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Elvis MerzlikinsColumbus Blue Jackets

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Elvis Merzlikins

Stats, career and next game

Injury status: Injured Reserve, shoulder - ESPN report of Sep 29

Elvis Merzlikins, a goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets, was drafted with the 76th pick overall in the 2014 NHL Draft.

276 NHL games12 shutouts

Updated

Save %.8832025-26 seasonGAA3.402025-26 seasonStarts2930 gamesShutouts12025-26 seasonTeam in his starts14-152025-26 seasonAgatha's record7-916 graded calls since Oct 1, 2026

About Elvis Merzlikins

Born on April 13, 1994, in Riga, Latvia, Elvis Merzlikins plays goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets and catches left-handed. The Columbus Blue Jackets drafted him in the 2014 NHL Draft with the 76th pick overall, and his first NHL season was 2019-20.

Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 8, 2026

Season by season276

276 games: 274 regular season, 2 playoffs. Every NHL game of his career, newest season first.

SeasonTeamGamesStartsSV%GAASORecord
2025-26CBJ3029.8833.40114-11-3
2024-25CBJ5352.8923.18126-21-5
2023-24CBJ4140.8973.45113-17-8
2022-23CBJ3027.8764.2307-18-2
2021-22CBJ5956.9073.22227-23-7
2020-21CBJ2823.9162.7728-12-5
2019-20CBJ3331.9232.35513-9-8
2019-20 playoffs21.9461.9601-1-0
Career274258.9003.2212108-111-38
Career playoffs21.9461.9601-1-0

How he is doing nowLast game Apr 2, 2026

2025-26 in goal.8833.40 GAA, 1 shutout, 30 games
Blue Jackets7-92026-27 regular season
Last game16 saves on 21Apr 2 at Hurricanes
Injury status

Injured Reserve shoulder (43d ago)

Next game

Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay LightningThu, Nov 12, 7:00 PM ETNationwide Arena

ESPN's injury report lists him: injured reserve, shoulder.

  1. nhl
    Tampa Bay Lightning to win
    Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets - 7:00 PM ET
    Agatha predicts TBL 3, CBJ 2
    53%
    PRED1U
    ODDS-114FanDuelBET
Merzlikins against the Lightning5 games, .882 save pct, 3.64 GAA

Last met Mar 10, 2026; his teams 3-2.

CareerDebut 2019

7years2019 to 2026
  1. 2019NHL debutColumbus Blue Jackets
  2. 2019-20Best season.923 save pct, 2.35 GAA, 5 shutouts in 33 games
  3. Apr 2, 2026Latest game16 saves on 21 at Hurricanes

Regular season

274 games

.900 save pct, 3.22 GAA, 12 shutouts

Playoffs

2 games

.946 save pct, 1.96 GAA

NHL debut

2019-20 seasonColumbus Blue Jackets

Latest game

Apr 2, 2026: 16 saves on 21Hurricanes 5, Blue Jackets 1

Before the NHL

The seasons he played before his first full NHL season, 2019-20, as the NHL's own player record lists them. Drafted 76th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2014 (round 3).

SeasonTeamGamesRecordGAASV%SO
2011-12Lugano Jr. (Swiss juniors)8-3.52--
2011-12 playoffs3-5.07--
2012-13Lugano Jr. (Swiss juniors)30-2.76--
2012-13 playoffs4-3.84--
2013-14Lugano Jr. (Swiss juniors)12-2.07--
2013-14 playoffs10-1.68--
2013-14Lugano (Swiss league)2212-10-02.13-1
2013-14 playoffs10-10.75-0
2014-15Lugano (Swiss league)2214-9-02.61-2
2014-15 playoffs10-13.33-0
2014-15Lugano (NL)2213-7-22.61.9131
2014-15 playoffs10-1-03.09.8570
2015-16Lugano (Swiss league)4423-13-52.76-1
2015-16 playoffs158-62.32-0
2015-16Lugano (NL)4627-13-52.76.9221
2015-16 playoffs159-3-32.32.9370
2016-17Lugano (NL)4121-16-32.89.9163
2016-17 playoffs115-5-12.29.9330
2017-18Lugano (NL)42-2.72.921-
2017-18 playoffs18-2.17.935-
2018-19HC Lugano (NL)4322-18-02.44.9215
2018-19 playoffs40-3-03.95.8720

International

His national-team tournaments, as the NHL's own player record lists them.

SeasonTournamentGamesRecordGAASV%SO
2011-12U18 World Championship (Latvia)31-1-04.88-0
2015-16World Championship (Latvia)61-4-02.91-0
2015-16World Championship (Latvia)51-42.91.9120
2016-17Olympic qualification (Latvia)21-11.32.9310
2016-17World Championship (Latvia)63-31.98.9371
2017-18World Championship (Latvia)64-21.50.9402
2018-19World Championship (Latvia)51-32.78.9140
2021-22World Championship (Latvia)52-3-04.26.8620
2023-24World Championship (Latvia)42-2-04.80.8260

Most often against

The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.

New Jersey Devils7 games
4-3his teams

His line: .918 save pct, 2.71 GAA, 1 shutout

Last met Feb 3, 2026

Florida Panthers6 games
0-6his teams

His line: .879 save pct, 3.69 GAA

Last met Mar 12, 2026

New York Rangers6 games
3-3his teams

His line: .922 save pct, 2.80 GAA

Last met Mar 2, 2026

Ottawa Senators6 games
2-4his teams

His line: .920 save pct, 2.64 GAA

Last met Jan 20, 2026

Vancouver Canucks6 games
3-3his teams

His line: .866 save pct, 3.72 GAA

Last met Jan 15, 2026

Injury history

ESPN's injury reports, newest first.

  1. Sep 29, 2026Injured Reserve Shoulder

    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.

    ESPN / TOR

  2. Sep 28, 2026Injured Reserve Shoulder

    Merzlikins (shoulder), Kirill Marchenko and Miles Wood were traded to the Maple Leafs from the Blue Jackets on Monday in exchange for Matthew Knies, Steven Lorentz, Emil Andrae and a second-round pick, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

    ESPN / TOR

  3. Sep 25, 2026Injured Reserve Shoulder

    ir-nr

    ESPN / CBJ

  4. Aug 20, 2026Out Shoulder

    out

    ESPN / CBJ

Sources and updates

Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the NHL's own season totals, the NHL's game rows, ESPN box scores and ESPN's injury reports.

Updated Nov 10, 2026, 10:15 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.