Goalies with the most upset series wins

pnep

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Goalies, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series)









Goalies, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series; min. 10% Team PTS DIF)









Skaters, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series)









Skaters, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series; min. 10% Team PTS DIF)




 

JackSlater

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Goalies, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series)









Goalies, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series; min. 10% Team PTS DIF)









Skaters, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series)









Skaters, Most Times Upsetted in PO Series (Seasons: 1917-2024; Played min. 25% Team Games per Series; min. 10% Team PTS DIF)





Seeing Osgood there did not surprise me but did make me sad.
 

Hockey Outsider

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pnep, thanks (as always) for sharing the data so readily. No surprises in seeing Vernon, Fleury and Osgood near the top of the first table (most times upset in the playoffs).

If I can make one more request - are you able to show these tables (underdog wins and/or upset losses) as a percentage of the qualifying series (ie underdog wins, divided by the number of series where they were the underdog)? Some of the names near the top are surprising (ie Lidstrom with the most upset losses ever - that might be literally true, but it's also a reflection of him playing so many series on strong teams over the course of his career).

One of the other big suprises - Brodeur has far more appearances than I expected on both lists (underdog wins and upset losses). He has a reputation of being such a steady, reliable goalie. I would have thought he'd have far fewer appearances on either list.
 

MadLuke

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One of the other big suprises - Brodeur has far more appearances than I expected on both lists (underdog wins and upset losses). He has a reputation of being such a steady, reliable goalie. I would have thought he'd have far fewer appearances on either list.
if every series had an underdog, the combined list total become almost how many time you won or lost a series, player like Lidstrom-Brodeur just got involved in a giant amount of them
 
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JianYang

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OP is using the term upset very liberally.

Just looking at that lundqvist list, how would the wins against montreal be considered upsets? They were toss ups, and in the case of 2014 and losing price in game 1, the Rangers were favourites.

Speaking of price, I would put him at 4 upsets

2014: Boston
2020: Pittsburgh
2021: Toronto, Vegas

But it would be a larger list if I used it as liberally as the OP.
 

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if every series had an underdog, the combined list total become almost how many time you won or lost a series, player like Lidstrom-Brodeur just got involved in a giant amount of them
That's true. But if we make the two refinements I've been talking about (ie looking at it on a percentage basis, and adding a minimum threshold of 5-10% difference in win percentage), Lidstrom and Brodeur probably drop off the list. That would distinguish "true" underdogs (ie Curtis Joseph?) from players who just played in a lot of series.
 

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