Elvis Merzlikins
#90 · Goalie · Toronto Maple Leafs
Born Apr 13, 1994 in Riga, LVA (age 32) · 6'3", 190 lb · Catches left · Drafted 76th overall in 2014 by CBJ (round 3)
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 32 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 919 | 848 | 71 | 2.35 | 0.923 | $874K |
| 2020-21 | CBJ | 28 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 825 | 756 | 69 | 2.77 | 0.916 | $4M |
| 2021-22 | CBJ | 59 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1920 | 1742 | 178 | 3.22 | 0.907 | $4M |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 30 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 889 | 779 | 110 | 4.23 | 0.876 | $5.4M |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 41 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1266 | 1136 | 130 | 3.45 | 0.897 | $5.4M |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 53 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1557 | 1389 | 168 | 3.18 | 0.892 | $5.4M |
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 812 | 717 | 95 | 3.40 | 0.883 | $5.4M |
| 7 seasons | Career | 273 | 108 | 111 | 37 | 12 | 8188 | 7367 | 821 | 3.22 | 0.900 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SO | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | GAA | Save % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | CBJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 70 | 4 | 1.96 | 0.946 |
| 1 season | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 70 | 4 | 1.96 | 0.946 |
2026-27 season totals
This player has no games in this season.
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one.
The contract
Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sep 21, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $27M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2026-27, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent. The Toronto Maple Leafs are charged $4.428M of his $5.4M cap hit this season. The Columbus Blue Jackets, who traded him, still count $972K of it.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $5.4M | $5.25M | $0 | $5.25M | M-NTC | |
| 2023-24 | $5.4M | $6M | $0 | $6M | M-NTC | |
| 2024-25 | $5.4M | $6M | $0 | $6M | M-NTC | |
| 2025-26 | $5.4M | $5.525M | $0 | $5.525M | M-NTC | |
| 2026-27 | $5.4M | $4.225M | $0 | $4.225M | M-NTC |
Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Extension | 2022-23 to 2026-27 | 5 | $27M | $5.4M |
| Apr 23, 2020 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Extension | 2020-21 to 2021-22 | 2 | $8M | $4M |
| May 15, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Extension | 2019-20 to 2019-20 | 1 | $874K | $874K |
| Mar 20, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Entry-level | 2018-19 to 2018-19 | 1 | $925K | $1.845M |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2026-27 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.