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#42 GEORGII MERKULOV (L)
COLORADO AVALANCHE
 


Age 25.9 Birth Date 2000-10-10
Shoots L Draft Info N/A
Height 5'11 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 174 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country RUS Status On Roster
2025-2026 Regular Season   Player Card
GP G A PTS PPP TOI PPTOI SOG HIT BKS
1000010:350:00000
PROSPECT UPSIDE
6.5 / 10
PROSPECT CERTAINTY
65%
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Date Type News
2026-07-21Player UpdateMerkulov signed a one-year contract with Colorado on Monday.
2025-11-30Player UpdateMerkulov was assigned to AHL Providence on Sunday.
2025-11-28Player UpdateMerkulov was called up from AHL Providence on Friday, per Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal.
2025-10-03Player UpdateMerkulov was put on the waiver wire Friday.
2025-08-10ArticleDobber’s Offseason Fantasy Grades – Boston Bruins
2025-06-30Player UpdateMerkulov signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with the Bruins on Monday.
2025-03-05Player UpdateMerkulov was reassigned to AHL Providence on Wednesday, per Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.
2025-03-04Player UpdateMerkulov is practicing with the Bruins on Tuesday, Fluto Shinzawa of The Athletic reports.
2025-03-03Player UpdateMerkulov was assigned to AHL Providence on Monday.
2025-02-28Player UpdateMerulov was called up from AHL Providence on Friday.
2024-11-22Player UpdateMerkulov was reassigned to AHL Providence on Friday.
2024-11-16Player UpdateMerkulov was recalled from AHL Providence on Saturday. Mark Divver of the New England Hockey Journal reports.
2024-11-16Player UpdateMerkulov picked up an assist Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Blues.
2024-10-06Player UpdateMerkulov was assigned to AHL Providence on Sunday.
2024-10-05Player UpdateThe Bruins recalled Merkulov from AHL Providence on Saturday.
2024-09-29Player UpdateMerkulov was reassigned to AHL Providence on Sunday, according to Conor Ryan of The Boston Globe.
2024-01-05Player UpdateMerkulov was reassigned to AHL Providence on Friday, per CapFriendly.
2023-12-29Player UpdateMerkulov was recalled from AHL Providence on Friday.
2023-09-23ArticleThe Journey: Assessing Younger AHL Standouts (Ages 21-23)

Salary/CapHit Information

2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
850,000 2028 RFA Yes Yes
Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-2027850,000850,000
NHL ID: 8483567

2025-2026 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
Sep 20UTA
Sep 21@WPG
Sep 25WPG
Sep 26@UTA
Sep 30L.A
Oct 3STL
Oct 7@WPG
Oct 8@CGY
Oct 10TOR
Oct 13@DAL
Oct 14DAL
Oct 16PIT
Oct 19@PHI
Oct 20@N.J
Oct 23T.B
Oct 25@NSH
Oct 28N.J
Oct 31CGY
Nov 2@CHI
Nov 3@CBJ
Nov 5NSH
Nov 7DET
Nov 10@TOR
Nov 12@OTT
Nov 14@MTL
Nov 18@UTA
Nov 19ANA
Nov 25MTL
Nov 27@MIN
Nov 28S.J
Dec 1@BOS
Dec 3@DET
Dec 5@NYR
Dec 7@NYI
Dec 8@STL
Dec 12WSH
Dec 14UTA
Dec 16NYI
Dec 18CAR
Dec 20SEA
Dec 27@ANA
Dec 29STL
Dec 31@UTA
Jan 2@VGK
Jan 4VGK
Jan 6OTT
Jan 8SEA
Jan 10NSH
Jan 12@PIT
Jan 14@BUF
Jan 16@WSH
Jan 18VAN
Jan 20BOS
Jan 22@DAL
Jan 24DAL
Jan 26EDM
Jan 28@STL
Jan 30BUF
Feb 9@CAR
Feb 12@FLA
Feb 13@T.B
Feb 15CBJ
Feb 17@EDM
Feb 20@VAN
Feb 22VGK
Feb 25WPG
Feb 27FLA
Feb 28@CHI
Mar 2@NSH
Mar 5@S.J
Mar 7@L.A
Mar 9PHI
Mar 11NYR
Mar 13CHI
Mar 15EDM
Mar 17MIN
Mar 19@SEA
Mar 21CHI
Mar 23UTA
Mar 25@WPG
Mar 27WPG
Mar 29@S.J
Mar 30@ANA
Apr 2L.A
Apr 4@MIN
Apr 6@VAN
Apr 8@CGY
Apr 10MIN

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

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

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Sep 20UTA
Sep 21@WPG
Sep 25WPG
Sep 26@UTA
Sep 30L.A
Oct 3STL
Oct 7@WPG
Oct 8@CGY
Oct 10TOR
Oct 13@DAL
Oct 14DAL
Oct 16PIT
Oct 19@PHI
Oct 20@N.J
Oct 23T.B
Oct 25@NSH
Oct 28N.J
Oct 31CGY
Nov 2@CHI
Nov 3@CBJ
Nov 5NSH
Nov 7DET
Nov 10@TOR
Nov 12@OTT
Nov 14@MTL
Nov 18@UTA
Nov 19ANA
Nov 25MTL
Nov 27@MIN
Nov 28S.J
Dec 1@BOS
Dec 3@DET
Dec 5@NYR
Dec 7@NYI
Dec 8@STL
Dec 12WSH
Dec 14UTA
Dec 16NYI
Dec 18CAR
Dec 20SEA
Dec 27@ANA
Dec 29STL
Dec 31@UTA
Jan 2@VGK
Jan 4VGK
Jan 6OTT
Jan 8SEA
Jan 10NSH
Jan 12@PIT
Jan 14@BUF
Jan 16@WSH
Jan 18VAN
Jan 20BOS
Jan 22@DAL
Jan 24DAL
Jan 26EDM
Jan 28@STL
Jan 30BUF
Feb 9@CAR
Feb 12@FLA
Feb 13@T.B
Feb 15CBJ
Feb 17@EDM
Feb 20@VAN
Feb 22VGK
Feb 25WPG
Feb 27FLA
Feb 28@CHI
Mar 2@NSH
Mar 5@S.J
Mar 7@L.A
Mar 9PHI
Mar 11NYR
Mar 13CHI
Mar 15EDM
Mar 17MIN
Mar 19@SEA
Mar 21CHI
Mar 23UTA
Mar 25@WPG
Mar 27WPG
Mar 29@S.J
Mar 30@ANA
Apr 2L.A
Apr 4@MIN
Apr 6@VAN
Apr 8@CGY
Apr 10MIN

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2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

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Even Strength Best Linemate

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Power Play Line Combinations

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Colorado Avalanche Last Game Lines (2026-05-26)

Opponent: Vegas Golden Knights
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
18:2315.5GABRIEL LANDESKOG - NATHAN MACKINNON - ARTTURI LEHKONEN0006460.012570.6
25:4210.6PARKER KELLY - JOEL KIVIRANTA - JACK DRURY0002250.04640.0
35:199.8NAZEM KADRI - BROCK NELSON - MARTIN NECAS0002250.05550.0
44:338.4NICOLAS ROY - LOGAN O'CONNOR - ROSS COLTON01-11325.02625.0
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
117:0031.5DEVON TOEWS - CALE MAKAR01-17463.615962.5
29:4017.9BRETT KULAK - SAM MALINSKI0001614.351131.3
38:5116.4BRENT BURNS - JOSH MANSON0003350.07943.8
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:1360.8NAZEM KADRI - GABRIEL LANDESKOG - NATHAN MACKINNON - MARTIN NECAS000000.010100.0
20:3125.8BROCK NELSON - ARTTURI LEHKONEN - MARTIN NECAS00010100.010100.0
30:097.5BROCK NELSON - NICOLAS ROY - ARTTURI LEHKONEN000000.0000.0
40:065.0NAZEM KADRI - NATHAN MACKINNON - ARTTURI LEHKONEN - MARTIN NECAS000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:1965.8CALE MAKAR000000.010100.0
20:3428.3BRENT BURNS - DEVON TOEWS00010100.010100.0
30:075.8DEVON TOEWS - CALE MAKAR000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:2937.1BROCK NELSON - LOGAN O'CONNOR000010.01233.3
21:1631.7PARKER KELLY - JOEL KIVIRANTA000040.0050.0
30:3815.8PARKER KELLY - JACK DRURY000020.0030.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5447.5DEVON TOEWS - CALE MAKAR000000.01150.0
21:3640.0BRENT BURNS - DEVON TOEWS000060.0070.0
30:187.5BRENT BURNS - BRETT KULAK000000.0010.0

COLORADO AVALANCHE 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

COLORADO AVALANCHE Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
TRENT MINER25.6201972026.07.0
ILYA NABOKOV23.420242388.08.0
LOUKA CLOUTIER20.0202451327.06.0
TOBIAS TVRZNIK19.1202641264.04.0
NIKITA NOVOSYOLOV22.20006.04.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026BOS10000.000-1000.00.0000000000:000.00.010:35
2024-2025BOS60110.1714-1260.01.020000700.001:3025.50.613:44
2023-2024BOS40000.0001030.00.8200004621.400:218.80.010:35
CAREER 110110.097-1290.00.84000011620.700:5719.10.312:18

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026BOS100.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00
2024-2025BOS600.0010.1710.1720.3361.0000.0020.3371.1700.00
2023-2024BOS400.0000.0000.0000.0030.7500.0020.5041.0061.50

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026AHLProvidence Bruins702437610.8738111351.917.82235
2024-2025AHLProvidence Bruins591539540.9216-11091.813.82336
2023-2024AHLProvidence Bruins673035650.9720-21662.518.12139
2022-2023AHLProvidence Bruins672431550.822641261.919.02933
2021-2022NCAAOhio State Univ.362014340.94101800.00026
2021-2022AHLProvidence Bruins81450.638-1131.67.7325
2020-2021USHLYoungstown Phantoms381426401.0514-800.000
2019-2020USHLYoungstown Phantoms36627330.924-1500.000
2019-2020MHLKapitan Stupino101120.206-300.000
2019-2020VHLHK Tambov60000.000000.000
2018-2019MHLKapitan Stupino642224460.7218-200.000
2017-2018MHLKapitan Stupino3449130.3818-1900.000
2016-2017Russia U17CSKA Moskva U17231014241.044000.000
2016-2017Russia U18CSKA Moskva U18135490.696000.000
2015-2016Russia U16CSKA Moskva U16351720371.0612000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2025-2026AHLProvidence Bruins41010.250100.00010
2023-2024AHLProvidence Bruins40330.752-300.00030
2022-2023AHLProvidence Bruins40110.250-200.00010
2021-2022AHLProvidence Bruins10000.000000.0000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026BOS20110.5041-1020.01.000000100.002:1245.90.014:09
2024-2025BOS40220.50410030.00.84000032050.002:1741.60.015:25
2023-2024BOS20221.00821080.04.01000011450.001:3629.91.715:27
2022-2023BOS10000.000-1010.01.0000001562.500:4537.51.913:07
CAREER 90550.5646-10140.01.65000063950.601:5639.50.514:53

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026BOS200.0010.5010.5000.0021.0000.0000.0010.5000.00
2024-2025BOS400.0020.5020.5000.0030.7500.0041.0030.75205.00
2023-2024BOS200.0021.0021.0000.0084.0000.0010.5010.50147.00
2022-2023BOS100.0000.0000.0000.0011.0000.0000.0011.0055.00

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
10000000:00:0
21000000:0010:35
30000000:00:0
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
13011302:2113:44
20000000:00:0
33000300:3813:43
40000000:00:0

Lines by quarter

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Shooting % 0.0
5on5 Shooting % 0.0
PTS/60 0.0
PDO 857
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

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