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Elvis Merzlikins
Columbus Blue Jackets · G · Age 32
-34
2025-26 regular season · all situations unless noted
Games
30
Goals saved above expected
-7.3
Save percentage
88.3
Goals against average
3.40
Games started
29
On the ice
0
His contract
-34
-34
Value Breakdown-34
NAV breakdown for Elvis Merzlikins: values, pin and compare
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| Reading | Values | Pin |
|---|---|---|
| CAP | NAV: -34 Meaning: Contract surplus — the gap between market value and what the club pays, including team-control rights. | |
| Total | NAV: -34 Meaning: Combined value |
Contract
$5.4M × 1yr
Market AAV
$2.5M
$-2.9M
STRAND DNA
Elvis Merzlikins player profile STRAND: values, pin and compare
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| Reading | Values | Pin |
|---|---|---|
| Offense: GSAX | Rating / 100: 20 Actual: -7.3 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Offense: SV% | Rating / 100: 20 Actual: 88.3 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Offense: HDSV | Rating / 100: 73 Actual: 82.5 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: WRKLD | Rating / 100: 33 Actual: 29 GP Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: BUSY | Rating / 100: 59 Actual: 27.1/gm Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: GAA | Rating / 100: 9 Actual: 3.40 Comparison: Unavailable |
HD Save%
82.5%
GSAx
-7.3
Big number = 0–100 rating vs the NHL field (100 = elite; 50 = league median). Small number = the actual stat. Blue = offensive traits, red = defensive traits — wave color marks the trait family, never good vs bad.
What does each trait mean?
GSAXGoals Saved Above Expected vs an average goalie
SV%Even-strength save percentage
HDSVHigh-danger save % — stopping the chances that matter most
WRKLDWorkload — games started
BUSYShot volume — shots faced per game
GAAGoals-against average (higher rating = lower GAA)
Percentile rank vs goalies, ≥20 GP, 2025-26
Season reference
- Projected season:
- 2026-27 · 0 GP observed
- Stats baseline:
- 2025-26 · completed
- Contracts:
- 2026-27
- Model:
- X-NAV 4.2
- Struck:
- 2026-09-12
- Valuation id:
- 8478007-2026-09-12-4156bcf3630f677c