Goalie · #32

Malcolm Subban

Boston Bruins

Vegas Golden Knights

Chicago Blackhawks

Buffalo Sabres

Columbus Blue Jackets(traded during the season)

Age: 32
Catches: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Born: Toronto, CAN
Draft: 2012, round 1, #24 (BOS)

Career · 8 seasons

Games: 87
Save %: .898
GAA: 3.10
GSAx: −20.7
Wins: 36
HD save %: .739

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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

1211 of 1267 saved

.956

.968

Medium danger

744 of 855 saved

.870

.871

High danger

229 of 310 saved

.739

.751

Rebound control

−1.19

179 rebounds allowed; 153.0 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−20.7

227.3 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. Malcolm Subban 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

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.919
940 shots · 76 goals · league .918+1.4 goals
Straight on.838
554 shots · 90 goals · league .883−25.0 goals
Blocker side.913
938 shots · 82 goals · league .920−7.4 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	1,422	134	.906	97.3	−36.7
Slap	321	30	.907	16.2	−13.8
Snap	295	33	.888	24.4	−8.6
Backhand	176	14	.920	16.8	+2.8
Tip-in	116	20	.828	12.8	−7.2
Deflected	65	15	.769	5.9	−9.1
Wrap-around	37	2	.946	2.0	0.0