Goalie · #20

Evgeni Nabokov

San Jose Sharks

New York Islanders

Tampa Bay Lightning(traded during the season)

Age: 51
Catches: Left
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 92 kg
Born: Kamenogorsk, KAZ
Draft: 1994, round 9, #219 (SJS)

Career · 5 seasons

Games: 205
Save %: .913
GAA: 2.56
GSAx: +48.1
Wins: 104
HD save %: .756

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Saves by danger

Model-based

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

3081 of 3194 saved

.965

.966

Medium danger

1693 of 1915 saved

.884

.873

High danger

523 of 692 saved

.756

.731

Rebound control

−0.42

329 rebounds allowed; 306.9 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

+48.1

552.1 xG faced

Where the goals went in

Model-based

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. Evgeni Nabokov 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

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By side

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

Glove side.918
2184 shots · 178 goals · league .923−9.5 goals
Straight on.889
1463 shots · 163 goals · league .877+17.0 goals
Blocker side.924
2152 shots · 163 goals · league .927−5.8 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.


Wrist	2,813	229	.919	205.2	−23.8
Slap	1,254	75	.940	56.1	−18.9
Snap	834	80	.904	67.8	−12.2
Backhand	461	50	.892	43.4	−6.6
Tip-in	250	45	.820	30.9	−14.1
Wrap-around	110	7	.936	5.7	−1.3
Deflected	79	18	.772	9.6	−8.4