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Cam Talbot

#33 · Goalie · Columbus Blue Jackets

Catches left · 39 years old

Role

How much Columbus leans on him.

This season

Started 1 of the team’s 3 games (33%).

Over two seasons

28 starts and 819 shots faced, this season and last.

Goalie card

Is he stopping more than he should, and what is his team asking him to face?

Cam Talbot28 starts · 819 shots faced, this season and last

−3.8 goals saved above expected

Low-danger save %
.976 418 shots
Medium-danger save %
.865 282 shots
High-danger save %
.605 119 shots
Overall save %
.884
Shots faced per 60
27.1
Quality starts
54%

Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start

−3 (bad night)0+3 (stole it)
  • Stopping more than expected
    SieveWall

    −3.8 goals saved above expected in 28 starts

  • How busy he is
    QuietUnder siege

    27.1 shots faced per 60

  • How dangerous the shots are
    ShelteredExposed

    the average shot he faces has a 7.2% chance of going in

  • Breakdowns in front of him
    RareConstant

    0.23 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60

  • Waiting between shots
    Steady workLong waits

    a typical wait of 75 seconds between shots; 23% come after three quiet minutes

  • Night-to-night steadiness
    StreakySteady

    a quality start 54% of the time

Cam Talbot1 start · 22 shots faced, this season

+1.1 goals saved above expected too few starts to rate

Low-danger save %
1.000 9 shots
Medium-danger save %
.875 8 shots
High-danger save %
.800 5 shots
Overall save %
.909
Shots faced per 60
20.3
Quality starts
100%

Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start

−3 (bad night)0+3 (stole it)
  • Stopping more than expected
    SieveWall

    +1.1 goals saved above expected in 1 starttoo few starts to place him

  • How busy he is
    QuietUnder siege

    20.3 shots faced per 60too few starts to place him

  • How dangerous the shots are
    ShelteredExposed

    the average shot he faces has a 8.9% chance of going intoo few starts to place him

  • Breakdowns in front of him
    RareConstant

    0 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60too few starts to place him

  • Waiting between shots
    Steady workLong waits

    a typical wait of 73 seconds between shots; 36% come after three quiet minutestoo few starts to place him

  • Night-to-night steadiness
    StreakySteady

    a quality start 100% of the timetoo few starts to place him

Ratings compare him with goalies who have at least 10 starts over two seasons, or 2 this season. Expected-goal models can’t see passes before a shot, so a goalie whose team gives up a lot of cross-ice passes will look worse here than he really is.

Shots he faces

Where the shots on goal against him come from, seen from the shooter’s side.

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Shots on goal against him, this season and last. Point at an area for goals and save %.

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Shots on goal against him, this season. Point at an area for goals and save %.