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Goalie · #31

Ondrej Pavelec

Age
39
Catches
Left
Height
191 cm
Weight
96 kg
Born
Kladno, CZE
Draft
2005, round 2, #41 (ATL)

Career · 2009–10 to 2017–18

Games
379
Save %
.908
GAA
2.85
GSAx
−0.3
Wins
150
HD save %
.717

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
5933 of 6125 saved
.969
.966
Medium danger
3089 of 3536 saved
.874
.873
High danger
952 of 1327 saved
.717
.736
Rebound control
−0.28
600 rebounds allowed; 572.1 expected for this shot mix
Goals saved above expected
−0.3
1013.7 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. Ondrej Pavelec 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
.941.915.843.882.918.969.946.940.939.9761.000.981.964.9791.000

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By side

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

  • Glove side.926
    4216 shots · 312 goals · league .923+13.2 goals
  • Straight on.882
    2817 shots · 333 goals · league .879+8.4 goals
  • Blocker side.908
    3943 shots · 363 goals · league .926−71.9 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.

Wrist5,002429.914356.6−72.4
Slap2,266118.94889.3−28.7
Snap2,054228.889166.9−61.1
Backhand88486.90379.3−6.7
Tip-in452102.77458.7−43.3
Deflected21843.80323.6−19.4
Wrap-around1118.9285.6−2.4
Other101.0000.00.0