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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Escapes with shootout win
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 32 of 36 shots in Saturday's 5-4 shootout win over the Hurricanes.Merzlikins let three separate one-goal leads slip away, and Jackson Blake put the Hurricanes ahead 4-3 at 13:23 of the second period. That lead nearly lasted to the finish, but Kirill Marchenko saved the day by tying the game with 1:06 left in regulation. Merzlikins handled the rest, getting through overtime and stopping all three shootout attempts to earn his fourth straight win. In that span, he's been a little shaky with 13 goals allowed. The 30-year-old netminder improved to 6-5-1 with a 3.08 GAA and an .894 save percentage through 12 starts. He's the no-doubt starter for the Columbus Blue Jackets right now, and he'll likely get the nod for Wednesday's home game versus the Canadiens.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Facing Hurricanes
Elvis Merzlikins will be between the home pipes versus Carolina on Saturday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site.Merzlikins has won three straight games to boost his record to 5-5-1. The 30-year-old has a 3.02 GAA and an .895 save percentage in 11 appearances this season. He will have a tough matchup versus a Carolina team that ranks third in the league with 3.89 goals per game.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Bends but doesn't break in OT win
Elvis Merzlikins made 24 saves in a 7-6 overtime win over Tampa Bay on Thursday.The Bolts jumped out to a 3-0 lead by the 11:52 mark of the first period, but Merzlikins battened down the proverbial hatches and made a few keys saves to help ignite a Columbus Blue Jackets comeback. It wasn't a great ratio night for daily players, but Merzlikins has won three consecutive games. Overall, he's 5-5-1 with a 3.02 GAA, .895 save percentage and one shutout in 11 starts this season.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Draws home start
Elvis Merzlikins will start Thursday's home game against the Lightning, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.Merzlikins has been effective across his last two starts, posting a 2-0-0 record, 1.50 GAA and .942 save percentage in games against the Penguins and Bruins. The 30-year-old will attempt to keep his momentum up Thursday but will face a tough test against the Lightning, who rank seventh in the league with 3.53 goals per game.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Sharp in Monday's win
Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves in Monday's 5-1 win over the Bruins.He lost his shutout bid in the second period on a Boston power play, but Merzlikins otherwise gave the home squad no chance to mount a comeback after Columbus jumped out to an early lead. The 30-year-old netminder is showing flashes of the form he displayed early in his career but is still searching for consistency. Although Elvis has allowed two goals or less in five of his 10 starts, he's also surrendered four goals or more in four outings, leaving him with a 2.72 GAA and a .905 save percentage to go along with a 4-5-1 record.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: In goal Monday
Elvis Merzlikins will get the starting nod on the road against Boston on Monday, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.Merzlikins has won just once in his last five outings, posting a 1-3-1 record to go with a 3.60 GAA in that span. Historically, the Latvian backstop has put up decent numbers versus Boston, going 2-2-2 with a .924 save percentage and one shutout in six career matchups. Perhaps he can celebrate Latvian Independence Day with a victory.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Earns win Friday
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 21 of 23 shots in Friday's 6-2 win over the Penguins.Merzlikins snapped a four-game winless skid Friday with a solid performance between the pipes. He went 0-3-1 with a 3.99 GAA and a disappointing .872 save percentage before Friday's performance. Daniil Tarasov will face the Canadiens in Montreal on Saturday, which could lead to Merzlikins defending the crease in Monday's road matchup against Boston.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Facing Penguins
Elvis Merzlikins will defend the home crease versus Pittsburgh on Friday, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site reports.Merzlikins is 2-5-1 with one shutout, a 3.03 GAA and an .896 save percentage this season for the lowly Blue Jackets. He has started six of the previous eight games ahead of Friday's tilt. The Penguins are averaging 2.72 goals, 21st in the NHL.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Can't sustain strong start
Elvis Merzlikins allowed four goals on 32 shots in Tuesday's 5-2 loss to the Kraken. The fifth goal was an empty-netter.Merzlikins took his fourth straight loss (0-3-1). He couldn't make a 2-0 lead after one period hold up, as the Kraken rallied for four goals in the middle frame. The 30-year-old netminder has given up 16 goals during his four-game skid, dropping to 2-5-1 with a 3.03 GAA and an .896 save percentage over eight appearances. The Columbus Blue Jackets have a back-to-back up next, with a home game versus the Penguins on Friday followed by a visit to Montreal on Saturday. Expect Merzlikins and Daniil Tarasov to split those starts.
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Blue Jackets' Elvis Merzlikins: Facing Seattle
Elvis Merzlikins will be between the pipes for Tuesday's road contest versus the Kraken, per Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets' official site.Merzlikins will make his eighth start of the season against a Seattle club that's put up 2.87 goals per game through 15 contests. The Latvian netminder is 0-2-1 over his last three appearances, and he's conceded 12 goals during that span. Prior to that three-game stretch, Merzlikins had allowed one goal combined over two games in back-to-back wins, so he makes for a risky play for fantasy managers due to his inconsistency.
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