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: 36
Save %: .909
GAA: 3.10
GSAx: −0.6
Wins: 15
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

627 of 650 saved

.965

.967

Medium danger

307 of 357 saved

.860

.872

High danger

94 of 124 saved

.758

.739

Rebound control

+0.24

59 rebounds allowed; 61.5 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−0.6

102.4 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.932
429 shots · 29 goals · league .922+4.2 goals
Straight on.860
301 shots · 42 goals · league .879−5.7 goals
Blocker side.920
401 shots · 32 goals · league .925−2.1 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	645	47	.927	39.8	−7.2
Slap	190	13	.932	7.2	−5.8
Snap	115	12	.896	9.4	−2.6
Backhand	93	13	.860	9.5	−3.5
Tip-in	63	11	.825	6.6	−4.4
Deflected	15	4	.733	1.7	−2.3
Wrap-around	10	3	.700	0.6	−2.4