Elvis Merzlikins

Born on: April 13, 1994
Birth place: Riga, Latvia
Goalie, catches left
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)

Drafted by: Columbus Blue Jackets, 3. round (#76 overall), in 2014 NHL Entry Draft

Date	Game	Score	TOI	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SOG	SO	G	A	PIM
Apr 1, 2025	NSH @ CBJ	(4-8)	59:38	4.02	0.857	1	0	4	24	28	0	0	0	0
Apr 3, 2025	COL @ CBJ	(7-3)	45:49	9.17	0.750	0	1	7	21	28	0	0	0	0
Apr 5, 2025	CBJ @ TOR	(0-5)	60:00	5.00	0.815	0	1	5	22	27	0	0	0	2
Apr 6, 2025	CBJ @ OTT	(0-4)	53:05	1.13	0.957	0	0	1	22	23	0	0	0	0
Apr 8, 2025	OTT @ CBJ	(2-5)	59:39	2.01	0.943	1	0	2	33	35	0	0	0	0
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SO	TIME
2011‑12	Team Latvia U18		17	4	4.88	0.885	1	1	15	115	0	184
2011‑12	Team Latvia U20		17	2	8.50		1	1	17	36	0	120
2012‑13	Team Latvia U20		18	3	5.85	0.860	0	2	13	80	0	133
2013‑14	HC Lugano	NLA	19	22	2.13	0.924	11	10	45	551	1	1269
2013‑14	Team Latvia		19	1	2.11	0.000	0	0	1	0	0	28
2014‑15	HC Lugano	NLA	20	22	2.61	0.914	11	8	57	602	1	1309
2014‑15	Team Latvia		20	4	4.64	0.843	0	4	16	86	0	207
2015‑16	HC Lugano	NLA	21	46	2.76	0.922	23	17	125	1484	1	2713
2015‑16	Team Latvia		21	8	2.66	0.924	2	6	20	243	0	451
2016‑17	HC Lugano	NLA	22	41	2.89	0.916	19	17	116	1271	3	2408
2016‑17	Team Latvia		22	11	1.82	0.938	6	4	19	288	1	628
2017‑18	HC Lugano	NLA	23	42	2.72	0.921	19	16	110	1280	4	2431
2017‑18	Team Latvia		23	7	1.57	0.937	4	3	11	163	2	421
2018‑19	HC Lugano	NLA	24	43	2.44	0.921	22	18	104	1208	5	2559
2018‑19	Team Latvia		24	5	2.78	0.914	1	3	11	117	0	237
2019‑20	Cleveland Monsters	AHL	25	2	1.52	0.949	1	1	3	56	0	119
2019‑20	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	25	32	2.35	0.923	13	9	71	848	5	1815
2020‑21	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	26	28	2.77	0.916	8	12	69	756	2	1497
2021‑22	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	27	59	3.22	0.907	27	23	178	1742	2	3320
2021‑22	Team Latvia		27	5	4.26	0.862	1	3	16	100	0	226
2022‑23	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	28	30	4.23	0.876	7	18	110	779	0	1560
2023‑24	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	29	41	3.45	0.897	13	17	130	1136	1	2259
2023‑24	Team Latvia		29	5	4.40	0.816	2	2	19	84	0	259
2024‑25	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	30	53	3.18	0.892	26	21	168	1389	1	3171
	NHL Totals			243	3.20	0.902	94	100	726	6650	11	13 622
	NLA Totals			216	2.63	0.920	105	86	557	6396	15	12 689
	AHL Totals			2	1.52	0.949	1	1	3	56	0	119

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SO	TIME
2013‑14	HC Lugano	NLA	19	1	0.75	0.976	0	0	1	41	0	80
2014‑15	HC Lugano	NLA	20	1	3.25	0.857	0	1	2	12	0	37
2015‑16	HC Lugano	NLA	21	15	2.32	0.937	8	6	36	531	0	930
2016‑17	HC Lugano	NLA	22	11	2.29	0.933	5	6	25	346	0	654
2017‑18	HC Lugano	NLA	23	18	2.17	0.935	11	7	40	571	2	1104
2018‑19	HC Lugano	NLA	24	4	3.95	0.872	0	4	18	123	0	273
2019‑20	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	25	2	1.96	0.946	1	1	4	70	0	123
	NLA Totals			50	2.38	0.930	24	24	122	1624	2	3078
	NHL Totals			2	1.96	0.946	1	1	4	70	0	123

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SO	TIME
Team Latvia - U20 World Championship 2012	17	1	14.00	0.720	0	1	14	36	0	60
Team Latvia - U18 World Championship 2012	17	4	4.88	0.885	1	1	15	115	0	184
Team Latvia - U20 World Championship 2013	18	3	5.85	0.860	0	2	13	80	0	133
Team Latvia - World Championship 2016	22	5	2.91	0.912	1	4	13	135	0	268
Team Latvia - World Championship 2017	23	6	1.98	0.934	3	3	12	171	1	364
Team Latvia - World Championship 2018	24	6	1.49	0.940	4	2	9	142	2	362
Team Latvia - World Championship 2019	25	5	2.78	0.914	1	3	11	117	0	237
Team Latvia - World Championship 2022	28	5	4.26	0.862	1	3	16	100	0	226
Team Latvia - World Championship 2024	30	4	4.80	0.826	2	1	16	76	0	200
World Championship Totals		31	2.79	0.906	12	16	77	741	3	1657
U20 World Championship Totals		4	8.39	0.811	0	3	27	116	0	193
U18 World Championship Totals		4	4.88	0.885	1	1	15	115	0	184

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	GA	SV	SO	TIME
Team Latvia - U20 4‑Nations 2011	17	1	3.00		1	0	3		0	60
Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2014	19	1	2.11	0.000	0	0	1	0	0	28
Team Latvia - EIHC 4‑Nations 2014	20	2	4.77	0.870	0	2	7	47	0	88
Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2015	20	2	4.55	0.813	0	2	9	39	0	119
Team Latvia - EIHC 4‑Nations 2015	21	1	4.03	0.907	0	1	4	39	0	60
Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2016	21	2	1.47	0.958	1	1	3	69	0	123
Team Latvia - 2018 Olympic Qualification 2016	22	2	1.32	0.931	1	1	2	27	0	91
Team Latvia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2017	22	3	1.73	0.947	2	0	5	90	0	173
Team Latvia - Men Exhibition Game 2018	23	1	2.03	0.913	0	1	2	21	0	59
Team Latvia - Men 2‑Nations 2024	29	1	3.04	0.727	0	1	3	8	0	59
Men Totals		15	2.70	0.904	4	9	36	340	0	800
U20 Men Totals		1	3.00		1	0	3		0	60