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Elvis Merzlikins

Position Goaltender Current Team Columbus Blue Jackets
Catches Left Current Contract 5 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 190 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 33
Age 30 (Apr 13, 1994) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2014, Round 3, Overall 76 (CBJ)
Date Team Transaction
Sep 21, 2021 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 5 years @ $5.400M AAV starting in 2022-23
Apr 23, 2020 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 2 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2020-21
May 15, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed 1 year @ $874K AAV starting in 2019-20
Mar 20, 2019 Columbus Blue Jackets Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Save% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Save%
2019-20 CBJ 33 33 13 9 8 919 71 2.35 0.923 2 2 1 1 0 74 4 1.96 0.946
2020-21 CBJ 28 28 8 12 5 825 69 2.77 0.916
2021-22 CBJ 59 59 27 23 7 1920 178 3.22 0.907
2022-23 CBJ 30 30 7 18 2 889 110 4.23 0.876
2023-24 CBJ 41 41 13 17 8 1266 130 3.45 0.897
2024-25 CBJ 48 48 24 19 5 1416 149 3.09 0.895
Career 239 239 92 98 35 7235 707 3.18 0.902 2 2 1 1 0 74 4 1.96 0.946

5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2019-20 CBJ 32 1446:18 42.65 30.49 2.36 2.07 0.29 93.20 92.25 0.95
2020-21 CBJ 27 1258:06 43.26 32.95 2.35 2.62 -0.27 92.04 92.85 -0.81
2021-22 CBJ 59 2669:46 47.13 35.19 2.91 2.90 0.01 91.76 91.73 0.03
2022-23 CBJ 30 1262:09 47.06 33.32 2.75 3.80 -1.05 88.59 91.74 -3.15
2023-24 CBJ 40 1796:07 46.40 33.00 2.88 3.07 -0.19 90.69 91.26 -0.58
2024-25 CBJ 43 2135:41 42.51 27.53 2.39 2.36 0.03 91.43 91.31 0.12

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2019-20 CBJ 32 100:59 61.20 45.16 4.99 5.94 -0.95 86.84 88.96 -2.11
2020-21 CBJ 27 88:31 64.39 44.74 5.73 4.74 0.99 89.39 87.19 2.21
2021-22 CBJ 59 245:43 72.77 53.48 6.83 6.84 -0.01 87.21 87.23 -0.02
2022-23 CBJ 30 118:21 87.20 58.30 8.38 8.11 0.27 86.09 85.63 0.46
2023-24 CBJ 40 155:35 89.47 62.09 8.35 7.71 0.64 87.58 86.55 1.03
2024-25 CBJ 43 198:00 76.67 55.15 7.52 9.39 -1.87 82.97 86.36 -3.39

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 28 $5,400,000 $5,400,000 - - $5,250,000 $5,250,000 $5,250,000 UFA
2023-24 29 $5,400,000 $5,400,000 - - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 UFA
2024-25 30 $5,400,000 $5,400,000 - - $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 UFA
2025-26 31 $5,400,000 $5,400,000 - - $5,525,000 $5,525,000 $5,525,000 UFA
2026-27 32 $5,400,000 $5,400,000 - - $4,225,000 $4,225,000 $4,225,000 UFA
Total - - $27,000,000 $27,000,000 $27,000,000
Signed: Sep 21, 2021
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 6.55

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 26 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - - $3,000,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 RFA-arb
2021-22 27 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - - $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 UFA
Total - - $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000
Signed: Apr 23, 2020
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 4.91

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2019-20 25 $874,125 $874,125 - - $874,125 $874,125 $874,125 10.2(c)
Total - - $874,125 $874,125 $874,125
Signed: May 15, 2019
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.07

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 24 $1,844,559 $1,844,559 - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total - $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000
Signed: Mar 20, 2019
Team: Columbus Blue Jackets
GM: -
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)
Note: This contract was signed after the start of the season resulting in the increased cap hit and AAV.

*Age is as of September 15