Goalie · #41

Mike Smith

Tampa Bay Lightning

Phoenix Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes

Calgary Flames

Edmonton Oilers(traded during the season)

Age: 44
Catches: Left
Height: 196 cm
Weight: 100 kg
Born: Kingston, CAN
Draft: 2001, round 5, #161 (DAL)

Career · 2009–10 to 2021–22

Games: 572
Save %: .912
GAA: 2.73
GSAx: +19.1
Wins: 258
HD save %: .742

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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

9179 of 9494 saved

.967

Medium danger

4985 of 5701 saved

.874

.873

High danger

1300 of 1752 saved

.742

.744

Rebound control

−0.04

946 rebounds allowed; 940.3 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

+19.1

1502.1 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. Mike Smith 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.920
6343 shots · 506 goals · league .921−2.6 goals
Straight on.874
4201 shots · 531 goals · league .881−31.0 goals
Blocker side.931
6392 shots · 441 goals · league .924+45.1 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	9,204	782	.915	615.4	−166.6
Slap	3,138	167	.947	123.2	−43.8
Snap	1,940	183	.906	141.7	−41.3
Backhand	1,375	170	.876	119.8	−50.2
Tip-in	902	145	.839	100.3	−44.7
Deflected	210	29	.862	21.7	−7.3
Wrap-around	176	6	.966	10.0	+4.0
Other	2	1	.500	0.8	−0.2