Eastern Edge: Statistical Review of Goaltenders
Brennan Des
2019-06-11
In this week’s installment of Eastern Edge, we kick off a quick review of goalie performance during the 2018-2019 season. Before we begin, let’s define a couple of stats we’ll be taking a look at today:
Goals Saved Above Average (GSAA) from Hockey Reference: the goals a goalie prevented given his save percentage and shots faced vs. the league average save percentage on the same number of shots. (Min. 4 shots faced per team game needed to qualify.)
Quality Start % from Dobber Hockey: Proportion of games with a save percentage above league average or games with fewer than 20 shots and a save percentage above .885.
|
Season |
Record |
GAA |
SV% |
Shots Against |
GSAA |
Quality Start % |
|
2016-2017 |
23-17-7 |
2.61 |
.917 |
1480 |
5.08 |
52.0 |
|
2017-2018 |
44-17-3 |
2.62 |
.920 |
2075 |
15.12 |
55.4 |
|
2018-2019 |
39-10-4 |
2.40 |
.925 |
1713 |
26.40 |
66.0 |
The 24-year-old netminder battled fatigue during the 2017-2018 season, as he appeared in a career-high 65 games. His workload was limited to 53 games this past season, but that decrease is partially explained by the month he missed with a broken foot. The reality is