Carey Price has not been able to control the placement of the rebounds he's allowed as well as he has in the past.
Granted it is early in the season, and this is in no way a call to push the panic button. Carey Price has looked solid this year. His save percentage is through the roof, and he's yet to give up an even-strength goal against. That said, there's aspects of his play that aren't quite at the level they've been in the past.
Let's blame it on a short training camp, with no exhibition games.
An explanation of my goalie reports can be found at the bottom of this page
EVEN-STRENGTH GOALTENDING RATING
The ES tot listed here represents Price's even-strength numbers through 10 random games from last season. The other numbers show his statistics through the first two games of this season.
The below-average ratings produced by Price through the first two games are due to an inability to keep the rebounds he's produced outside of the slot. All other numbers have evened-out by way of their fluctuation, but it is his safe rebound % that has remained well below average through the first two games.
vs TOR vs FLA ES TOT
O REBOUND % 0.143 0.353 O REBOUND % 0.341
SAFE REBOUND % 0.333 0.273 SAFE REBOUND % 0.525
BIG SAVE% 0.429 0.176 BIG SAVE% 0.229
SAVE % 1.000 1.000 SAVE % 0.957
31 31 ES TOTAL
SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 9 6 SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 54
UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 1 2 UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 14
PUCK PLAYS RATIO 9.00 3.00 PUCK PLAYS RATIO 3.86
31 31 ES TOTAL
GOALTENDER RATING 1.90 1.80 GOALTENDER RATING 2.05
31 31 ES TOTAL
Average ES rating (all goalies scouted) is 2.00
SHORT-HANDED GOALTENDING RATING
The SH tot listed here represents Price's short-handed numbers through 10 random games from last season. The other numbers show his statistics through the first two games of this season.
Price did not make a save short-handed against Toronto without producing some sort of rebound. He did a better job of controlling both the production and the presence of rebounds against Florida, but his safe rebound percentage remained below his personal average.
All that said, his short-handed big save percentage in both games was substantial.
Average short-handed rating (all goalies scouted) is 1.88
PRICE vs TOR vs FLA PRICE SH TOTAL
O REBOUND % 0.000 0.200 O REBOUND % 0.290
SAFE REBOUND % 0.333 0.375 SAFE REBOUND % 0.500
BIG SAVE% 0.667 0.500 BIG SAVE% 0.355
SAVE % 0.600 0.909 SAVE % 0.886
31 31 SH TOTAL
SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 3 2 SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 7
UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 1 0 UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 3
PUCK PLAYS RATIO 3.00 N/A PUCK PLAYS RATIO 2.33
31 31 SH TOTAL
GOALTENDER RATING 1.60 1.98 GOALTENDER RATING 2.03
31 SH TOTAL
OVERALL GOALTENDING RATING
The OVERALL listed here represents Price's overall numbers through 10 random games from last season. The other numbers show his statistics through the first two games of this season.
Price's overall numbers this season show the same trend. While his big save percentage and save percentage are solid, it is his no rebound percentage and safe rebound percentage that remain below average. Thankfully, the Canadiens skaters have been doing a solid job collapsing in and clearing rebounds, but it is in the best interest of all involved for Price to improve on both his no rebound, and safe rebound percentages.
PRICE TOR 2013 FLA 2013 PRICE OVERALL
NO REBOUND % 0.125 0.296 NO REBOUND % 0.333
SAFE REBOUND % 0.333 0.316 SAFE REBOUND % 0.521
BIG SAVE% 0.458 0.296 BIG SAVE% 0.248
SAVE % 0.923 0.964 SAVE % 0.946
TOR 2013 FLA 2013 OVERALL
SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 12 8 SUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 61
UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 2 2 UNSUCCESSFUL PUCK PLAYS 17
PUCK PLAYS RATIO 6.00 4.00 PUCK PLAYS RATIO 3.59
TOR 2013 FLA 2013 OVERALL
GOALTENDER RATING 1.84 1.87 GOALTENDER RATING 2.05
TOR 2013 FLA 2013 OVERALL
Average overall rating (all goalies scouted) is 1.98.
Goalies Scouting reports
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.
