Goalie · #1

Casey DeSmith

Pittsburgh Penguins

Vancouver Canucks

Dallas Stars(traded during the season)

Age: 35
Catches: Left
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 85 kg
Born: Rochester, USA
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 9 seasons

Games: 221
Save %: .910
GAA: 2.73
GSAx: +30.1
Wins: 99
HD save %: .755

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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

2935 of 3014 saved

.974

.969

Medium danger

2136 of 2437 saved

.876

.866

High danger

549 of 727 saved

.755

Rebound control

−0.81

562 rebounds allowed; 516.7 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

+30.1

588.1 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. Casey DeSmith 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
2314 shots · 183 goals · league .912+19.5 goals
Straight on.886
1612 shots · 184 goals · league .882+7.0 goals
Blocker side.916
2249 shots · 189 goals · league .913+5.6 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	3,117	250	.920	210.4	−39.6
Snap	1,265	133	.895	102.4	−30.6
Slap	746	46	.938	36.3	−9.7
Backhand	523	48	.908	42.9	−5.1
Tip-in	369	54	.854	33.9	−20.1
Deflected	85	19	.776	9.3	−9.7
Wrap-around	50	2	.960	2.5	+0.5
Poke	11	4	.636	1.3	−2.7
Between legs	7	0	1.000	0.5	+0.5
Bat	4	1	.750	0.4	−0.6
Other	1	1	.000	1.0	0.0