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Riley Mercer

Position Goaltender Current Team Minnesota Wild
Catches Left Current Contract 3 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2027-28
Weight (lbs) 200 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 24
Age 21 (Mar 31, 2004) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted Undrafted
Date Team Transaction
Apr 25, 2025 Minnesota Wild Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance. In this case it shows the player performance over a 3 season span. Each square is separated into three separate sub-boxes with the two smaller boxes on top representing the past two seasons and the larger box on the bottom representing the current or most recent season. This allows the reader to guage how consistent a player has been, and if early in the season it can help identify whether a players performance may be impacted by small sample size and subject to regression or is consistent with recent past performance.

Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
Data Sources
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5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE

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

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 21 $819,667 $819,667 - $40,000 $775,000 $815,000 $85,000 ELC
2026-27 22 $819,667 $819,667 - $45,000 $775,000 $820,000 $85,000 ELC
2027-28 23 $819,667 $819,667 - $47,500 $775,000 $822,500 $85,000 ELC
Total - $132,500 $2,325,000 $2,457,500 $255,000
Signed: Apr 25, 2025
Team: Minnesota Wild
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

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%
2017-18 NLAAAHL U15 15 5.89 0.851
2018-19 NLAAAHL U15 14 8 3 472 22 1.85 0.953 3 1 1 119 6 2.88 0.950
2019-20 NLU18MHL 17 10 5 568 40 2.34 0.930
2019-20 SJJHL 1 1 28 2 2.00 0.929
2020-21 QMJHL 4 2 1 75 10 3.08 0.867
2021-22 QMJHL 29 9 11 5 813 93 3.62 0.886
2022-23 QMJHL 22 13 7 1 641 63 3.07 0.902 9 4 4 1 322 30 3.26 0.907
2023-24 QMJHL 49 31 13 4 1447 137 2.83 0.905 19 16 2 1 545 36 1.89 0.934
2024-25 QMJHL 46 27 15 4 1528 115 2.53 0.925 1 14 0.00 1.000
2025-26 ECHL 2 2 56 6 2.83 0.893