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Goalie · #31

Leevi Meriläinen

Ottawa Senators Vancouver Canucks(traded during the season)
Age
24
Catches
Left
Height
191 cm
Weight
84 kg
Born
Oulu, FIN
Draft
2020, round 3, #71 (OTT)

Career · 4 seasons

Games
36
Save %
.888
GAA
2.92
GSAx
−17.1
Wins
17
HD save %
.689

Saves by danger

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
435 of 451 saved
.965
.970
Medium danger
256 of 311 saved
.823
.861
High danger
51 of 74 saved
.689
.756
Rebound control
−1.58
93 rebounds allowed; 81.2 expected for this shot mix
Goals saved above expected
−17.1
76.9 xG faced

Where the goals went in

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. Leevi Meriläinen 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
.963.828.727.833.933.870.951.795.8871.000.964.974.955

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.913
    299 shots · 26 goals · league .907+1.8 goals
  • Straight on.837
    208 shots · 34 goals · league .880−9.1 goals
  • Blocker side.897
    329 shots · 34 goals · league .906−3.2 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.

Wrist46445.90325.8−19.2
Snap13818.87011.6−6.4
Slap8010.8753.5−6.5
Backhand6312.8105.6−6.4
Tip-in598.8644.3−3.7
Deflected191.9471.3+0.3
Poke701.0000.8+0.8
Wrap-around401.0000.2+0.2
Bat201.0000.2+0.2