Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

#1 · Goalie · Buffalo Sabres

Catches left · 27 years old

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Role

How much Buffalo leans on him.

This season: Started 3 of the team’s 4 games (75%).
Over two seasons: 37 starts and 986 shots faced, this season and last.

Goalie card

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

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen37 starts · 986 shots faced, this season and last

+5.7 goals saved above expected

Low-danger save %: .976 499 shots
Medium-danger save %: .868 348 shots
High-danger save %: .719 139 shots
Overall save %: .902
Shots faced per 60: 26.8
Quality starts: 59%

Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start

Stopping more than expected
SieveWall
+5.7 goals saved above expected in 37 starts
How busy he is
QuietUnder siege
26.8 shots faced per 60
How dangerous the shots are
ShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 6.8% chance of going in
Breakdowns in front of him
RareConstant
0.38 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
Waiting between shots
Steady workLong waits
a typical wait of 75 seconds between shots; 22% come after three quiet minutes
Night-to-night steadiness
StreakySteady
a quality start 59% of the time

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen3 starts · 55 shots faced, this season

−5.4 goals saved above expected

Low-danger save %: .952 21 shots
Medium-danger save %: .714 21 shots
High-danger save %: .615 13 shots
Overall save %: .782
Shots faced per 60: 18.4
Quality starts: 0%

Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start

Stopping more than expected
SieveWall
−5.4 goals saved above expected in 3 starts
How busy he is
QuietUnder siege
18.4 shots faced per 60
How dangerous the shots are
ShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 7.3% chance of going in
Breakdowns in front of him
RareConstant
0 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
Waiting between shots
Steady workLong waits
a typical wait of 118 seconds between shots; 38% come after three quiet minutes
Night-to-night steadiness
StreakySteady
a quality start 0% 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 %.