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Goalie · #39

Nikolai Khabibulin

Edmonton Oilers Chicago Blackhawks(traded during the season)
Age
53
Catches
Left
Height
185 cm
Weight
94 kg
Born
Sverdlovsk, RUS
Draft
1992, round 9, #204 (WIN)

Career · 2009–10 to 2013–14

Games
121
Save %
.901
GAA
3.05
GSAx
−14.0
Wins
34
HD save %
.726

Saves by danger

Average goalies stop nearly every low-danger shot; the great ones separate themselves on the hard chances.

Save percentage by danger tier

Bars start at .600 so the differences show.

Low danger
1815 of 1895 saved
.958
.966
Medium danger
1090 of 1248 saved
.873
.873
High danger
299 of 412 saved
.726
.731
Rebound control
−0.69
206 rebounds allowed; 184.0 expected for this shot mix
Goals saved above expected
−14.0
337.0 xG faced

Where the goals went in

Each red dot is a goal allowed. The shading shows where this goalie faced more (red) or fewer (blue) shots than an average goalie per 60 minutes.

Goal Saved MissedBigger marks were better chances (higher xG).
Fewer than league averageMore than league average(red is bad: more shots against)

Glove side, blocker side

Model-based

Where the shots on goal came from, relative to the goalie’s glove hand, and how the saves compare with the league.

Save percentage by angle and distance

From the shooter’s view, with the net at the top. Nikolai Khabibulin catches with the left hand, so the glove is on the right here. Blue zones beat the league save percentage for the same zone; red fall short. Grey: fewer than 10 shots.

Blocker sideGlove side
.911.872.842.855.950.988.958.916.9441.000.966.942.958

Hover a zone for the numbers.

By side

Goals saved (+) or allowed (−) compared with a league-average save rate on the same shots.

  • Glove side.916
    1332 shots · 112 goals · league .924−10.3 goals
  • Straight on.874
    943 shots · 119 goals · league .876−1.8 goals
  • Blocker side.906
    1277 shots · 120 goals · league .926−25.3 goals

The NHL’s public data records where a shot was taken, not where it crossed the goal line, so a true glove-high, blocker-low map isn’t possible. The side the shot came from is the closest honest stand-in: a wide shot from the glove side mostly tests the glove.

By shot type

Model-based

Which shots beat this goalie, against what the shot quality predicted.

Wrist1,462163.889121.1−41.9
Slap76542.94528.5−13.5
Snap73457.92249.2−7.8
Backhand32743.86931.8−11.2
Tip-in15329.81017.7−11.3
Wrap-around653.9542.9−0.1
Deflected4914.7145.4−8.6