Goalie · #37

Josh Harding

Minnesota Wild

Age: 42
Catches: Right
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 88 kg
Born: Regina, CAN
Draft: 2002, round 2, #38 (MIN)

Career · 4 seasons

Games: 93
Save %: .917
GAA: 2.43
GSAx: −7.7
Wins: 41
HD save %: .749

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

1488 of 1535 saved

.969

.966

Medium danger

586 of 689 saved

.851

.873

High danger

158 of 211 saved

.749

.731

Rebound control

+0.21

116 rebounds allowed; 120.7 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−7.7

195.3 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. Josh Harding catches with the right hand, so the glove is on the left here. Blue zones beat the league save percentage for the same zone; red fall short. Grey: fewer than 10 shots.

Glove sideBlocker side

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By side

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

Glove side.924
904 shots · 69 goals · league .923+0.6 goals
Straight on.862
556 shots · 77 goals · league .876−8.0 goals
Blocker side.943
974 shots · 56 goals · league .926+15.7 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	1,173	98	.916	70.3	−27.7
Slap	552	29	.947	20.3	−8.7
Snap	322	19	.941	20.4	+1.4
Backhand	208	16	.923	18.6	+2.6
Tip-in	114	29	.746	12.1	−16.9
Deflected	43	12	.721	3.9	−8.1
Wrap-around	23	0	1.000	1.0	+1.0