Juuse Saros
#74 · Goalie · Nashville Predators

Role
How much Nashville leans on him.
- This season
Started 4 of the team’s 4 games (100%).
- Over two seasons
60 starts and 1830 shots faced, this season and last.
Goalie card
Is he stopping more than he should, and what is his team asking him to face?
Juuse Saros60 starts · 1830 shots faced, this season and last
+3.7 goals saved above expected
- Low-danger save %
- .975 914 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .877 620 shots
- High-danger save %
- .686 296 shots
- Overall save %
- .895
- Shots faced per 60
- 29.9
- Quality starts
- 52%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
+3.7 goals saved above expected in 60 starts
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
29.9 shots faced per 60
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 7.3% chance of going in
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0.36 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 71 seconds between shots; 19% come after three quiet minutes
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
a quality start 52% of the time
Juuse Saros4 starts · 130 shots faced, this season
+1.9 goals saved above expected
- Low-danger save %
- .986 71 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .860 43 shots
- High-danger save %
- .750 16 shots
- Overall save %
- .915
- Shots faced per 60
- 32.1
- Quality starts
- 75%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
+1.9 goals saved above expected in 4 starts
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
32.1 shots faced per 60
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 6.5% chance of going in
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0.25 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 75 seconds between shots; 15% come after three quiet minutes
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
a quality start 75% of the time
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.
Shots on goal against him, this season and last. Point at an area for goals and save %.
Shots on goal against him, this season. Point at an area for goals and save %.