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 | Vasilevsky about the 10-year decrease in the average % of goalkeeper sves in the NHL: the guys stopped throwing for the throw. Everyone is looking for perfect moments27-06-2025 |
Andrei Vasilevsky spoke about reducing the percentage of goalkeeper saves in the NHL. The average percentage of reflected throws in the league has decreased over the past 10 years-from 91, 5% in the 2014/15 season to 90, 0% in the current.
It seems to me that the guys stopped throwing for a throw. When I came to the league [in the 2014/15 season, I had to reflect on average 30-35 shots per match.
You were involved in the game all the time, it was almost every evening. Now no one wants to throw at random. It`s all about quality. Everyone is looking for perfect moments for a pass or a throw.
It seems to me that the whole thing is in the approach of young players. They are very talented and well know that if you throw on the goal without traffic to the goalkeeper, he will catch the puck. And then? The whistle, the game is stopped, and no one will praise them for this.
When there is more expectation in the game, this is not an ideal scenario. There are many thoughts in my head. When there are no shots, you think about how to play, instead of playing. And when there are many throws, you do not have time to think, but simply play. Obviously, this is easier, ”said Tampa goalkeeper.
Note that the average number of throws per game in the NHL this season (in total for both teams) decreased to 57, 4 from 60, 6 last season. In the season-2021/22, this indicator was 63, 3.
In addition, the NHL Edge fixes a decrease in the number of distant throws-from 14, 9 on average for the game in the season-2021/22 to 12, 81 in the current season. Over 4 seasons, the average percentage of saves during distant throws is 97%.