Goalie · #37

Antti Niemi

Chicago Blackhawks

Montréal Canadiens(traded during the season)

Age: 43
Catches: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Born: Vantaa, FIN
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2009–10 to 2018–19

Games: 461
Save %: .912
GAA: 2.56
GSAx: −26.5
Wins: 241
HD save %: .733

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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

7437 of 7687 saved

.967

Medium danger

3147 of 3665 saved

.859

.872

High danger

951 of 1297 saved

.733

.739

Rebound control

−0.57

708 rebounds allowed; 642.4 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−26.5

1087.5 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. Antti Niemi 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.925
4842 shots · 363 goals · league .922+12.3 goals
Straight on.873
3075 shots · 392 goals · league .879−20.9 goals
Blocker side.924
4727 shots · 357 goals · league .925−4.5 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.


Wrist	6,657	556	.916	422.0	−134.0
Slap	2,832	174	.939	128.6	−45.4
Snap	1,233	126	.898	85.8	−40.2
Backhand	1,078	119	.890	97.4	−21.6
Tip-in	508	87	.829	56.4	−30.6
Deflected	190	37	.805	21.5	−15.5
Wrap-around	151	15	.901	8.0	−7.0