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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 31 (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

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 53 2623:45 42.63 27.97 2.42 2.58 -0.17 90.76 91.36 -0.60
2025-26 CBJ 2 95:39 60.85 41.40 3.46 1.88 1.58 95.45 91.63 3.82

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 53 239:24 77.44 55.14 7.48 9.02 -1.54 83.64 86.43 -2.80
2025-26 CBJ 2 12:07 94.09 79.23 8.52 19.81 -11.29 75.00 89.25 -14.25

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).

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

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: Jarmo Kekalainen
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 6.55

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Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

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: Jarmo Kekalainen
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 4.91

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

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: Jarmo Kekalainen
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 1.07

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

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: Jarmo Kekalainen
Exp. Status: 10.2(c)
Note: This contract was signed after the start of the season resulting in the increased cap hit and AAV.

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2009-10 Swiss-U17 24 12
2010-11 Swiss-U17 28 5
2011-12 Swiss-Jr. 8 3.52 3 5.07
2011-12 WJ18-A 3 1 1 130 15 4.88
2012-13 Swiss-Jr. 30 2.76 4 3.84
2013-14 Swiss-Jr. 12 2.07 10 1.68
2013-14 Swiss 22 12 10 45 2.13 1 1 1 0.75
2014-15 Swiss 22 14 9 57 2.61 1 1 2 3.33
2014-15 NL 22 13 7 2 657 57 2.61 0.913 1 1 14 2 3.09 0.857
2015-16 Swiss 44 23 13 125 2.76 15 8 6 36 2.32
2015-16 WC-A 6 1 4 148 13 2.91
2015-16 NL 46 27 13 5 1607 125 2.76 0.922 15 9 3 3 567 36 2.32 0.937
2015-16 WC 5 1 4 148 13 2.91 0.912
2016-17 NL 41 21 16 3 1380 116 2.89 0.916 11 5 5 1 371 25 2.29 0.933
2016-17 OGQ 2 1 1 29 2 1.32 0.931
2016-17 WC 6 3 3 190 12 1.98 0.937
2017-18 NL 42 2.72 0.921 18 2.17 0.935
2017-18 WC 6 4 2 151 9 1.50 0.940
2018-19 NL 43 22 18 1312 104 2.44 0.921 4 3 141 18 3.95 0.872
2018-19 WC 5 1 3 128 11 2.78 0.914
2019-20 NHL 33 33 13 9 8 919 71 2.35 0.923 2 2 1 1 74 4 1.96 0.946
2019-20 AHL 2 1 1 59 3 1.52 0.949
2020-21 NHL 28 28 8 12 5 825 69 2.77 0.916
2021-22 NHL 59 59 27 23 7 1920 178 3.22 0.907
2021-22 WC 5 2 3 116 16 4.26 0.862
2022-23 NHL 30 30 7 18 2 889 110 4.23 0.876
2023-24 NHL 41 41 13 17 8 1266 130 3.45 0.897
2023-24 WC 4 2 2 92 16 4.80 0.826
2024-25 NHL 53 53 26 21 5 1557 168 3.18 0.892
2025-26 NHL 2 2 1 1 87 7 3.54 0.920
NHL Career 246 246 95 101 35 7463 733 3.20 0.902 2 2 1 1 0 74 4 1.96 0.946