Goalie · #35

Ilya Samsonov

Washington Capitals

Toronto Maple Leafs

Vegas Golden Knights(traded during the season)

Age: 29
Catches: Left
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 94 kg
Born: Magnitogorsk, RUS
Draft: 2015, round 1, #22 (WSH)

Career · 2019–20 to 2024–25

Games: 200
Save %: .902
GAA: 2.77
GSAx: −17.2
Wins: 118
HD save %: .752

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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

2640 of 2741 saved

.963

.969

Medium danger

1725 of 1997 saved

.864

.869

High danger

465 of 618 saved

.752

.754

Rebound control

−0.75

486 rebounds allowed; 449.7 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−17.2

508.8 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. Ilya Samsonov 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.910
1976 shots · 178 goals · league .912−4.7 goals
Straight on.882
1326 shots · 156 goals · league .883−0.4 goals
Blocker side.908
2051 shots · 189 goals · league .914−11.8 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	3,153	273	.913	198.0	−75.0
Snap	693	86	.876	62.2	−23.8
Slap	627	47	.925	30.6	−16.4
Backhand	407	51	.875	35.5	−15.5
Tip-in	312	52	.833	27.7	−24.3
Deflected	88	11	.875	8.9	−2.1
Wrap-around	57	3	.947	3.0	0.0
Poke	9	1	.889	1.0	0.0
Bat	9	2	.778	1.3	−0.7
Between legs	1	0	1.000	0.2	+0.2