Elvis Merzlikins
Columbus Blue JacketsGAge 316'3"190 lbsShoots LLVA
Current Contract
2 × $5.40M AAV | UFA 2027
SEASON
2025–20/26
30GP
14W
11L
3OTL
0.883SV%
3.40GAA
1SO
LAST GAME
Apr 2
@CAR
LDEC
·0.762SV%
·5GA
·16SVS
·59:53TOI
Contract Breakdown
AAV: 5.4M| Season | Base Salary | Sign. Bonus | Perf. Bonus | Cap Hit | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $5,250,000 | — | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2023-24 | $6,000,000 | — | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2024-25 | $6,000,000 | — | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2025-26Current | $5,525,000 | — | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2026-27 | $4,225,000 | — | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2027-28 | $0 | — | — | $5,400,000 | |
| Totals (6 years) | $27,000,000 | — | — | $10,800,000 |
Contract History
| Season | Base Salary | Sign. Bonus | Cap Hit | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $5,250,000 | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2023-24 | $6,000,000 | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2024-25 | $6,000,000 | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2025-26 | $5,525,000 | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2026-27 | $4,225,000 | — | $5,400,000 | |
| 2027-28 | $0 | — | $5,400,000 | |
| Total | $27,000,000 | — | $10,800,000 |
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 |  | 33 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 0.923 | 2.35 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | | 28 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0.916 | 2.77 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | | 59 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 0.907 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | | 30 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0.876 | 4.23 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | | 41 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 0.897 | 3.45 | 1 |
| 2024-25 | | 53 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0.892 | 3.18 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | | 30 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.883 | 3.40 | 1 |