Goalie · #32

Michael Leighton

Carolina Hurricanes

Philadelphia Flyers

Chicago Blackhawks(traded during the season)

Age: 45
Catches: Left
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Born: Petrolia, CAN
Draft: 1999, round 6, #165 (CHI)

Career · 5 seasons

Games: 41
Save %: .900
GAA: 2.96
GSAx: −6.8
Wins: 20
HD save %: .686

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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

580 of 601 saved

.965

.966

Medium danger

297 of 345 saved

.861

.873

High danger

81 of 118 saved

.686

.735

Rebound control

−2.24

76 rebounds allowed; 54.6 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−6.8

99.2 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. Michael Leighton 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.910
431 shots · 39 goals · league .923−5.8 goals
Straight on.891
256 shots · 28 goals · league .877+3.6 goals
Blocker side.897
377 shots · 39 goals · league .927−11.3 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	443	49	.889	34.6	−14.4
Slap	238	11	.954	8.0	−3.0
Snap	214	16	.925	13.6	−2.4
Backhand	79	13	.835	8.6	−4.4
Tip-in	53	12	.774	6.6	−5.4
Deflected	22	4	.818	3.0	−1.0
Wrap-around	14	1	.929	0.8	−0.2
Other	1	0	1.000	0.0	0.0