Goalie · #33

Alex Nedeljkovic

Carolina Hurricanes

Detroit Red Wings

Pittsburgh Penguins

San Jose Sharks(traded during the season)

Age: 30
Catches: Left
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Born: Parma, USA
Draft: 2014, round 2, #37 (CAR)

Career · 10 seasons

Games: 220
Save %: .902
GAA: 2.97
GSAx: −15.0
Wins: 93
HD save %: .736

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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

2921 of 3008 saved

.971

.969

Medium danger

2139 of 2464 saved

.868

.867

High danger

550 of 747 saved

.736

.755

Rebound control

+0.30

533 rebounds allowed; 550.0 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−15.0

594.0 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. Alex Nedeljkovic 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.900
2325 shots · 232 goals · league .913−29.8 goals
Straight on.886
1568 shots · 179 goals · league .882+6.6 goals
Blocker side.916
2322 shots · 196 goals · league .914+2.6 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	3,318	284	.914	219.7	−64.3
Snap	1,080	127	.882	91.5	−35.5
Slap	713	55	.923	33.4	−21.6
Backhand	505	60	.881	43.9	−16.1
Tip-in	406	56	.862	35.3	−20.7
Deflected	110	16	.855	9.7	−6.3
Wrap-around	52	5	.904	2.5	−2.5
Poke	23	4	.826	2.6	−1.4
Bat	9	2	.778	1.2	−0.8
Between legs	3	0	1.000	0.3	+0.3