Because of changes like that, we regrade goalies regularly. Goalies change teams and lose their jobs more frequently than many others. As such, it is a difficult position to evaluate, which is why it is vital to do so frequently.Īt The Hockey Writers, we evaluate goaltenders several times a season, accounting for the instability of the position. It is a solitary and often thankless task, where one night can be a shutout and the next day can be a nightmare.
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He’s not perfect, but the body of work remains excellent.The job of an NHL goalie is one of the hardest in all of professional sport. You wouldn’t know it from listening to Canadiens fans at this point in time, but Carey Price is somehow still saving nearly a half-goal per game above expectations at 5-vs-5 alone this season. The Canadiens and Maple Leafs are up next, each undone by one area of the game despite strong overall numbers. I also think they’re hindered visually a little bit by these kinds of visualizations because they play a lower-event style. No one really seems to want to believe this hot start by the Canucks is real, but sustainable or not, they’re Canada’s best team so far.Īfter them comes the Oilers, not necessarily by being great in any specific area, but by being good across the board. In order to grade the goalies, we can measure their impact relative to league average on each area against how often their teams are giving up shots from each area, and come up with a rough goals saved above average metric with the result being Canucks in a landslide. The Oilers goaltenders have been untouchable from the high danger area, but average elsewhere, raises some questions about sustainability. Meanwhile, Toronto has seen a strength from last year turn into a big weakness.Ĭanucks goaltenders have been brilliant on high- and mid-danger shots and slightly weak on perimeter attempts, while the Flames have been the complete opposite. The struggles for the Canadiens this year come in the same place as last season: the high slot. Weighting each goaltending duo’s save percentage by each area of the ice against the expected save percentage from there, we can see which teams are getting good performances from their netminders and which ones aren’t. Pretty impressive work so far on that side of the puck, and pretty much the only way to play with that roster and eek out wins. The Senators meanwhile have really focused on playing tight and giving themselves a chance to win despite minimal talent by not giving much up at all. The Maple Leafs have committed to playing a much stricter defensive style, and the results are strong defensively even if they’ve come at an offensive cost. Canada isn’t filled with particularly excellent defensive teams, so this one is a bit tighter in the middle of the pack, and somehow the two Ontario teams are leading the way. Much like last season, the Canadiens are a high-event scoring chance team, getting a lot of chances of their own while leaving their goalies out to dry. While bigger numbers were better in the last chart, the bigger the number here, the worse the team performance. Meanwhile the Calgary Flames have gone from dominant in all areas last year to decidedly middling this year. The Ottawa Senators get the puck to the net decently well on the strength of players like Brady Tkachuk, but they can’t move the puck at anywhere near a league average level. The Toronto Maple Leafs lead everyone in successful dekes in the offensive zone, but they’re just not creating anywhere close to the offence they created last year. The Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers like to move the puck east-west more than anyone else, while the Canadiens lead the field once again in rush chances and cycle chances. The Montreal Canadiens get the most shots on net from the inner slot, and they have the most puck movement involved in their scoring chances as well. It’s a lot to take in, but it’s a lot to cover to attempt to give a wide view of offensive performance in one graph. We’ll break things up by offence, defence, and goaltending, and rank each team in each category before coming up with a final ranking. Secondly, we’re not really looking at strength of roster here, or what the potential of a roster is, provided they play their best - we’re only evaluating who has played the best overall.
Because of that, we’re going to be looking at which Canadian teams are best at even strength, so results may differ wildly from what you expect.
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