Goalie · #35

Curtis McElhinney

Calgary Flames

Anaheim Ducks

Ottawa Senators

Phoenix Coyotes

Columbus Blue Jackets

Toronto Maple Leafs

Carolina Hurricanes

Tampa Bay Lightning(traded during the season)

Age: 43
Catches: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Born: London, CAN
Draft: 2002, round 6, #176 (CGY)

Career · 11 seasons

Games: 230
Save %: .908
GAA: 2.81
GSAx: −13.9
Wins: 93
HD save %: .734

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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

3397 of 3526 saved

.963

.967

Medium danger

1839 of 2110 saved

.872

.873

High danger

493 of 672 saved

.734

.742

Rebound control

+0.14

338 rebounds allowed; 346.0 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−13.9

565.1 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. Curtis McElhinney 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.918
2326 shots · 191 goals · league .921−8.2 goals
Straight on.871
1576 shots · 203 goals · league .881−15.4 goals
Blocker side.924
2401 shots · 183 goals · league .924−1.4 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	2,778	242	.913	185.1	−56.9
Snap	1,283	117	.909	96.3	−20.7
Slap	1,222	66	.946	47.6	−18.4
Backhand	557	65	.883	48.9	−16.1
Tip-in	288	56	.806	34.0	−22.0
Deflected	123	27	.780	12.8	−14.2
Wrap-around	57	6	.895	2.9	−3.1