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Latvia Elvis Merzlikins

a.k.a. "Elvis Merzļikins"

#90 Columbus Blue Jackets / NHL - 23/24

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Elvis Merzlikins Facts

Date of Birth
Apr 13, 1994
Position
G
Age
29
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Riga, LAT
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Latvia
Catches
L
Youth Team
HC Lugano
Contract
26/27
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Drafted
2014 round 3 #76 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
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1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1

Elvis Merzlikins is a very athletic butterfly-Goaltender who is well sized and covers a lot of the net. He loves to challenge shooters and never gives up on a shot. Despite his decent reflexes, he is a goaltender who lets the puck hit him and control the rebounds. Needs to play a more composed game, as he tends to overplay certain situations. Handles the puck very well, as Elvis Merzlikins is a respectable stickhandler and can play long outlet passes. (by Rafik Soliman, April 2014)

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Elvis Merzlikins Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2009-10 Lugano U17 Elite Novizen 25* 28* 3.05* -* 70* -* 2* 15-6-0 * 1 375* | Playoffs 12 12 3.29 - 41 - 2 6-4-2 748
Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 0* 3* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2010-11 Lugano U17 Elite Novizen 28* 28* 3.95* -* 103* -* 0* 13-11-1 * 1 565* | Playoffs 5 5 3.80 - 19 - 0 2-3-0 300
Latvia U17 (all) International-Jr 4* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 D1 2* 4* 0.50* .978* 1* 44* 1* 2-0-0 * 120* |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 3* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2011-12 Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 8* 27* 3.52* -* 23* -* 0* 1-3-2 * 393* | Playoffs 3 3 5.07 - 13 - 0 0-1-0 154
HC Ceresio SwissDiv1 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Latvia U18 WJC-18 4* 5* 4.88* .885* 15* 115* 0* 1-1-0 * 185* |
Latvia U18 (all) International-Jr 8* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Latvia U20 WJC-20 1* 3* 14.00* .720* 14* 36* 0* 0-1-0 * 60* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 3* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2012-13 Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 30* 30* 2.76* -* 83* -* 2* 17-11-1 * 1 805* | Playoffs 4 4 3.84 - 16 - 0 1-2-1 250
HC Lugano NLA 0* 9* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* | Playoffs 0 7 - - - - - - 0
Latvia U20 WJC-20 3* 3* 5.85* .860* 13* 80* 0* 0-2-0 * 134* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 7* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2013-14 Lugano U20 Elite Jr. A 12* 12* 2.07* -* 25* -* 0* 8-3-1 * 726* | Playoffs 10 10 1.68 - 17 - 3 7-2-1 606
HC Lugano NLA 22* 36* 2.13* .924* 45* 549* 1* 12-10-0 * 1 270* | Playoffs 1 1 0.75 .976 1 41 0 0-0-1 80
Latvia U20 WJC-20 D1A 3* 5* 2.36* .900* 5* 45* 1* 1-1-0 * 128* |
Latvia U20 (all) International-Jr 4* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Latvia (all) International 1* -* 2.08* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 HC Lugano NLA 22* 49* 2.61* .913* 57* 600* 1* 13-7-2 * 1 310* | Playoffs 1 6 3.09 .857 2 12 0 0-1-0 39
Latvia (all) International 4* -* 4.65* .813* -* -* -* - * -* |
2015-16 HC Lugano NLA 46* 50* 2.76* .922* 125* 1 482* 1* 27-13-5 * 2 714* | Playoffs 15 15 2.32 .937 36 531 0 9-3-3 930
Latvia WC 5* 7* 2.91* .912* 13* 135* 0* 1-4-0 * 268* |
Latvia (all) International 8* -* 2.68* .922* -* -* -* - * -* |
2016-17 HC Lugano NLA 41* 44* 2.89* .916* 116* 1 264* 3* 21-16-3 * 2 409* | Playoffs 11 11 2.29 .933 25 346 0 5-5-1 655
Latvia OGQ 2* 3* 1.32* .931* 2* 27* 0* 1-1-0 * 91* |
Latvia WC 6* 6* 1.98* .937* 12* 178* 1* 3-3-0 * 365* |
Latvia (all) International 11* -* 1.78* .938* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 HC Lugano NL 42* -* 2.72* .921* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 18 - 2.17 .935 - - - - -
Latvia WC 6* 7* 1.50* .940* 9* 142* 2* 4-2-0 * 361* |
Latvia (all) International 7* -* 1.56* .937* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 HC Lugano NL 43* -* 2.44* .921* 104* 1 208* 5* 22-18-0 * 2 559* | Playoffs 4 - 3.95 .872 18 123 0 0-3-1 274
Latvia WC 5* 7* 2.78* .914* 11* 117* 0* 1-3-0 * 238* |
Latvia (all) International 5* 7* 2.78* .914* 11* 117* 0* 1-3-0 * 238* |
2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 33* -* 2.35* .923* 71* 848* 5* 13-9-8 * 1 816* | Playoffs 2 - 1.96 .946 4 70 0 1-1-0 123
Cleveland Monsters AHL 2* -* 1.52* .949* 3* 56* 0* 1-1-0 * 119* |
2020-21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 28* -* 2.77* .916* 69* 756* 2* 8-12-5 * 1 497* |
2021-22 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 59* -* 3.22* .907* 178* 1 742* 2* 27-23-7 * 3 320* |
Latvia WC 5* 6* 4.26* .862* 16* 100* 0* 2-3-0 * 226* |
Latvia (all) International 6* 7* 3.57* .878* 17* 122* 0* 3-3-0 * 286* |
2022-23 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 30* -* 4.23* .876* 110* 779* 0* 7-18-2 * 1 561* |
2023-24 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 17* -* 3.11* .907* 49* 478* 0* 5-8-3 * 946* |
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Elvis Merzlikins Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2010-11 Latvia U17 EYOF 3* -* 3.95* .885* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 1* 2* 2.00* -* 2* -* 0* 1-0-0 * 60* |
2015-16 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
HC Lugano Spengler Cup 4* 4* 3.01* .907* 10* 97* 1* 2-2-0 * 200* |
2016-17 HC Lugano Champions HL 6* 8* 2.15* .939* 13* 201* 0* 5-1-0 * 364* |
HC Lugano Swiss Cup 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
HC Lugano Spengler Cup 4* 4* 2.14* .940* 6* 94* 1* 2-1-0 * 169* |
2017-18 HC Lugano Swiss Cup 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
2018-19 HC Lugano Champions HL 8* 8* 2.27* .923* 18* 215* 2* 3-4-1 * 476* |
HC Lugano Swiss Cup 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* |
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Elvis Merzlikins Game Log

Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
NHL
2023-11-29T18:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montréal Canadiens
2023-11-26T16:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Carolina Hurricanes
2023-11-24T14:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets @ New Jersey Devils
2023-11-22T18:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Chicago Blackhawks
2023-11-18T18:30:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Washington Capitals
2023-11-16T18:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Arizona Coyotes
2023-11-14T18:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins
2023-11-12T18:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets @ New York Rangers
2023-11-06T18:00:00-0600 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Florida Panthers
2023-11-04T19:00:00-0400 Columbus Blue Jackets @ Washington Capitals
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Elvis Merzlikins Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 1 2* -* 1.52* .949* 3* 56* 0* 1-1-0* 119 | 0 * * * * * * *
Champions HL 2 14* 16* 2.22* .931* 31* 416* 2* 8-5-1* 840 | 0 * * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* -* 3.95* .885* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
International 7 42* 14* 3.21* .895* 28* 239* 0* 4-6-0* 523 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 29* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
NHL 5 167* -* 3.13* .906* 477* 4 603* 9* 60-70-25* 9 138 | 1 2 - 1.96* .946* 4* 70* 0* 1-1-0* 123*
NL (NLA) 7 216* 188* 2.61* .919* 447* 5 103* 11* 95-64-10* 10 259 | 7 50 40 2.49* .928* 82* 1 053* 0* 14-12-6* 1 976*
OGQ 1 2* 3* 1.32* .931* 2* 27* 0* 1-1-0* 91 | 0 * * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 2 8* 8* 2.61* .923* 16* 191* 2* 4-3-0* 368 | 0 * * * * * * *
Swiss Cup 5 1* 8* 2.00* -* 2* -* 0* 1-0-0* 60 | 0 * * * * * * *
SwissDiv1 1 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Elite Novizen (U17-Elit) 2 53* 56* 3.53* -* 173* -* 2* 28-17-1* 2 940 | 2 17 17 3.44* -* 60* -* 2* 8-7-2* 1 048*
Elite Jr. A (U20-Elit) 4 50* 72* 2.69* -* 131* -* 2* 26-17-4* 2 923 | 3 17 17 2.73* -* 46* -* 3* 8-5-2* 1 010*
WC 5 27* 33* 2.51* .917* 61* 672* 3* 11-15-0* 1 456 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 4* 5* 4.88* .885* 15* 115* 0* 1-1-0* 185 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 D1 1 2* 4* 0.50* .978* 1* 44* 1* 2-0-0* 120 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 4* 6* 8.38* .811* 27* 116* 0* 0-3-0* 194 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 D1A 1 3* 5* 2.36* .900* 5* 45* 1* 1-1-0* 128 | 0 * * * * * * *
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Elvis Merzlikins Skill Rating

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Elvis Merzlikins Connections

Player Period Teams
Edgars Kulda (F) 2010-2022 10 Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U17 (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
Luca Fazzini (F) 2009-2019 10 Lugano, Lugano U17, Lugano U20
Matteo Romanenghi (F) 2010-2019 9 Lugano, Lugano U17, Lugano U20
Nikolajs Jelisejevs (F) 2010-2022 9 Latvia, Latvia (all), Latvia U17, Latvia U17 (all), Latvia U18, Latvia U18 (all), Latvia U20, Latvia U20 (all)
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/21/2021
09/21/2021 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
04/23/2020
04/23/2020 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
05/15/2019
05/15/2019 Extension Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
03/20/2019
03/20/2019 Confirmed HC Lugano Columbus Blue Jackets
06/22/2016
06/22/2016 Extension HC Lugano HC Lugano

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Drafted 2012, 3 #87 overall by Dinamo Riga in the KHL Draft

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