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Goalie · #32

Kari Lehtonen

Age
42
Catches
Left
Height
193 cm
Weight
95 kg
Born
Helsinki, FIN
Draft
2002, round 1, #2 (ATL)

Career · 2009–10 to 2017–18

Games
445
Save %
.912
GAA
2.63
GSAx
+15.6
Wins
216
HD save %
.751

Saves by danger

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
7093 of 7370 saved
.962
.966
Medium danger
3360 of 3854 saved
.872
.873
High danger
1003 of 1335 saved
.751
.736
Rebound control
−0.61
719 rebounds allowed; 649.4 expected for this shot mix
Goals saved above expected
+15.6
1118.6 xG faced

Where the goals went in

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. Kari Lehtonen 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
.940.893.832.883.948.962.943.907.936.976.973.970.958.977.974

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By side

Goals saved (+) or allowed (−) compared with a league-average save rate on the same shots.

  • Glove side.927
    4947 shots · 361 goals · league .923+20.5 goals
  • Straight on.877
    2893 shots · 355 goals · league .879−4.4 goals
  • Blocker side.919
    4711 shots · 383 goals · league .926−35.2 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.

Wrist6,867541.921458.0−83.0
Slap2,563159.93897.4−61.6
Snap1,192114.90490.6−23.4
Backhand1,044115.89093.2−21.8
Tip-in517111.78559.2−51.8
Deflected23857.76125.5−31.5
Wrap-around1386.9577.5+1.5