Goalie · #31

Anton Forsberg

Columbus Blue Jackets

Chicago Blackhawks

Carolina Hurricanes

Ottawa Senators

Los Angeles Kings(traded during the season)

Age: 33
Catches: Left
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 91 kg
Born: Härnösand, SWE
Draft: 2011, round 7, #188 (CBJ)

Career · 12 seasons

Games: 227
Save %: .905
GAA: 2.97
GSAx: −4.4
Wins: 90
HD save %: .757

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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

2992 of 3091 saved

.968

Medium danger

2161 of 2484 saved

.870

.868

High danger

565 of 746 saved

.757

.750

Rebound control

−0.32

546 rebounds allowed; 527.6 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−4.4

598.6 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. Anton Forsberg 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
2421 shots · 212 goals · league .915−5.6 goals
Straight on.876
1564 shots · 194 goals · league .882−9.5 goals
Blocker side.916
2333 shots · 196 goals · league .917−3.1 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	3,417	258	.924	227.6	−30.4
Snap	1,050	125	.881	89.6	−35.4
Slap	779	66	.915	37.2	−28.8
Backhand	533	66	.876	48.2	−17.8
Tip-in	359	53	.852	31.5	−21.5
Deflected	123	30	.756	13.0	−17.0
Wrap-around	43	2	.953	2.0	0.0
Poke	7	1	.857	0.8	−0.2
Bat	6	1	.833	0.6	−0.4
Between legs	3	0	1.000	0.4	+0.4
Other	1	1	.000	1.0	0.0