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Faces a lot of rubber in loss Merzlikins made 32 saves in a 4-1 loss to Colorado on Thursday.

Impact He allowed three goals. Merzlikins and Jet Greaves are splitting starts right now, and both men have great save percentages (.920 for Elvis; .932 for Jet). Wins and GAA will be tough categories with Merzlikins, so use him in matchups as they present themselves.

OCTOBER 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tending twine against Colorado Merzlikins will defend the home crease during Thursday's game against the Avalanche, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Impact Merzlikins and Jet Greaves have alternated starts in net for the Blue Jackets early in the 2025-26 campaign, and that trend will continue Thursday. Merzlikins made his season debut against the Wild on Saturday, allowing four goals on 52 shots (.923 save percentage) en route to the 7-4 victory.

OCTOBER 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Beaten four times Merzlikins allowed four goals on 52 shots faced in Saturday's 7-4 win over Minnesota.

Impact Merzlikins didn't play in the 2-1 loss to Nashville, and while he earned the win in this high-scoring matchup, allowing four goals isn't going to do a lot of good in fantasy. It remains to be seen whether Merzlikins or Jet Greaves will get the nod when the Blue Jackets take on the Devils on Monday at home.

OCTOBER 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Beaten four times Merzlikins allowed four goals on 52 shots faced in Saturday's 7-4 win over Minnesota.

OCTOBER 12, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Marchenko's hat trick and Merzlikins' 48 saves help Blue Jackets spoil Wild home opener with 7-4 win

Kirill Marchenko had his fourth career hat trick and Elvis Merzlikins made 48 saves in his season debut to carry the Columbus Blue Jackets past Minnesota 7-4 to spoil the Wild’s ho...

OCTOBER 12, 2025 • Associated Press

Columbus Blue Jackets' only lineup change vs Minnesota Wild is Elvis Merzlikins Columbus Blue Jackets coach Dean Evason and his staff are keeping their lineup almost the same against Minnesota Wild as it was Oct. 9 in Na...

OCTOBER 11, 2025 • DISPATCH.COM

Set to start Saturday Merzlikins is expected to start on the road against Columbus on Saturday, per Aaron Portzline of The Athletic.

Impact Merzlikins is making his first start of the campaign after Jet Greaves saved 29 of 31 shots in a 2-1 loss to Nashville. Although Merzlikins didn't start in the opener, he still has an opportunity to claim the No. 1 gig, but Merzlikins will probably need to do better than he did in 2024-25 in order to secure the job. The 31-year-old posted a 26-21-5 record, 3.18 GAA and .892 save percentage in 53 outings with Columbus last year.

OCTOBER 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jet Greaves to start opener for Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators After a tight goaltending competition, the Blue Jackets will open the season with Jet Greaves starting in net over Elvis Merzlikins.

OCTOBER 9, 2025 • DISPATCH.COM

'Nothing separating' Columbus Blue Jackets goalies Elvis Merzlikins, Jet Greaves Blue Jackets may split first two games between goalies Elvis Merzlikins and Jet Greaves.

OCTOBER 8, 2025 • DISPATCH.COM

Starting Saturday Merzlikins will patrol the visiting cease in Washington on Saturday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Impact Merzlikins is in a battle for the No. 1 job with the Blue Jackets as Jet Greaves has been pushing the Russian veteran all training camp. Merzlikins made 53 regular-season appearances or Columbus last season, going 26-21-5 with a 3.18 GAA and an .892 save percentage.

OCTOBER 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Will start Saturday Merzlikins will be between the pipes on the road against the Penguins on Saturday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Impact Merzlikins was underwhelming last year, going 26-21-5 with a 3.18 GAA and just one shutout in 53 regular-season outings. With Jet Greaves nipping at his heels, the 31-year-old Merzlikins will need to be on top of his game all season long to avoid losing starts to the youngster. Still, Merzlikins is the veteran option in the crease and enters the season as the No. 1 option.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tending twine Monday Merzlikins will be between the home pipes for Monday's exhibition game versus the Sabres, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Impact Merzlikins will attempt to start the preseason on a high note, as he has competition in the crease this year in the form of Jet Greaves and newcomer Ivan Fedotov. Greaves played at a high level last season with a .938 save percentage and a 1.91 GAA, albeit in a small sample size (11 games), so there's no guarantee Merzlikins starts the 2025-26 campaign as Columbus' No. 1 netminder. The 31-year-old Merzlikins posted a 26-21-5 record, 3.18 GAA and .892 save percentage over 53 appearances in 2024-25.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ready to rock for camp Merzlikins (concussion) is not listed with an injury on the Blue Jackets' training camp roster released Wednesday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Impact Merzlikins was out for the last five games of the regular season in 2024-25. He's healthy after the offseason, and he'll now turn his attention to competing with Jet Greaves for the No. 1 job during camp. Merzlikins has posted a sub-.900 save percentage in three straight years, so he'll need to make significant improvements to avoid losing playing time.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins gets new tattoos honoring Johnny Gaudreau Heavily tattooed Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins adds two new images to his right hand to memorialize Johnny Gaudreau.

AUGUST 29, 2025 • DISPATCH.COM

Elvis Merzlikins Gives An Update On The Injury That Ended his Season The Columbus Blue Jackets held their end-of-season exit interviews on Friday with GM Don Waddell, HC Dean Evason, and select players.

APRIL 18, 2025 • THEHOCKEYNEWS.COM

Not available for Thursday's game Head coach Dean Evason said that Merzlikins (upper body) skated Wednesday but won't be available for Thursday's regular-season finale against the Islanders, Mark Scheig of The Hock...

Impact Although the Blue Jackets could be competing in a win-and-in situation during Thursday's matchup, Merzlikins will be unavailable for a fifth consecutive game due to his upper-body injury. Jet Greaves has been dominant in Merzlikins' absence, and he'll likely get the starting nod against the Islanders.

APRIL 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Not available Tuesday Merzlikins (upper body) will not be an option for Tuesday's divisional matchup in Philadelphia, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Impact Merzlikins will miss his fourth consecutive game, and it's unclear if he'll be available for Thursday's regular-season finale against the Islanders. Jet Greaves is getting the starting nod Tuesday against the Flyers, while Daniil Tarasov will continue to serve as the No. 2 netminder due to Merzlikins' absence.

APRIL 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out Sunday Merzlikins (undisclosed) won't play Sunday in Washington, per Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site.

Impact Merzlikins hasn't been in net since Tuesday. He has a 26-21-5 record, 3.18 GAA and .892 save percentage in 53 appearances this campaign. Jet Greaves is expected to start against the Capitals, while Daniil Tarasov will serve as the backup netminder.

APRIL 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Won't play Saturday Merzlikins (undisclosed) will not be in the lineup against the Capitals on Saturday, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.

Impact Head coach Dean Evason didn't provide a specific timeline for Merzlikins to get back into the crease, but at this point, it seems unlikely he would immediately jump back in for the second of a back-to-back against the Capitals on Sunday. Still, as long as the Jackets have an outside chance of making the postseason, they'll likely want to utilize their No. 1 netminder between the pipes. Jet Greaves got the starting nod in a win over Buffalo on Thursday, so Evason may have to consider going back to the 24-year-old Saturday.

APRIL 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ruled out Thursday Merzlikins will miss Thursday's clash with Buffalo due to an undisclosed injury, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.

Impact Merzlikins was originally expected to get the starting nod after being the first goalie to leave the ice, but it appears he won't even be available to serve as the backup. While not yet confirmed, Daniil Tarasov figures to be between the pipes instead, while Jet Greaves was promoted from AHL Cleveland on Thursday. While the Jackets haven't provided a more concrete update on Merzlikins, he will have just four more games to get back on the ice this season after Thursday's tilt.

APRIL 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

First goaltender off Thursday Merzlikins was the first goalie off the ice during Thursday's morning skate, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports, indicating that he's expected to draw the home start against...

Impact Although head coach Dean Evason said after Thursday's morning skate that Merzlikins would "maybe" be the team's starting netminder against Buffalo, the fact that the 30-year-old was the first goaltender off the ice during the team's morning skate indicates that he'll presumably defend the home crease. Over five appearances this month, Merzlikins has gone 2-2-0 with a 4.10 GAA and .865 save percentage.

APRIL 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Strong game in win Merzlikins made 32 saves in a 5-2 win over the Senators on Tuesday.

Impact The Jackets played desperate hockey -- they're eight points behind the Canadiens for the second wild card with five games remaining. Merzlikins will be the man in the twine tent for Columbus until they're officially eliminated. He played well Tuesday, but had been particularly porous since the end of March. Elvis is 3-2-0 in five starts (six appearances), and prior to Tuesday, he had allowed 22 goals in four starts. Merzlikins could deliver a few wins for you, as long as you can absorb the high goals allowed.

APRIL 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Olivier and Danforth lead Blue Jackets to 5-2 win over Senators to snap 3-game skid

Mathieu Olivier and Justin Danforth each had a goal and an assist, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2

APRIL 9, 2025 • Associated Press

Get starting nod Tuesday Merzlikins will be between the pipes at home versus the Senators on Tuesday, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports.

Impact Merzlikins has managed just one win in his last four appearances while posting a 4.67 GAA and .840 save percentage. The backstop's recent struggles have no doubt factored into the Jackets' fall from a wild-card spot. Still, as long as Columbus remains in the mix, Merzlikins figures to continue seeing the bulk of the workload.

APRIL 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Strong performance in relief Merzlikins made 22 out of 23 saves in Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Senators.

Impact Merzlikins entered the game in relief of Daniil Tarasov after the latter conceded two goals in the first four and a half minutes of Sunday's contest. With his strong outing in net, Merzlikins did enough to keep the decision off his record. Overall, the 30-year-old netminder has a 25-21-5 record with a 3.20 GAA and a .891 save percentage in 52 games this season. Despite holding inflated numbers this season, Merzlikins has a chance to post his best GAA in a season since the 2019-20 campaign. There are likely better options on the waiver wire in most fantasy formats. Depending on the matchup, however, Merzlikins could be a strong spot start in deeper leagues.

APRIL 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

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Marchenko's hat trick and Merzlikins' 48 saves help Blue Jackets spoil Wild home opener with 7-4 win

Olivier and Danforth lead Blue Jackets to 5-2 win over Senators to snap 3-game skid