This series' below-average goaltending continued in game 6, as Ilya Bryzgalov played just well-enough to win. Marc-Andre Fleury posted another disappointing save percentage, but still showed an ability to make saves on scoring chances. Unfortunately, it was his inability to make saves on non-scoring-chances that cost the game.
The 6'2", 180 lbs Fleury finished the regular season with a 42-17-4 record, a 2.36 goals against average, and a .913 save percentage. He has a career save percentage of .909 during the regular season, and .905 during the playoffs.
The 6'3", 213 lbs. Ilya Bryzgalov finished the regular season with a 33-16-7 record, a 2.48 goals against average, and a .909 save percentage. He has a career save percentage of .915 during the regular season, and .908 during the playoffs.
My scouting reports for goalies focus on their ability to make saves, make big saves, control rebounds, and maintain good balance. The results of these attributes are added together to produce the goaltender's rating. The highest possible rating is 4.00, while the lowest possible rating is 0.00. The higher the value the better a goalie has played.
The first number involved in the calculation is the percentage of saves a goalie makes without giving up a rebound. For example, if a goalie makes 10 saves and gives up only 1 rebound his "no rebound percentage" is .900. Again, the higher the number, the better a goalie performs.
The next number in the calculation is the percentage of safe rebounds a goalie gives up for each rebound allowed. Rebounds deflected outside of the main slot are considered safe. As such, a safe rebound is defined as a rebound outside of an imaginary line drawn from each goalpost to the corresponding board-side hash mark. As an example of this calculation, if a goalie gives up 10 rebounds and deflects 9 of those pucks outside the slot, his "safe rebound percentage" is .900. Again, the higher the number, the better a goalie performs.
The next number is the percentage of saves that would be considered "big saves". A big save is defined as any save made on a play that would be considered a traditional scoring chance. As an example of this calculation, if a goalie makes 5 big saves on 20 shots his "big save percentage" would be .250. Once again, the higher the number, the better a goalie performs.
I also track how a goalie controls the puck. I do this by tracking his successful or unsuccessful pass-attempts, as well as his successful or unsuccessful attempts to dump the puck out of his zone. The resulting numbers are used to produce a ratio of successful plays for every 1 unsuccessful play.
#29 M.A FLEURY
#30 I. BRYZGALOV
SHORT-HANDED GOALTENDING RATING
Poor short-handed goaltending has been a constant in this series, as both goalies (once again) earned below-average short-handed ratings.
Fleury earned a SH rating of 1.08. He stopped 3 of 4 shots, and produced dangerous rebounds from each one of his saves. 1 of his 3 saves came on a Philadelphia scoring chance.
Bryzgalov did a better job stopping the puck, as he earned a short-handed goaltending rating of 1.36. He stopped 10 of 11 shots, but allowed rebounds on 8 of his 10 saves. Six of those 8 rebounds landed in the slot, and none of his saves came on Pittsburgh scoring chances.
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O REBOUND %0.0000.200O REBOUND %
SAFE REBOUND %0.0000.250SAFE REBOUND %
BIG SAVE%0.3330.000BIG SAVE%
SAVE %0.7500.909SAVE %
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SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS00SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS
UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS00UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS
PUCK PLAYS RATION/AN/APUCK PLAYS RATIO
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GOALTENDER RATING1.081.36GOALTENDER RATING
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OVERALL GOALTENDING RATING
Both goalies even-strength ratings were below average, but increased their overall ratings none-the-less.
Fleury's ability to make 5 saves on Philadelphia scoring chances was the only thing that kept his overall rating out of the basement. He ended up with an overall rating of 1.68. He stopped 18 of 22 shots. Fourteen of his 18 shots produced rebounds, and 9 of those rebounds landed in the slot.
Fleury completed 4 of his 6 pass-attempts, and failed with both of his attempts to dump the puck out of the defensive-zone; earning him a puck-handling ratio of 1 successful play for every 1 unsuccessful play.
Philadelphia's ability and willingness to block shots protected them from Bryzgalov's inability to handle rebounds. Bryzgalov earned an overall goaltending rating of 1.69. His rating was helped by his save percentage and hurt by his rebound control. Overall, he stopped 30 of 31 shots, and allowed 23 rebounds from those 30 saves. Fourteen of those 23 rebounds landed in the slot, and he made 3 saves on Pittsburgh scoring chances.
Bryzgalov was successful with each of his 5 puck-handling events. He was successful with all 3 of his passes, as well as 2 attempts to dump the puck out of the defensive-zone.
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O REBOUND %0.2220.233O REBOUND %
SAFE REBOUND %0.3570.391SAFE REBOUND %
BIG SAVE%0.2780.100BIG SAVE%
SAVE %0.8180.968SAVE %
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SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS45SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS
UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS40UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS
PUCK PLAYS RATIO1.00N/APUCK PLAYS RATIO
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GOALTENDER RATING1.681.69GOALTENDER RATING
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Please keep in mind, these are only one-game scouting reports. As such, they are only meant to represent the respective goaltenders' play during this one game.