But after signing a new two-year contract with a cap hit of $4 million this week, Merzlikins revealed that his journey over to the NHL was pretty daunting, despite his confident reputation.

Elvis Merzlikins made sure the Blue Jackets gained a little traction Thursday night at Nationwide Arena in a season that's starting to slip away. More: Here's why the Columbus Blue Jackets ...

However, Merzlikins appears to have shaken off whatever bothered him and is ready for action on Friday. It's been another wild ride for Merzlikins in 2024-25, with him going 10-9-3.

Merzlikins will guard the road goal against the Islanders on Monday, according to Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site. Merzlikins has stopped 96 of 106 shots during his four-game ...

In honour of Merzlikins' 200th NHL game, let's take a moment to revisit one of his most iconic moments from his career. Let's set the scene. It's December 21, 2023, and the game is tied 2-2 with 2 ...

Merzlikins made 18 saves in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Sharks. The 30-year-old netminder took a shutout into the third period, but Tyler Toffoli was able to bang home the rebound on a Macklin ...

Elvis Merzlikins is a native of Riga, Latvia and before suiting up with the Blue Jackets, he represented his home country at the 2012 and 2013 WJC tournament. The 30-year-old Blue Jackets ...

COLUMBUS --Elvis Merzlikins made 40 saves, and Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist when the Columbus Blue Jackets ended a five-game skid with a 4-2 win against the New Jersey Devils at ...

Evason said that Elvis Merzlikins will start in goal for the Blue Jackets on Saturday when they host the St. Louis Blues in Nationwide Arena, which means that backup Daniil Tarasov will be in his ...

Elvis Merzlikins has an .887 save percentage, while Daniil Tarasov is all the way down at .857, and it makes you wonder how much Columbus could separate themselves from the playoff race in the ...

COLUMBUS --Elvis Merzlikins made 40 saves, and Sean Monahan had two goals and an assist when the Columbus Blue Jackets ended a five-game skid with a 4-2 win against the New Jersey Devils at ...