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: 64
Save %: .899
GAA: 3.02
GSAx: −35.5
Wins: 26
HD save %: .589

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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

964 of 1006 saved

.958

.967

Medium danger

525 of 605 saved

.868

.873

High danger

76 of 129 saved

.589

.744

Rebound control

+0.44

78 rebounds allowed; 84.9 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−35.5

139.5 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.909
636 shots · 58 goals · league .921−7.5 goals
Straight on.848
488 shots · 74 goals · league .881−15.9 goals
Blocker side.933
613 shots · 41 goals · league .924+5.6 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	838	83	.901	54.3	−28.7
Slap	411	23	.944	13.6	−9.4
Snap	223	21	.906	13.4	−7.6
Backhand	145	25	.828	13.7	−11.3
Tip-in	87	21	.759	9.8	−11.2
Wrap-around	25	1	.960	1.1	+0.1
Deflected	10	1	.900	1.1	+0.1
Other	1	0	1.000	0.1	+0.1