Samuel Ersson
#30 · Goalie · Ottawa Senators
Role
How much Ottawa leans on him.
- This season
Started 1 of the team’s 4 games (25%).
- Over two seasons
32 starts and 788 shots faced, this season and last.
Goalie card
Is he stopping more than he should, and what is his team asking him to face?
Samuel Ersson32 starts · 788 shots faced, this season and last
−11.8 goals saved above expected
- Low-danger save %
- .972 387 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .818 275 shots
- High-danger save %
- .675 126 shots
- Overall save %
- .871
- Shots faced per 60
- 24.3
- Quality starts
- 38%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
−11.8 goals saved above expected in 32 starts
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
24.3 shots faced per 60
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 7.0% chance of going in
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0.28 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 85 seconds between shots; 26% come after three quiet minutes
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
a quality start 38% of the time
Samuel Ersson1 start · 44 shots faced, this season
−0.4 goals saved above expected too few starts to rate
- Low-danger save %
- .955 22 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .929 14 shots
- High-danger save %
- .625 8 shots
- Overall save %
- .886
- Shots faced per 60
- 33.9
- Quality starts
- 0%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
−0.4 goals saved above expected in 1 starttoo few starts to place him
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
33.9 shots faced per 60too few starts to place him
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 7.8% chance of going intoo few starts to place him
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0.77 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60too few starts to place him
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 76 seconds between shots; 11% come after three quiet minutestoo few starts to place him
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
a quality start 0% 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.
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 %.