEK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 5 | 10 | 33.3 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:18 | 57.5 | JOHNNY GAUDREAU - ALEXANDER NYLANDER - KIRILL MARCHENKO - COLE SILLINGER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 |
| 2 | 1:10 | 29.2 | ALEXANDRE TEXIER - JUSTIN DANFORTH - GAVIN BRINDLEY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 3 | 0:13 | 5.4 | ALEXANDER NYLANDER - ALEXANDRE TEXIER - KIRILL MARCHENKO - COLE SILLINGER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 0:09 | 3.8 | JOHNNY GAUDREAU - KIRILL MARCHENKO - JUSTIN DANFORTH - GAVIN BRINDLEY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | PP - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 2:46 | 69.2 | ZACH WERENSKI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 |
| 2 | 1:11 | 29.6 | DAMON SEVERSON - IVAN PROVOROV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| 3 | 0:03 | 1.3 | IVAN PROVOROV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - FORWARDS | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 5:20 | 62.6 | SEAN KURALY - MIKAEL PYYHTIA | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 2:01 | 23.7 | ALEXANDRE TEXIER - COLE SILLINGER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 |
| 3 | 0:43 | 8.4 | MIKAEL PYYHTIA - COLE SILLINGER | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Num | Time | % | SH - DEFENSE | GF | GA | +/- | SF | SA | SF% | CF | CA | CF% |
| 1 | 5:11 | 60.9 | ERIK GUDBRANSON - IVAN PROVOROV | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 1:33 | 18.2 | DAMON SEVERSON - ZACH WERENSKI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 3 | 0:58 | 11.4 | IVAN PROVOROV - NICK BLANKENBURG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2023-2024 Regular Season Stats
| Name | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | GSAA | SO | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | MIN |
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COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Prospect Profile Pages
| Name | Age | Draf Year | Draf Round | Draf Pick | Link | Upside | Certainty |
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| DANIIL TARASOV | 25 | 2017 | 3 | 86 | 8.0 | 6.0 | |
| JET GREAVES | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 8.5 |
Career Stats (Regular Season)
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | MIN | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | CBJ | 41 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 130 | 1267 | 3.45 | 0.897 | 2258 | 18 | 43.9 | 8 | 19.5 | -5.30 |
| 2022-2023 | CBJ | 30 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 889 | 4.23 | 0.876 | 1560 | 7 | 23.3 | 8 | 26.7 | -24.66 |
| 2021-2022 | CBJ | 59 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 178 | 1920 | 3.22 | 0.907 | 3320 | 29 | 49.2 | 6 | 10.2 | 0.56 |
| 2020-2021 | CBJ | 28 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 825 | 2.77 | 0.916 | 1496 | 14 | 50.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 6.90 |
| 2019-2020 | CBJ | 33 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 71 | 919 | 2.35 | 0.923 | 1815 | 16 | 48.5 | 3 | 9.1 | 11.71 |
| 3 Year AVG | 60 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 193 | 1881 | 3.51 | 0.897 | 3294 | 25 | 41.5 | 10 | 16.9 | -13.6 | |
| CAREER | 191 | 68 | 79 | 30 | 10 | 558 | 5820 | 3.20 | 0.904 | 10450 | 84 | 44.0 | 28 | 14.7 | -10.8 |
Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | W | L | T/OTL | GA | SV | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | WC | Latvia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.26 | 0.862 | 0 | 225:33 |
| 2019-2020 | AHL | Cleveland Monsters | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1.52 | 0.949 | 0 | 118:48 |
| 2018-2019 | NL | Lugano | 43 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 2.44 | 0.921 | 5 | 2558:35 |
| 2018-2019 | WC | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.78 | 0.914 | 0 | 237:10 |
| 2017-2018 | NL | Lugano | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.72 | 0.921 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | WC | Latvia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.940 | 2 | 360:35 |
| 2016-2017 | NL | Lugano | 41 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 116 | 0 | 2.89 | 0.916 | 3 | 2408:17 |
| 2016-2017 | WC | Latvia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.98 | 0.937 | 1 | 364:04 |
| 2016-2017 | OGQ | Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.32 | 0.931 | 0 | 90:50 |
| 2015-2016 | NL | Lugano | 46 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 2.76 | 0.922 | 1 | 2713:28 |
| 2015-2016 | Swiss | Lugano | 44 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 2.76 | 0.000 | 1 | 2713:00 |
| 2015-2016 | WC-A | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.91 | 0.000 | 0 | 268:00 |
| 2015-2016 | WC | Latvia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2.91 | 0.912 | 0 | 268:00 |
| 2014-2015 | Swiss | Lugano | 22 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 2.61 | 0.000 | 2 | 1309:00 |
| 2014-2015 | NL | Lugano | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 2.61 | 0.913 | 1 | 1309:22 |
| 2013-2014 | Swiss | Lugano | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2.13 | 0.000 | 1 | 1269:00 |
| 2013-2014 | Swiss-Jr. | Lugano Jr. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.07 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-2013 | Swiss-Jr. | Lugano Jr. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.76 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-2012 | Swiss-Jr. | Lugano Jr. | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-2012 | WJ18-A | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4.88 | 0.000 | 0 | 184:00 |
| 2010-2011 | Swiss-U17 | Lugano U17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-2010 | Swiss-U17 | Lugano U17 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | MIN | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | CBJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 1.96 | 0.946 | 122 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.66 |
| CAREER | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 1.96 | 0.946 | 122 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
Career Stats (Non-NHL) AHL Profile Page
| Season | League | Team | GP | W | L | T/OTL | GA | SV | GAA | SV% | SO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | NL | Lugano | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3.95 | 0.872 | 0 | 273:10 |
| 2017-2018 | NL | Lugano | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 0.935 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | NL | Lugano | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2.29 | 0.933 | 0 | 654:05 |
| 2015-2016 | Swiss | Lugano | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2.32 | 0.000 | 0 | 930:00 |
| 2015-2016 | NL | Lugano | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2.32 | 0.937 | 0 | 929:36 |
| 2014-2015 | Swiss | Lugano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 0.000 | 0 | 36:00 |
| 2014-2015 | NL | Lugano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.09 | 0.857 | 0 | 38:47 |
| 2013-2014 | Swiss-Jr. | Lugano Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.68 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-2014 | Swiss | Lugano | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.000 | 0 | 80:00 |
| 2012-2013 | Swiss-Jr. | Lugano Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-2012 | Swiss-Jr. | Lugano Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.07 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-2011 | Swiss-U17 | Lugano U17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-2010 | Swiss-U17 | Lugano U17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | GA | SHA | GAA | SV% | MIN | QUAL | QUAL% | RBS | RBS% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | CBJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 105 | 3.31 | 0.886 | 217 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1.82 |
| 2022-2023 | CBJ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 87 | 1.87 | 0.943 | 160 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.35 |
| 2021-2022 | CBJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 88 | 3.29 | 0.864 | 218 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | -3.82 |
| 2019-2020 | CBJ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 94 | 3.70 | 0.883 | 178 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -2.54 |
| 3 Year AVG | 60 | 33 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 158 | 1527 | 2.92 | 0.896 | 3255 | 16 | 27.3 | 5 | 9.1 | -12.5 | |
| CAREER | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 374 | 3.10 | 0.893 | 775 | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 6.7 | -4.8 |
Regular Season Quarterly Comparison
2023-2024
| Quarter | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | QUAL | QUAL% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3.11 | 0.908 | 7 | 43.8 | 2.31 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.44 | 0.904 | 1 | 12.5 | 0.29 |
| 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3.18 | 0.897 | 4 | 36.4 | -0.03 |
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.95 | 0.861 | 1 | 16.7 | -7.86 |
2022-2023
| Quarter | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | QUAL | QUAL% | GSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.74 | 0.864 | 0 | 0.0 | -10.56 |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.31 | 0.869 | 2 | 22.2 | -9.27 |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3.54 | 0.898 | 2 | 20.0 | -1.80 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.31 | 0.806 | 1 | 50.0 | -3.02 |
Advanced Stats
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