Goalie · #30

Michal Neuvirth

Washington Capitals

Buffalo Sabres

New York Islanders

Philadelphia Flyers(traded during the season)

Age: 38
Catches: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Born: Ústí nad Labem, CZE
Draft: 2006, round 2, #34 (WSH)

Career · 2009–10 to 2018–19

Games: 251
Save %: .911
GAA: 2.71
GSAx: −18.0
Wins: 102
HD save %: .728

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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

3865 of 4007 saved

.965

.967

Medium danger

1907 of 2195 saved

.869

.872

High danger

494 of 679 saved

.728

.739

Rebound control

−0.41

379 rebounds allowed; 353.5 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−18.0

597.0 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. Michal Neuvirth 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.912
2810 shots · 248 goals · league .922−30.2 goals
Straight on.883
1606 shots · 188 goals · league .879+5.8 goals
Blocker side.929
2459 shots · 175 goals · league .925+8.4 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	3,261	284	.913	226.4	−57.6
Slap	1,356	66	.951	52.3	−13.7
Snap	1,222	122	.900	83.1	−38.9
Backhand	567	60	.894	46.2	−13.8
Tip-in	300	53	.823	33.3	−19.7
Deflected	97	24	.753	10.2	−13.8
Wrap-around	78	6	.923	4.2	−1.8