Goalie · #30

Chris Mason

St. Louis Blues

Atlanta Thrashers

Winnipeg Jets

Nashville Predators(traded during the season)

Age: 50
Catches: Left
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 90 kg
Born: Red Deer, CAN
Draft: 1995, round 5, #122 (NJD)

Career · 2009–10 to 2012–13

Games: 125
Save %: .903
GAA: 2.84
GSAx: −8.1
Wins: 52
HD save %: .739

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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

1685 of 1767 saved

.954

.966

Medium danger

948 of 1080 saved

.878

.873

High danger

283 of 383 saved

.739

.731

Rebound control

+0.06

166 rebounds allowed; 167.7 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−8.1

305.9 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. Chris Mason 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.907
1231 shots · 114 goals · league .924−20.0 goals
Straight on.888
797 shots · 89 goals · league .875+10.6 goals
Blocker side.910
1198 shots · 108 goals · league .925−18.7 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	1,489	151	.899	113.8	−37.2
Slap	738	40	.946	32.1	−7.9
Snap	486	50	.897	33.1	−16.9
Backhand	272	30	.890	28.1	−1.9
Tip-in	139	26	.813	18.3	−7.7
Deflected	69	16	.768	7.0	−9.0
Wrap-around	37	1	.973	1.8	+0.8