Elvis Merzlikins
GoaltenderCatches L6-3, 190 lbBorn Tue, Apr 12, 1994 (age 32) · Riga, LVALast team: Columbus Blue Jackets
Injured Reserve · Shoulder · est. return Tue, Mar 30, 2027
Merzlikins is expected to miss 4-6 months to begin the 2026-27 regular season while recovering from a shoulder injury, per Luke Fox of Sportsnet.
Career
Regular season · goaltending
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | CBJ | 32 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 919 | 848 | 71 | .923 | 2.35 | 4 | 1815 |
| 2020–21 | CBJ | 28 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 825 | 756 | 69 | .916 | 2.77 | 2 | 1497 |
| 2021–22 | CBJ | 59 | 56 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 1920 | 1744 | 178 | .908 | 3.22 | 2 | 3320 |
| 2022–23 | CBJ | 30 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 889 | 779 | 110 | .876 | 4.23 | 0 | 1560 |
| 2023–24 | CBJ | 41 | 40 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1266 | 1136 | 130 | .897 | 3.45 | 1 | 2259 |
| 2024–25 | CBJ | 53 | 52 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 1557 | 1389 | 168 | .892 | 3.18 | 1 | 3171 |
| 2025–26 | CBJ | 30 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 809 | 714 | 95 | .883 | 3.40 | 1 | 1679 |
| Career | 7 seasons | 273 | 252 | 110 | 114 | 38 | 8185 | 7366 | 821 | .900 | 3.22 | 11 | 15300 |
Playoffs · goaltending
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SV% | GAA | SO | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | CBJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 70 | 4 | .946 | 1.96 | 0 | 123 |
| Career | 1 seasons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 70 | 4 | .946 | 1.96 | 0 | 123 |
Game log · 2025–26
| Date | Opp | Result | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | @NSH | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Oct 11 | @MIN | W 7–4 | W | 52 | 48 | 4 | .923 | 60:00 |
| Oct 13 | NJD | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Oct 16 | COL | L 1–4 | L | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 58:30 |
| Oct 18 | TBL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Oct 21 | @DAL | W 5–1 | W | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 60:00 |
| Oct 24 | WSH | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Oct 25 | @PIT | W 5–4 SO | W | 30 | 26 | 4 | .867 | 64:38 |
| Oct 28 | @BUF | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Oct 29 | TOR | W 6–3 | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 60:00 |
| Nov 1 | STL | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 2 | @NYI | L 2–3 | L | 39 | 36 | 3 | .923 | 59:22 |
| Nov 5 | @CGY | L 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 8 | @VAN | L 3–4 | L | 25 | 21 | 4 | .840 | 58:03 |
| Nov 10 | @EDM | OTL 4–5 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 11 | @SEA | W 2–1 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 13 | EDM | W 5–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 15 | NYR | OTL 1–2 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 17 | MTL | W 4–3 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 18 | @WPG | L 2–5 | L | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | 60:00 |
| Nov 20 | @TOR | W 3–2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 22 | @DET | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 24 | @WSH | L 1–5 | L | 31 | 26 | 5 | .839 | 60:00 |
| Nov 26 | TOR | OTL 1–2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Nov 28 | PIT | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 1 | @NJD | W 5–3 | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 59:56 |
| Dec 4 | DET | W 6–5 SO | W | 33 | 28 | 5 | .848 | 63:36 |
| Dec 6 | @FLA | OTL 6–7 OT | OTL | 40 | 33 | 7 | .825 | 64:31 |
| Dec 7 | @WSH | L 0–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 9 | @CAR | L 1–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 11 | OTT | L 3–6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 14:55 | |
| Dec 13 | VGK | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 16 | ANA | W 4–3 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 18 | MIN | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 20 | @ANA | L 3–4 | L | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 59:25 |
| Dec 22 | @LAK | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 28 | NYI | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 29 | @OTT | W 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Dec 31 | NJD | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 3 | BUF | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 4 | PIT | OTL 4–5 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 6 | @SJS | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 8 | @VGK | L 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 10 | @COL | L 0–4 | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 60:00 |
| Jan 11 | @UTA | W 3–2 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 13 | CGY | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 15 | VAN | W 4–1 | W | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 59:54 |
| Jan 17 | @PIT | W 4–3 SO | W | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 65:00 |
| Jan 20 | OTT | L 1–4 | L | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 20:00 |
| Jan 22 | DAL | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 24 | TBL | W 8–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Jan 28 | PHI | W 5–3 | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |
| Jan 30 | @CHI | W 4–2 | W | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:00 |
| Jan 31 | @STL | W 5–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Feb 3 | @NJD | W 3–0 | W | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1.000 | 59:55 |
| Feb 4 | CHI | W 4–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Feb 26 | @BOS | L 2–4 | L | 22 | 19 | 3 | .864 | 58:32 |
| Feb 28 | NYI | OTL 3–4 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 2 | @NYR | W 5–4 OT | W | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 61:04 |
| Mar 3 | NSH | W 3–2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 8:16 | |
| Mar 5 | FLA | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 7 | UTA | OTL 4–5 OT | OTL | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 62:08 |
| Mar 9 | LAK | OTL 4–5 OT | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 10 | @TBL | W 5–2 | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 59:29 |
| Mar 12 | @FLA | OTL 1–2 OT | OTL | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 62:20 |
| Mar 14 | @PHI | W 2–1 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 17 | CAR | W 5–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 19 | NYR | W 6–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 21 | SEA | W 5–2 | W | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 60:00 |
| Mar 22 | @NYI | L 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 24 | @PHI | W 3–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 26 | @MTL | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 28 | SJS | L 2–3 | L | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 59:10 |
| Mar 29 | BOS | OTL 3–4 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Mar 31 | CAR | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Apr 2 | @CAR | L 1–5 | L | 21 | 16 | 5 | .762 | 59:53 |
| Apr 4 | WPG | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Apr 7 | @DET | W 4–3 SO | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Apr 9 | @BUF | L 0–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Apr 11 | @MTL | W 5–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Apr 12 | BOS | L 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 | |
| Apr 14 | WSH | L 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0:00 |