Goalie · #30

Yaroslav Askarov

Nashville Predators

San Jose Sharks(traded during the season)

Age: 24
Catches: Right
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Born: Omsk, RUS
Draft: 2020, round 1, #11 (NSH)

Career · 2022–23 to 2026–27

Games: 66
Save %: .886
GAA: 3.50
GSAx: −19.7
Wins: 28
HD save %: .757

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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

823 of 854 saved

.964

.970

Medium danger

653 of 780 saved

.837

.862

High danger

168 of 222 saved

.757

.753

Rebound control

−1.86

225 rebounds allowed; 194.5 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−19.7

192.3 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. Yaroslav Askarov catches with the right hand, so the glove is on the left here. Blue zones beat the league save percentage for the same zone; red fall short. Grey: fewer than 10 shots.

Glove sideBlocker side

Hover a zone for the numbers.

By side

Goals saved (+) or allowed (−) compared with a league-average save rate on the same shots.

Glove side.879
726 shots · 88 goals · league .908−21.4 goals
Straight on.876
444 shots · 55 goals · league .879−1.3 goals
Blocker side.899
684 shots · 69 goals · league .908−5.9 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	1,049	109	.896	69.1	−39.9
Snap	280	41	.854	23.5	−17.5
Slap	223	22	.901	13.0	−9.0
Tip-in	138	18	.870	9.8	−8.2
Backhand	121	17	.860	11.5	−5.5
Deflected	24	2	.917	2.5	+0.5
Poke	11	1	.909	1.7	+0.7
Wrap-around	9	1	.889	0.4	−0.6
Other	1	1	.000	1.0	0.0