Goalie · #35

Linus Ullmark

Buffalo Sabres

Boston Bruins

Ottawa Senators(traded during the season)

Age: 33
Catches: Left
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 101 kg
Born: Lugnvik, SWE
Draft: 2012, round 6, #163 (BUF)

Career · 2015–16 to 2026–27

Games: 95
Save %: .901
GAA: 2.70
GSAx: −7.1
Wins: 55
HD save %: .732

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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

1130 of 1161 saved

.973

.968

Medium danger

890 of 1030 saved

.864

.868

High danger

202 of 276 saved

.732

.753

Rebound control

−0.02

257 rebounds allowed; 256.6 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−7.1

237.9 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. Linus Ullmark 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
893 shots · 79 goals · league .915−2.7 goals
Straight on.874
578 shots · 73 goals · league .882−5.0 goals
Blocker side.906
994 shots · 93 goals · league .916−10.0 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	1,304	104	.920	80.1	−23.9
Snap	457	55	.880	39.5	−15.5
Slap	253	24	.905	12.3	−11.7
Backhand	194	19	.902	17.3	−1.7
Tip-in	163	26	.840	12.2	−13.8
Deflected	49	7	.857	6.1	−0.9
Wrap-around	22	1	.955	0.9	−0.1
Poke	13	5	.615	1.8	−3.2
Bat	8	3	.625	0.9	−2.1
Between legs	3	0	1.000	0.3	+0.3
Other	1	1	.000	1.0	0.0