Recent seasons
| Season | GP | W | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | 41 | 13 | .897 | 3.45 |
| 2024–25 | 53 | 26 | .892 | 3.18 |
| 2025–26 | 30 | 14 | .883 | 3.40 |
| Career | 274 | 108 | .899 | 3.22 |
Career
0.39
W / GP
108W in 274 GP
Archetype
Backup
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.4M
Signed through 2027
Career wins
108
Regular season
Elvis Merzlikins, a goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets, is entering his age-32 season. In 2025-26 he went 14-11-3 in 30 games with a .883 save percentage and a 3.40 goals-against average, with 1 shutout. By goals saved above expected, a read on his play relative to the shot quality he faced, he came in at -11.1. HighDanger projects a .897 save percentage and 3.02 GAA for 2026-27. Full game logs and comparable goalies are below.
Recent Season Stats
| Season | GP | W-L-OT | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 59 | 27-23-7 | .907 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 30 | 7-18-2 | .876 | 4.23 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 41 | 13-17-8 | .897 | 3.45 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | 53 | 26-21-5 | .892 | 3.18 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | 30 | 14-11-3 | .883 | 3.40 | 1 |
| Career | 274 | 108-111-38 | .900 | 3.22 | 12 |
On-Ice Impact
Season percentile ranks among NHL goalies with 10+ GP.
Wins46th
Save %21st
GAA14th
GP36th
Role profile
Recent usage + form (last 5 games).
Season SV%
.883
14-11-3 record · 2025–26
Last 5 games
5 GP
0W-2L-0OT
Career journey
Rookie
2019–20 · age 25
Columbus Blue Jackets
.923 SV%
33 GP · 2.35 GAA · 13W
Prime
2020–21 → 2025 · age 26–30
Columbus Blue Jackets
.898 SV%
211 GP · 3.34 GAA · 81W
Veteran
2025–26 · age 31
Columbus Blue Jackets
.883 SV%
30 GP · 3.40 GAA · 14W
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Trajectory
Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected
Statistical comparables
Closest active NHL goalies by current-season SV% + GAA. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.