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: 31
Save %: .899
GAA: 3.20
GSAx: −1.8
Wins: 11
HD save %: .690

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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

410 of 426 saved

.962

.967

Medium danger

255 of 294 saved

.867

.873

High danger

58 of 84 saved

.690

.742

Rebound control

−1.67

53 rebounds allowed; 41.0 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−1.8

79.2 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.937
319 shots · 20 goals · league .921+5.1 goals
Straight on.810
174 shots · 33 goals · league .881−12.3 goals
Blocker side.910
311 shots · 28 goals · league .924−4.5 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	363	36	.901	29.2	−6.8
Slap	180	11	.939	6.8	−4.2
Snap	121	7	.942	6.8	−0.2
Backhand	75	11	.853	7.3	−3.7
Tip-in	39	11	.718	5.9	−5.1
Deflected	18	5	.722	2.2	−2.8
Wrap-around	8	0	1.000	0.3	+0.3