Stats Corner: Top Performing NHL Goalies

June 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Chris Boersma; Hockey Numbers.
I have been compiling goaltending data since 2003-2004 and felt now was a good time to join it all together in one large database so I can produce statistics that you see below. The tables below include data from playoffs and regular season from 2003-2004 2005-2006 to 2008-2009 (excluding the 2003-2004 playoffs). The database contains over 300,000 shots in over 6000 games.

Top 10 – Total Shots Against.

N Name SQN SV S G EG D
1 Miikka Kiprusoff 0.907 0.912 9208 808 830 22
2 Roberto Luongo 0.917 0.919 8923 723 835 112
3 Martin Brodeur 0.912 0.918 8223 678 738 60
4 Ryan Miller 0.902 0.913 8201 717 705 -12
5 Henrik Lundqvist 0.916 0.916 8060 680 778 98
6 Tomas Vokoun 0.919 0.921 7513 597 709 112
7 Marc-andre Fleury 0.905 0.909 7505 682 688 6
8 Marty Turco 0.903 0.905 7500 713 707 -6
9 Cam Ward 0.909 0.905 7329 693 728 35
10 Tim Thomas 0.916 0.919 7167 580 665 85
Top 10 – Goals Prevented.
N Name SQN SV S G EG D
1 Tomas Vokoun 0.919 0.921 7513 597 709 112
2 Roberto Luongo 0.917 0.919 8923 723 835 112
3 Henrik Lundqvist 0.916 0.916 8060 680 778 98
4 Tim Thomas 0.916 0.919 7167 580 665 85
5 Cristobal Huet 0.916 0.919 5454 444 507 63
6 Martin Brodeur 0.912 0.918 8223 678 738 60
7 Dominik Hasek 0.918 0.915 3898 332 390 58
8 Jonas Hiller 0.927 0.926 2303 171 225 54
9 J.S. Giguere 0.910 0.913 6738 588 630 42
10 Niklas Backstrom 0.913 0.922 5030 391 431 40
Top 10 – Save Percentage (+3000 shots)
N Name SQN SV S G EG D
1 Niklas Backstrom 0.913 0.922 5030 391 431 40
2 Tomas Vokoun 0.919 0.921 7513 597 709 112
3 Cristobal Huet 0.916 0.919 5454 444 507 63
4 Roberto Luongo 0.917 0.919 8923 723 835 112
5 Tim Thomas 0.916 0.919 7167 580 665 85
6 Martin Brodeur 0.912 0.918 8223 678 738 60
7 Henrik Lundqvist 0.916 0.916 8060 680 778 98
8 Dominik Hasek 0.918 0.915 3898 332 390 58
9 Manny Fernandez 0.913 0.915 3557 304 334 30
10 Ilja Bryzgalov 0.905 0.914 5635 487 495 8
Top 10 – Shot Quality Neutral Save Percentage (+3000 shots)
N Name SQN SV S G EG D
1 Tomas Vokoun 0.919 0.921 7513 597 709 112
2 Dominik Hasek 0.918 0.915 3898 332 390 58
3 Roberto Luongo 0.917 0.919 8923 723 835 112
4 Cristobal Huet 0.916 0.919 5454 444 507 63
5 Henrik Lundqvist 0.916 0.916 8060 680 778 98
6 Tim Thomas 0.916 0.919 7167 580 665 85
7 Niklas Backstrom 0.913 0.922 5030 391 431 40
8 Manny Fernandez 0.913 0.915 3557 304 334 30
9 Martin Brodeur 0.912 0.918 8223 678 738 60
10 J.S. Giguere 0.910 0.913 6738 588 630 42

All the data for all goalies can be found here.
SQN – shot quality neutral save percentage – a save percentage that adjusts for the difficulty of the shots (If a goalie faces a lot of easier shots then their SQN will be lower than their save percentage. Similarly, if a goalie faces more difficult shots (rebounds, powerplay, etc.) they will have a higher SQN than their Save percentage
SV – Save percentage = 1-Goals/Shots
S – Shots against
G – Goals against
EG – Expected goals – The number of goals that should be scored against a goalie given how difficult the shot is to stop.
D = EG – G – Goals Prevent – how many goals a goalie stopped compared to how many you would expect him to stop.

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