Goalie · #1

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

Buffalo Sabres

Age: 27
Catches: Left
Height: 196 cm
Weight: 101 kg
Born: Espoo, FIN
Draft: 2017, round 2, #54 (BUF)

Career · 2020–21 to 2026–27

Games: 192
Save %: .899
GAA: 2.97
GSAx: −14.1
Wins: 94
HD save %: .733

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

2504 of 2587 saved

.968

.969

Medium danger

1904 of 2201 saved

.865

.866

High danger

455 of 621 saved

.733

.754

Rebound control

−0.36

543 rebounds allowed; 525.5 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−14.1

531.9 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. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen 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.899
1913 shots · 194 goals · league .910−21.2 goals
Straight on.882
1359 shots · 160 goals · league .881+2.3 goals
Blocker side.910
2133 shots · 192 goals · league .911−2.3 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	2,825	240	.915	183.8	−56.2
Snap	985	124	.874	83.3	−40.7
Slap	624	51	.918	32.0	−19.0
Backhand	428	47	.890	34.8	−12.2
Tip-in	406	65	.840	33.2	−31.8
Deflected	73	10	.863	6.6	−3.4
Wrap-around	26	1	.962	1.5	+0.5
Poke	20	3	.850	1.9	−1.1
Bat	18	3	.833	2.1	−0.9
Other	2	2	.000	2.0	0.0
Between legs	2	0	1.000	0.3	+0.3