Goalie · #32

Brandon Bussi

Carolina Hurricanes

Age: 28
Catches: Right
Height: 193 cm
Weight: 99 kg
Born: Sound Beach, USA
Draft: Undrafted

Career · 2025–26 to 2026–27

Games: 42
Save %: .892
GAA: 2.52
GSAx: −5.1
Wins: 32
HD save %: .720

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

400 of 411 saved

.973

.969

Medium danger

388 of 451 saved

.860

.856

High danger

85 of 118 saved

.720

.755

Rebound control

+0.53

102 rebounds allowed; 106.6 expected for this shot mix

Goals saved above expected

−5.1

101.9 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. Brandon Bussi 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.890
362 shots · 40 goals · league .899−3.6 goals
Straight on.918
255 shots · 21 goals · league .878+10.0 goals
Blocker side.873
363 shots · 46 goals · league .902−10.6 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	451	39	.914	27.5	−11.5
Snap	261	42	.839	23.6	−18.4
Tip-in	88	8	.909	6.6	−1.4
Backhand	85	6	.929	7.5	+1.5
Slap	64	7	.891	3.2	−3.8
Deflected	16	1	.938	1.7	+0.7
Wrap-around	7	0	1.000	0.4	+0.4
Bat	3	2	.333	0.4	−1.6
Between legs	2	1	.500	0.2	−0.8
Poke	2	0	1.000	0.2	+0.2
Other	1	1	.000	1.0	0.0