Goalie · #39

Dan Ellis

Nashville Predators

Florida Panthers(traded during the season)

Age: 46
Catches: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Born: Saskatoon, CAN
Draft: 2000, round 2, #60 (DAL)

Career · 2009–10 to 2014–15

Games: 132
Save %: .901
GAA: 2.89
GSAx: −31.4
Wins: 52
HD save %: .683

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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

1876 of 1956 saved

.959

.966

Medium danger

983 of 1130 saved

.870

.873

High danger

243 of 356 saved

.683

.731

Rebound control

−0.40

186 rebounds allowed; 173.6 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−31.4

308.6 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. Dan Ellis 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.912
1297 shots · 114 goals · league .923−14.6 goals
Straight on.851
807 shots · 120 goals · league .877−20.5 goals
Blocker side.922
1334 shots · 104 goals · league .926−5.8 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	1,638	149	.909	119.0	−30.0
Slap	775	60	.923	30.7	−29.3
Snap	473	39	.918	30.4	−8.6
Backhand	311	41	.868	27.9	−13.1
Tip-in	146	31	.788	18.9	−12.1
Deflected	58	17	.707	7.0	−10.0
Wrap-around	41	3	.927	2.5	−0.5