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Goalie · #35

Steve Mason

Age
38
Catches
Right
Height
193 cm
Weight
95 kg
Born
Oakville, CAN
Draft
2006, round 3, #69 (CBJ)

Career · 2009–10 to 2017–18

Games
415
Save %
.910
GAA
2.76
GSAx
−73.9
Wins
172
HD save %
.684

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
6780 of 7000 saved
.969
.966
Medium danger
3251 of 3734 saved
.871
.873
High danger
796 of 1164 saved
.684
.736
Rebound control
−0.31
640 rebounds allowed; 606.0 expected for this shot mix
Goals saved above expected
−73.9
997.1 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. Steve Mason 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
.925.872.828.877.949.990.953.926.930.9961.000.978.954.9751.000

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By side

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

  • Glove side.916
    4430 shots · 370 goals · league .923−28.3 goals
  • Straight on.877
    2663 shots · 327 goals · league .879−4.2 goals
  • Blocker side.922
    4802 shots · 373 goals · league .926−18.5 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.

Wrist5,466503.908372.9−130.1
Snap2,384206.914160.7−45.3
Slap2,370142.94089.1−52.9
Backhand957101.89481.7−19.3
Tip-in35380.77340.3−39.7
Deflected21331.85421.0−10.0
Wrap-around1558.9488.3+0.3