Goalie · #41

Vitek Vanecek

Washington Capitals

New Jersey Devils

San Jose Sharks

Florida Panthers

Utah Mammoth(traded during the season)

Age: 30
Catches: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Born: Havlickuv Brod, CZE
Draft: 2014, round 2, #39 (WSH)

Career · 2020–21 to 2025–26

Games: 7
Save %: .890
GAA: 3.00
GSAx: −1.3
Wins: 2
HD save %: .667

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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

100 of 100 saved

1.000

.969

Medium danger

54 of 67 saved

.806

.866

High danger

16 of 24 saved

.667

.754

Rebound control

+4.31

11 rebounds allowed; 18.3 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−1.3

19.7 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. Vitek Vanecek 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.921
63 shots · 5 goals · league .910+0.7 goals
Straight on.887
53 shots · 6 goals · league .881+0.3 goals
Blocker side.867
75 shots · 10 goals · league .911−3.3 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	62	6	.903	3.9	−2.1
Snap	57	5	.912	3.9	−1.1
Slap	31	3	.903	1.9	−1.1
Tip-in	16	2	.875	1.4	−0.6
Backhand	15	2	.867	1.2	−0.8
Wrap-around	5	2	.600	0.3	−1.7
Deflected	5	1	.800	0.5	−0.5