Goalie · #74

Juuse Saros

Nashville Predators

Age: 31
Catches: Left
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Born: Forssa, FIN
Draft: 2013, round 4, #99 (NSH)

Career · 2015–16 to 2026–27

Games: 471
Save %: .912
GAA: 2.74
GSAx: +74.1
Wins: 232
HD save %: .765

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

6690 of 6888 saved

.971

.968

Medium danger

4902 of 5578 saved

.879

.868

High danger

1179 of 1542 saved

.765

.753

Rebound control

+0.26

1140 rebounds allowed; 1173.4 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

+74.1

1311.1 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. Juuse Saros 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.918
5260 shots · 431 goals · league .915+18.6 goals
Straight on.880
3354 shots · 404 goals · league .882−9.1 goals
Blocker side.926
5384 shots · 398 goals · league .916+51.7 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	7,877	650	.917	509.7	−140.3
Snap	2,043	197	.904	177.0	−20.0
Slap	1,754	102	.942	85.0	−17.0
Backhand	1,076	112	.896	97.7	−14.3
Tip-in	653	103	.842	60.6	−42.4
Deflected	424	63	.851	38.3	−24.7
Wrap-around	125	2	.984	6.9	+4.9
Poke	27	2	.926	3.0	+1.0
Bat	23	3	.870	3.0	0.0
Between legs	4	1	.750	0.2	−0.8
Other	2	2	.000	1.0	−1.0