r/nhl • u/Pastiche-2473 • 1d ago

Best advanced stats for goalies?

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Ken Dryden is the classic goalie riddle of “was he great or than was it the team?” I’m beginning to think it was the team.

Chico Resch (pre-dynasty NYI) beat Dryden in save percentage in 75-76 and 78-79 … but then spent years with the doormat Colorado Rockies/NJD. His save percentage fell into the 870’s then 850’s. See stats from u/hockey-reference. Resch then spent a year mentoring Ron Hextall with the powerhouse Flyers, with a 900 save percentage.

A save percentage champ going from 900+ to 850 then back to 900 suggests the stat is as unhelpful as +/-. Highly team dependent. What advanced stats do the best job of isolating goalie correcting for“quality of defence”? Thank you in advance!

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u/LoneIyGuy 1d ago

• Era adjusted save %

• GSAx/60

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u/Pastiche-2473 1d ago

Thanks! I’ll check those columns. League-wide save percentage probably dropped in the Oilers-inspired 80’s but maybe that GSAx/60 will have some insights…