Colten Ellis
#92 · Goalie · Buffalo Sabres
Role
How much Buffalo leans on him.
- This season
Started 1 of the team’s 4 games (25%).
- Over two seasons
16 starts and 475 shots faced, this season and last.
Goalie card
Is he stopping more than he should, and what is his team asking him to face?
Colten Ellis16 starts · 475 shots faced, this season and last
+0.8 goals saved above expected
- Low-danger save %
- .979 241 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .878 164 shots
- High-danger save %
- .700 70 shots
- Overall save %
- .903
- Shots faced per 60
- 29.2
- Quality starts
- 50%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
+0.8 goals saved above expected in 16 starts
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
29.2 shots faced per 60
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 6.7% chance of going in
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0.43 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 70 seconds between shots; 23% come after three quiet minutes
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
a quality start 50% of the time
Colten Ellis1 start · 20 shots faced, this season
0.0 goals saved above expected too few starts to rate
- Low-danger save %
- 1.000 9 shots
- Medium-danger save %
- .778 9 shots
- High-danger save %
- 1.000 2 shots
- Overall save %
- .900
- Shots faced per 60
- 18.6
- Quality starts
- 100%
Night to night: goals saved above expected in each start
- Stopping more than expectedSieveWall
0.0 goals saved above expected in 1 starttoo few starts to place him
- How busy he isQuietUnder siege
18.6 shots faced per 60too few starts to place him
- How dangerous the shots areShelteredExposed
the average shot he faces has a 6.6% chance of going intoo few starts to place him
- Breakdowns in front of himRareConstant
0 defensive breakdowns in front of him per 60too few starts to place him
- Waiting between shotsSteady workLong waits
a typical wait of 68 seconds between shots; 30% come after three quiet minutestoo few starts to place him
- Night-to-night steadinessStreakySteady
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.
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 %.