Goalies: Adjusted Playoff Save Percentage (1984-2022)

[Leafmealone11]

Definitely a good question. When I calculate the league average for each year's playoffs, all goalies are included. In terms of what I present, I usually filter the data, but every shot is included in figuring out the average each year.

Ah thats the one thing about these types of stats that irks me for some reason, guys that don't play enough don't count but the average is created with these guys being included. My brain no likey and I have no idea why it bothers me so much.

 

[Doctor No]

Ah thats the one thing about these types of stats that irks me for some reason, guys that don't play enough don't count but the average is created with these guys being included. My brain no likey and I have no idea why it bothers me so much.

This is merely a display issue - just to avoid showing goaltenders who weren't material and to keep the tables from being 80 pages long.

All of the goaltenders' data are in there, and the numbers that *are* shown won't change one iota if less-playing goaltenders' data are also shown.

 

[ted2019]

Thanks for all the hard work again HO.

 

[Henkka]

Would you have yearly average SV% for each year? How the things have developed in 26 years.

 

[Henkka]

Detroit won three Stanley Cups in six years with only above-average goaltending. Vernon, Osgood and Hasek played well enough not to cost the powerhouse Red Wings any series, but rarely stole any games. I was critical of Osgood in a previous post but, to his credit, he played very well in 2008.

How was Osgood at 2009 & 1996.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Would you have yearly average SV% for each year? How the things have developed in 26 years.

Sure thing:

Year	Sv%
1984	89.7%
1985	88.2%
1986	89.5%
1987	89.9%
1988	86.9%
1989	89.3%
1990	89.0%
1991	89.6%
1992	89.6%
1993	89.6%
1994	90.8%
1995	89.3%
1996	90.7%
1997	91.9%
1998	91.5%
1999	91.5%
2000	91.8%
2001	91.2%
2002	91.8%
2003	91.9%
2004	92.2%
2006	90.6%
2007	91.9%
2008	91.4%
2009	91.5%
2010	90.8%
2011	91.6%
2012	92.1%
2013	92.3%
2014	91.2%
2015	92.1%
2016	91.7%
2017	92.0%
2018	91.2%
2019	91.6%
2020	91.7%

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[Hockey Outsider]

How was Osgood at 2009 & 1996.

Osgood was slightly above average in 1996 (90.8%) and good in 2009 (91.4%).

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Updated for 2021. Vasilevsky's Smythe win is, by historical standards, well above average for a Cup winner. He's a bit below average when compared to other Smythe-winning goalies (I would have given the award to Kucherov), but certainly not a bad selection.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

Updated for 2022. Kuemper was arguably the worst Stanley Cup winning goalie in nearly 40 years (but see my comments in post #4 for additional context). Shesterkin had an excellent debut, and Vasilevskiy continues to build a strong playoff resume. Oettinger was incredible in a tough seven-game first-round loss.

I'm not going to publish the full table, but in terms of Goals Saved Above Average (which balances performance and workload), Roy is easily first "all-time" (going back to 1984), while Belfour and Hasek round out the top three. Brodeur ranks fifth. Surprisingly, Rask is in fourth place.

 

[The Panther]

What's the deal with Ken Wregget being so high on these lists? I know he appeared in only 56 playoff games (in a seventeen year career!), so the small sample size skews everything, but still... He comes off really well, here.

He had that great mini-run with the hapless Maple Leafs in 1987, and somehow posted a .921 (the Leafs were .877 that regular season!). In his cup of coffee with Philly, he suddenly came in for game 7 against Mario and the Pens, posted a .975 and won, and then got three games (two very good) against Montreal. He was basically the top guy on the '95 Pens, and did reasonably well, and then was the back-up to Barrasso in '96 but somehow (injury?) got in 9 playoff games and posted a .930.

I mean, it's all too small a sample to make any judgement and maybe he just got lucky being in the right circumstance at the right time, but Wregget does seem to have really made the most of the few opportunities he got to shine in the playoffs.