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Goalie · #33

Scott Darling

Chicago Blackhawks Carolina Hurricanes(traded during the season)
Age
37
Catches
Left
Height
196 cm
Weight
103 kg
Born
Newport News, USA
Draft
2007, round 6, #153 (PHX)

Career · 2014–15 to 2018–19

Games
126
Save %
.908
GAA
2.72
GSAx
−8.1
Wins
54
HD save %
.743

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
1814 of 1880 saved
.965
.967
Medium danger
1077 of 1235 saved
.872
.871
High danger
274 of 369 saved
.743
.747
Rebound control
−1.00
221 rebounds allowed; 189.5 expected for this shot mix
Goals saved above expected
−8.1
310.9 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. Scott Darling 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
.962.859.777.871.921.991.943.933.938.9911.000.960.952.975.917

Hover a zone for the numbers.

By side

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

  • Glove side.929
    1372 shots · 98 goals · league .921+9.8 goals
  • Straight on.865
    874 shots · 118 goals · league .882−15.2 goals
  • Blocker side.917
    1237 shots · 103 goals · league .925−10.3 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.

Wrist1,865162.913132.7−29.3
Snap54950.90937.6−12.4
Slap53135.93420.0−15.0
Backhand30226.91425.8−0.2
Tip-in17040.76518.1−21.9
Deflected493.9394.5+1.5
Wrap-around183.8330.9−2.1