Goalie · #34

Miikka Kiprusoff

Calgary Flames

Age: 49
Catches: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Born: Turku, FIN
Draft: 1995, round 5, #116 (SJS)

Career · 2009–10 to 2012–13

Games: 238
Save %: .912
GAA: 2.53
GSAx: −38.9
Wins: 115
HD save %: .698

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

4007 of 4151 saved

.965

.966

Medium danger

1637 of 1890 saved

.866

.873

High danger

432 of 619 saved

.698

.731

Rebound control

−0.01

329 rebounds allowed; 328.1 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−38.9

545.1 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. Miikka Kiprusoff 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.926
2618 shots · 193 goals · league .924+7.0 goals
Straight on.873
1570 shots · 200 goals · league .875−3.7 goals
Blocker side.923
2466 shots · 189 goals · league .925−5.3 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.


Wrist	3,315	286	.914	211.7	−74.3
Slap	1,523	84	.945	59.3	−24.7
Snap	764	66	.914	48.8	−17.2
Backhand	578	73	.874	51.2	−21.8
Tip-in	209	42	.799	25.2	−16.8
Deflected	177	31	.825	18.7	−12.3
Wrap-around	94	2	.979	4.5	+2.5