Goalie · #40

Semyon Varlamov

Washington Capitals

Colorado Avalanche

New York Islanders(traded during the season)

Age: 38
Catches: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 92 kg
Born: Samara, RUS
Draft: 2006, round 1, #23 (WSH)

Career · 17 seasons

Games: 616
Save %: .916
GAA: 2.65
GSAx: +90.5
Wins: 285
HD save %: .758

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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

10032 of 10377 saved

.967

Medium danger

5420 of 6167 saved

.879

.870

High danger

1472 of 1942 saved

.758

.745

Rebound control

−1.32

1334 rebounds allowed; 1110.0 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

+90.5

1652.5 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. Semyon Varlamov 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.927
7153 shots · 520 goals · league .919+61.8 goals
Straight on.888
4546 shots · 511 goals · league .881+32.2 goals
Blocker side.922
6781 shots · 530 goals · league .921+7.0 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	10,529	814	.923	708.7	−105.3
Slap	3,056	200	.935	122.7	−77.3
Snap	1,966	184	.906	150.0	−34.0
Backhand	1,453	128	.912	127.8	−0.2
Tip-in	919	179	.805	97.2	−81.8
Deflected	283	42	.852	27.9	−14.1
Wrap-around	261	12	.954	13.3	+1.3
Poke	13	2	.846	1.8	−0.2
Bat	4	1	.750	1.2	+0.2
Other	1	0	1.000	0.1	+0.1
Between legs	1	0	1.000	0.3	+0.3