Goalie · #32

Kevin Lankinen

Chicago Blackhawks

Nashville Predators

Vancouver Canucks(traded during the season)

Age: 31
Catches: Left
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Born: Helsinki, FIN
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2020–21 to 2026–27

Games: 213
Save %: .897
GAA: 3.14
GSAx: −44.8
Wins: 82
HD save %: .733

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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

2818 of 2910 saved

.968

.969

Medium danger

2131 of 2482 saved

.859

.866

High danger

509 of 694 saved

.733

.754

Rebound control

+0.27

529 rebounds allowed; 543.5 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−44.8

583.2 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. Kevin Lankinen 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.909
2209 shots · 200 goals · league .910−0.5 goals
Straight on.866
1517 shots · 203 goals · league .881−21.9 goals
Blocker side.905
2357 shots · 224 goals · league .911−14.4 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	3,428	290	.915	219.1	−70.9
Snap	969	127	.869	85.8	−41.2
Slap	624	59	.905	32.2	−26.8
Backhand	491	58	.882	42.8	−15.2
Tip-in	356	59	.834	29.6	−29.4
Deflected	133	24	.820	12.8	−11.2
Wrap-around	52	2	.962	2.7	+0.7
Bat	16	4	.750	2.0	−2.0
Poke	15	4	.733	1.9	−2.1
Between legs	1	0	1.000	0.0	0.0
Other	1	1	.000	1.0	0.0