Elvis Merzlikins #90

Goalie

Columbus Blue Jackets

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Player Information

The 31-year-old has 26 wins in 53 games with a 0.892 save percentage and 1 shutouts for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season. Undrafted, and 1 wins in 2 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Country:	LAT
Age:	31.5 yrs (13.04.1994)
Height / Weight:	191 cm / 86 kg
Catches:	L
Drafted:	Undrafted
Awards:	-

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69

Overall Rating

Overall: 52nd of 66 Goalies

Season by Season Ratings:

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Actual AAV:	$5.400M
Player Contract Value:	$2.400M
Remaining:	2 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2027 UFA
Age at the end:	33.2 yrs (13.04.1994)

Elvis Merzlikins

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	Wins	GA	SA	SVP	TOI/G	GAA	SO
01.04.2025	Predators	1	1	4	28	.857	59:37	4.02	0
03.04.2025	Avalanche	1	0	7	28	.750	45:49	9.17	0
05.04.2025	Maple Leafs	1	0	5	27	.815	60:00	5.00	0
06.04.2025	Senators	1	0	1	23	.957	53:04	1.13	0
08.04.2025	Senators	1	1	2	35	.943	59:38	2.01	0
Total		5	2	19	141	.865		4.13	0

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	Wins	GA	SA	SVP	TOI/G	GAA	SO
2019-20	Blue Jackets	33	13	71	919	.923	1815:07	2.35	5
2020-21	Blue Jackets	28	8	69	825	.916	1496:49	2.77	2
2021-22	Blue Jackets	59	27	178	1920	.907	3320:07	3.22	2
2022-23	Blue Jackets	30	7	110	889	.876	1560:12	4.23	0
2023-24	Blue Jackets	41	13	130	1266	.897	2258:40	3.45	1
2024-25	Blue Jackets	53	26	168	1557	.892	3170:55	3.18	1
Total		244	94	726	7376	.902		3.20	11

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	Wins	GA	SA	SVP	TOI/G	GAA	SO
2019-20	Blue Jackets	2	1	4	74	.946	122:45	1.96	0
Total		2	1	4	74	.946		1.97	0

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Player Match	Name	Team	Age	GP	Season GAA	Season SV%	Career GAA	Career SV%	Overall Rating	Actual AAV
	Elvis Merzlikins		31.5 yrs	53	3.18	.892			69	$5.400M
89%	Samuel Ersson		26 yrs	47	3.14	.883			69	$1.450M
89%	Lukas Dostal		25.3 yrs	54	3.10	.903			78	$6.500M
86%	Pyotr Kochetkov		26.3 yrs	47	2.60	.897			77	$2.000M
85%	Jeremy Swayman		26.9 yrs	58	3.11	.892			79	$8.250M

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