Goalie · #70

Braden Holtby

Washington Capitals

Vancouver Canucks

Dallas Stars(traded during the season)

Age: 37
Catches: Left
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Born: Lloydminster, CAN
Draft: 2008, round 4, #93 (WSH)

Career · 2010–11 to 2021–22

Games: 513
Save %: .915
GAA: 2.59
GSAx: +72.7
Wins: 299
HD save %: .759

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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

8109 of 8357 saved

.970

.967

Medium danger

4293 of 4932 saved

.870

.872

High danger

1210 of 1594 saved

.759

.745

Rebound control

−0.47

904 rebounds allowed; 840.1 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

+72.7

1343.7 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. Braden Holtby 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.921
5461 shots · 433 goals · league .921+0.9 goals
Straight on.891
4061 shots · 441 goals · league .882+39.6 goals
Blocker side.926
5352 shots · 394 goals · league .924+13.9 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	8,031	661	.918	562.0	−99.0
Slap	2,545	134	.947	105.4	−28.6
Snap	2,061	185	.910	134.5	−50.5
Backhand	1,182	119	.899	104.0	−15.0
Tip-in	775	125	.839	79.5	−45.5
Deflected	151	38	.748	15.2	−22.8
Wrap-around	136	8	.941	7.4	−0.6
Other	2	1	.500	1.0	0.0