#90 ELVIS MERZLIKINS (G)
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
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Age 28 Birth Date 1994-04-13
Catches L Draft Year 2014
Height 6'3 Draft Round 3
Weight 183 Draft Pick 76
Country LVA Status On Roster
2022-2023 Regular Season
GP W GAA SV% QS% SO
3074.230.87623.30
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Date Type News
2023-03-26Injury UpdateMerzlikins stopped 18 of 24 shots in the Blue Jackets' 8-2 loss to the Canadiens on Saturday.
2023-03-26ArticleCap League Goalie Rankings – March 2023
2023-03-26ArticleTop 100 Keeper League Goaltenders – March 2023
2023-03-25Injury UpdateMerzlikins left Saturday's game versus the Canadiens favoring his right leg, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
2023-03-25Player UpdateMerzlikins will guard the road goal versus the Canadiens on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
2023-03-24ArticleFrozen Tools Forensics: Grubauer/Daccord, Hofer, Prosvetov, And Goalies That Can (And Can’t) Help Fantasy Teams
2023-03-23ArticleRamblings: Update on Merzlikins; Player Poll; Diving On Heiskanen’s Improvements, Stagnation, And Future Fantasy Value – March 23
2023-03-22Player UpdateMerzlikins (personal) was back with the club Wednesday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
2023-03-15ArticleInjury Ward: Schmaltz; Lehkonen; Hyman; Fiala; Chabot; Stamkos; Ovechkin & More
2023-03-12Article21 Fantasy Hockey Rambles
2023-03-10Injury UpdateMerzlikins (personal) is on his way to Latvia to be with his seriously ill grandmother on Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
2023-03-08ArticleRamblings: Goalie Futures for Merzlikins, Markstrom, and Vanecek; Sergachev; Mackey & Taking some Twitter Questions (Mar 8)
2023-03-08ArticleInjury Ward: Hall; Raanta; Forsberg; Hedman; Hronek & More
2023-03-07Injury UpdateMerzlikins (illness) exited Tuesday's game versus the Penguins after the first period, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.
2023-03-07Player UpdateMerzlikins will patrol the road crease against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
2023-03-04Player UpdateMerzlikins turned aside 31 of 34 shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to Seattle.
2023-03-04Player UpdateMerzlikins stopped 19 of 23 shots in the Blue Jackets' 5-2 loss to the Senators on Saturday.
2023-03-04ArticleThe Journey: Uncertain Futures (Smith, Holtz, Miroshnichenko, Villalta)
2023-03-04Player UpdateMerzlikins will guard the road goal Saturday against Ottawa, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports.
2023-03-03Player UpdateMerzlikins will defend the home crease versus Seattle on Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

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Category Rank Tier
Top Goalies474
Top Cap League Goalies434

Salary/CapHit Information

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Year Salary Cap Hit AAV
2022-20235,250,0005,400,0005,400,000
2023-20246,000,0005,400,0005,400,000
2024-20256,000,0005,400,0005,400,000
2025-20265,525,0005,400,0005,400,000
2026-20274,225,0005,400,0005,400,000

Upside Trend Chart

NHL ID: 8478007

2022-2023 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Mar 28@NYR
Mar 30@BOS
Apr 1FLA
Apr 2OTT
Apr 4@TOR
Apr 6@N.J
Apr 8NYR
Apr 11@PHI
Apr 13PIT
Apr 14BUF

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2022-2023 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Mar 28@NYR
Mar 30@BOS
Apr 1FLA
Apr 2OTT
Apr 4@TOR
Apr 6@N.J
Apr 8NYR
Apr 11@PHI
Apr 13PIT
Apr 14BUF

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2022-2023 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

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PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

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Columbus Blue Jackets Last Game Lines (2023-03-25)

Opponent: Montreal Canadiens
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
17:5916.7BOONE JENNER - JOHNNY GAUDREAU - KIRILL MARCHENKO12-16940.091340.9
27:2815.7LIAM FOUDY - EMIL BEMSTROM - HUNTER MCKOWN000000.02340.0
37:2515.5SEAN KURALY - LANE PEDERSON - ERIC ROBINSON03-33827.361233.3
46:3013.6JACK ROSLOVIC - TREY FIX-WOLANSKY - KENT JOHNSON01-1030.051033.3
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
115:0731.7GAVIN BAYREUTHER - ANDREW PEEKE15-481240.0152339.5
29:0819.1JAKE CHRISTIANSEN - NICK BLANKENBURG12-13730.061233.3
37:4516.2ADAM BOQVIST - JAKE CHRISTIANSEN000030.0080.0
47:0114.7ADAM BOQVIST - TIM BERNI0002166.73537.5
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:2546.3BOONE JENNER - JOHNNY GAUDREAU - JACK ROSLOVIC - KIRILL MARCHENKO0001150.03175.0
22:5238.8LANE PEDERSON - EMIL BEMSTROM - KENT JOHNSON - HUNTER MCKOWN00050100.060100.0
30:368.1BOONE JENNER - KIRILL MARCHENKO - KENT JOHNSON - HUNTER MCKOWN000000.010100.0
40:286.3BOONE JENNER - JOHNNY GAUDREAU - JACK ROSLOVIC - EMIL BEMSTROM00010100.010100.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
13:3548.5ADAM BOQVIST0001150.03175.0
23:3247.9NICK BLANKENBURG00060100.070100.0
30:153.4ANDREW PEEKE000000.010100.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:1746.4SEAN KURALY - ERIC ROBINSON0001150.01233.3
21:2629.2JACK ROSLOVIC - LIAM FOUDY000000.0010.0
30:5619.0BOONE JENNER - JACK ROSLOVIC01-1020.0030.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5940.3ANDREW PEEKE - NICK BLANKENBURG000010.0010.0
20:5619.0ANDREW PEEKE - TIM BERNI01-1020.0030.0
30:5518.6TIM BERNI - NICK BLANKENBURG000000.0010.0

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA SO QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% MIN

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
PETER THOME25201661555.53.0
DANIIL TARASOV2420173868.06.0
JET GREAVES210004.08.5

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% GSAA
2022-2023CBJ30718201108894.230.8761560723.3826.7-24.66
2021-2022CBJ5927237217819203.220.90733202949.2610.20.56
2020-2021CBJ2881252698252.770.91614961450.0310.76.90
2019-2020CBJ3313985719192.350.92318151648.539.111.71
3 Year AVG6022277218318643.360.90232702642.7914.5-8.8
CAREER150556222942845533.130.90681926644.02013.3-5.5

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP W L T/OTL GA SV GAA SV% SO MIN
2021-2022WCLatvia5000004.260.86200
2019-2020AHLCleveland Monsters2000001.520.94900
2018-2019NLLugano43000002.440.92100
2018-2019WCLatvia5000002.780.91400
2017-2018NLLugano42000002.720.92100
2017-2018WCLatvia6000001.500.94000
2016-2017NLLugano41000002.890.91600
2016-2017WCLatvia6000001.980.93700
2016-2017OGQLatvia2000001.320.93100
2015-2016NLLugano46000002.760.92200
2015-2016SwissLugano442313512502.760.00012713:00
2015-2016WC-ALatvia61401302.910.0000268:00
2015-2016WCLatvia5000002.910.91200
2014-2015SwissLugano2214905702.610.00021309:00
2014-2015NLLugano22000002.610.91300
2013-2014SwissLugano22121004502.130.00011269:00
2013-2014Swiss-Jr.Lugano Jr.12000002.070.00000
2012-2013Swiss-Jr.Lugano Jr.30000002.760.00000
2011-2012Swiss-Jr.Lugano Jr.8000003.520.00000
2011-2012WJ18-ALatvia31101504.880.0000184:00
2010-2011Swiss-U17Lugano U1728000000.000.00000
2009-2010Swiss-U17Lugano U1724000000.000.00000
Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% GSAA
2019-2020CBJ210104741.960.946122150.000.02.66
CAREER210104741.960.946122150.000.02.7

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP W L T/OTL GA SV GAA SV% SO MIN
2018-2019NLLugano4000003.950.87200
2017-2018NLLugano18000002.170.93500
2016-2017NLLugano11000002.290.93300
2015-2016SwissLugano158603602.320.0000930:00
2015-2016NLLugano15000002.320.93700
2014-2015SwissLugano1010203.330.000036:00
2014-2015NLLugano1000003.250.84600
2013-2014Swiss-Jr.Lugano Jr.10000001.680.00000
2013-2014SwissLugano1010100.750.000080:00
2012-2013Swiss-Jr.Lugano Jr.4000003.840.00000
2011-2012Swiss-Jr.Lugano Jr.3000005.070.00000
2010-2011Swiss-U17Lugano U175000000.000.00000
2009-2010Swiss-U17Lugano U1712000000.000.00000
Season Team GP W L OTL SO GA SHA GAA SV% MIN QUAL QUAL% RBS RBS% GSAA
2022-2023CBJ320105871.870.943160133.300.03.35
2021-2022CBJ4111012883.290.864218125.0125.0-3.82
2019-2020CBJ4000011943.700.88317800.000.0-2.54
3 Year AVG6026917014615002.690.90332491728.6914.3-4.3
CAREER113120282693.010.896557218.219.1-3.0

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2022-2023

QuarterGPWLOTLGAASV%QUALQUAL%GSAA
192504.740.86400.0-10.56
2113804.290.871218.2-10.94
392423.220.906333.30.54
410109.720.75000.0-3.70

2021-2022

QuarterGPWLOTLGAASV%QUALQUAL%GSAA
1129302.410.929758.38.94
2145814.010.894428.6-5.66
3168423.680.890425.0-8.57
4175842.850.9171058.85.85

Advanced Stats

Season GP QS QS% RBS RBS% GSAA EV SV% PP SV% SH SV% 1-15ft SV% 16-30ft SV% 31+ft SV%

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