Save percentage over time

[JD1]

There was some discussion in the past few days about goalie save percentages and how the average is now around .900

Interesting discussion about east west play being harder for goalies to track and basically being harder on their bodies which is why we don't see guys starting 60+ anymore

Death of the .900 save percentage: Why stopping the puck is so tough for today’s NHL goalies

Save percentage is on track to finish at a 29-year low. What has changed for the masked men?

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[Tuna99]

Ottawa won’t make the playoffs unless both goalies play way better. They have both been bad this year, cost the team points, and the play of both goalies has kept us stuck in the mud

no line combos, veteran leadership. call ups, bad pinches, face off percentage, power play goals, penalty kill efficiency will matter unless the goalies start acting like reliable goalies

Ottawa is going nowhere if these goalies keep this up. It’s really that simple

 

[Xspyrit]

Interesting, yes it has to be kept in mind by fans when discussing goaltending. Hockey is a sport constantly in movement, things happen, things change and statistics are going to vary

 

[Boud]

To be fair I think Forsberg has done his job. He’s a backup and we need to expect backup goaltending from him. Some bad games early on but generally this season he’s been good enough to come in relief of Ullmark.

The problem is Ullmark is not playing like a starter and we acquired him and paid him to be just that. A starter is supposed to give you a chance to win 95% of the time and he just hasn’t been that guy for us.

Happy with Forsberg so far. He looks a lot better than last year. He looks calmer in net, stops the play, in good position majority of the time.

 

[Norris4Norris]

Forsberg has a .903 save percentage which I think is respectable for a backup.

Ullmark has an .890 save percentage which is a steep drop off from years before and one of the worst in the league.

Stolarz for the leafs has a .927 save percentage.

Ullmark might not be the goaltender we all thought he would be. Still time, but good thing it was only a 2 year contract