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10 NHL Teams with the Worst Goaltending Since 2008-09

In an era of analytics, there has never been a more effective way of ranking goaltenders in an unbiased manner. One of the more simple yet effective statistics used to do this is goals saved above expected (GSAx), which tracks how many more or ...

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10 NHL Teams with the Best Goaltending Since 2008-09

Since the development of goals saved above expected (GSAx) in the 2008-09 season, it has become easier to analyze goaltenders, past and present, based on their individual play rather than how they perform with the defense in front of them i...

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10 Best NHL Goaltending Seasons Since 2008-09

In the modern-day NHL, it is significantly easier to analyze goaltenders thanks to the development of advanced analytics, such as goals saved above expected (GSAx) that try to factor out contributions from team defense and isolate the netminder. Since...

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Canadiens Can’t Afford to Keep 3 Goalies

With the acquisition of Casey DeSmith, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves with three goaltenders for only two spots on the roster. This seems to be the case everywhere, even with the forwards and defence: the Canadiens have too many pl...

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Canadiens’ Influx of Prospect Goalies Will Provide Future Options

The Montreal Canadiens are prioritizing goaltending now that franchise goalie Carey Price's career is seemingly over. The organization has been fortunate with goaltending in thei...

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Dominik Hasek: The NHL’s Greatest Goalie

Stepping into a true starter role for the first time in the league at age 28, Dominik Hasek entered the limelight in 1993, a time in which Patrick Roy was cementing himself as an NHL great and Martin Brodeur was already the next up-and-coming star goalie. Hasek wasn't ...

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NHL in Store for Massive 2023 Offseason Goalie Carousel

The NHL went through a big head coaching carousel last offseason and for the most part, it worked out great for a number of teams. Three of the final four teams in the conference finals have new coaches. And while the coaching carousel was a big topic o...

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Top 10 Swedish-born Goalies in NHL History

According to statistics from NHL.com, only 37 Swedish-born goalies have played a game in the league, accounting for just four percent of all goalies (866). Additionally, only 16 suited up for a playoff game, which interestingly also equals fou...

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Oilers’ Skinner Brings Winning History to His First NHL Playoffs

The Edmonton Oilers clinched a playoff berth with a win over the Anaheim Ducks on April 1 and momentum is on their side as the postseason draws near. Connor McDavid continues his legendary campaign and recently became the...

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Top 10 Underpaid Goalies in the NHL in 2022-23

This is a mini-series looking at the top 10 underpaid players from each position in the NHL, and we will kick off by looking at the goalies. Though the best goaltenders in the league often earn more, there are a number of goaltenders who are ju...

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Top 10 Overpaid Goalies in the NHL in 2022-23

The top 10 overpaid players at each position series is back as we kick things off with goalies in the latter half of the 2022-23 season. This will take into account cap hit, contract length, and stats this season. For the sake of this list, I am ke...

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Blackhawks Would Be Wise to Extend Alex Stalock

Alex Stalock has been one of the Chicago Blackhawks' biggest surprises this season. Despite a below-average group in front of him, the 35-year-old has posted a .920 save percentage (SV%) with a 7-8-1 record through 17 games, which is rat...

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Oilers Head Into Stretch Drive Without a Clear-Cut No. 1 Goalie

Following a lengthy layoff coinciding with the NHL All-Star break, the Edmonton Oilers return to action tonight (Feb. 7), when they meet the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. As of Monday (Feb. 6) evening, the Oilers had yet to i...

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NHL Needs to Take a Page from IIHF on Goalie Interference

Goaltender interference is not a simple subject in the NHL. It is a highly complex rule, not because of the language used in the rule, no, but because it is applied by many separate people and each one can interpret the rule...

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Top 3 All-Time Ducks Goalies

From the moment the Anaheim Ducks joined the league in 1993, they've been blessed with consistency at the goaltending position. One of the hardest positions to account for, the Ducks have seemed to always have their answer with a bonafide wo...

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Sabres Should Carry 3 Goalies Going Forward

The Buffalo Sabres have a potential goaltender controversy on their hands and there's only one logical way to solve it. Eric Comrie has been out since mid-November due to a lower-body injury and appears to be on the cusp of returning, but there's an is...

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Flyers Look To Ersson and Sandstrom with Hart Out

What started as an excellent season for the Philadelphia Flyers seems to continue to deliver disappointing news. There is nothing worse than a team that is already struggling to make their way up the standings than losing their starting goaltende...

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5 Best Goalie Acquisitions of 2022 Offseason

Regardless of the reason, whether because a franchise lost their goaltenders to free agency or they explicitly chose to reshape their backend, there was a plethora of transactio...

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