Semyon Varlamov

New York Islanders#40Goalie Catches left

Age 38 · 6′2″ · 201 lb · Samara, RUS

No checked season results are available for this selection.

Games2423 startsT-49th in NHL

Record6–17–0

Save %.89857th in NHL

GAA3.3860th in NHL

GSAx−15.6All situations…

Shutouts1T-41st in NHL…

Season stopping profile

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How to read these comparisons

Each axis ranks the player against qualified peers. The dashed reference is the percentile of their arithmetic mean, which need not be the 50th percentile. Ties share a midrank.

Goalies need 15 covered appearances, 500 verified five-on-five shots on goal and 90% shot and appearance coverage; high danger also needs 50 high-danger shots, mid and low danger need 100 tier shots, and rebound suppression needs 600 eligible saves across 15 appearances with eligible saves. At least 30 goalies must qualify per axis. Playoff ranks are withheld. A reviewed axis whose own evidence fails is withheld and shown with its reason rather than ranked. These workload rules do not express statistical confidence.

Position uses the NHL listed primary position available now; it does not establish historical position or actual deployment. Broad groups are forwards, defence and goalies. This version uses the current model’s covered games only.

Season vs reference

Reference

All situations

Metric2016–17ReferenceDiff

.898.914−.016

per 60 minutes3.382.81+0.57

per game31.0430.07+0.97

Reference: 2015–16 · 57 games.

Season comparisons

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GSAx: −13.9
Expected goals against: 42.1
Save percentage: .902
GSAx: −15.6

Saves by shot danger · five-on-five · model probability (high ≥ 0.20)

Danger	Shots	Share	Saves	Goals against	Save %	GSAx
High danger	16	3%	12	4	.750	+0.6
Medium danger	142	25%	117	25	.824	−3.3
Low danger	413	72%	386	27	.935	−11.2

Consistency · 23 starts · vs 0 qualified goalies

Quality starts11 of 23 starts at or above the league's .913 (or .885 on 20 shots or fewer)47.8%

Not in the qualified pool

Starts above expected11 starts with positive five-on-five GSAx47.8%

Not in the qualified pool

Really bad starts5 starts under .850, as a share of starts21.7%

Not in the qualified pool

Danger & rebounds · vs 0 qualified goalies

5v5 save %571 five-on-five shots on goal.902

Not in the qualified pool

High-danger save %17 five-on-five shots on goal with model probability ≥ 0.20.706

Not in the qualified pool

High-danger GSAx4.8 expected on 18 attempts, 5 allowed−0.2

Not in the qualified pool

Rebound GSAx72 rebound shots faced, 11 allowed · all situations−3.8

Not in the qualified pool

Freeze rate165 of 669 saves ended in a goalie stoppage · style, not graded24.7%

Context · not ranked

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SituationChancesViewShot type

Goal76Shot on goal669Missed shot236Blocked shot0Larger dot = higher xG

Stopping by zone

Zone	Att	GA	xGA	Goal rate / exp.	Prevented
High slot	289	24	26.4	8.3% / 9.1%	+2.4
Right circle	71	0	1.6	0.0% / 2.3%	+1.6
Point	319	5	6.0	1.6% / 1.9%	+1.0
Below goal line	5	1	0.2	20.0% / 3.3%	−0.8
Outer slot	51	5	3.2	9.8% / 6.3%	−1.8
Left circle	79	6	1.9	7.6% / 2.4%	−4.1
Inner slot	167	35	21.1	21.0% / 12.7%	−13.9
All zones	981	76	60.4	7.7% / 6.2%	−15.6

Sorted by goals prevented (xG against minus goals against). Goal rate is goals per unblocked attempt against the expected rate. Hover a row to light up those attempts on the rink.

Stopping evidence. Allowed a goal on 7.7% of attempts faced vs 6.2% expected (1.6 points more), with the most goals above expectation from the inner slot.

Shot types981 attempts

Type	Share	SV%	Prevented
Wrist	49.9%	.870	−20.4
Slap	20.5%	.918	−4.2
Snap	15.9%	.973	+8.2
Backhand	7.1%	.945	+2.8
Tip-in	4.4%	.767	−3.6
Deflected	1.5%	1.000	+1.2
Other	0.6%	—	+0.3

Share is context, not a grade. SV% counts shots on goal only.

High-danger chancesmodel probability ≥ 0.20

Attempts faced3.3% of the selected attempts: 32
Goals allowed: 5
Expected goals against: 8.4
Save rate: 84.4%73.8% expected

Shot contextcontext · not graded

Slot share faced456 of 981 from the inner or high slot: 46.5%
Average distance facedfrom the centre of the net: 35.2 ft
Rebound attempts faced / 6073 this season · all situations: 3.25

Shot locations

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Ice time and shot workload by situation.

Ice-time mix

56:09per game

5v5 Five-on-five43:51
PP Power play4:57
PK Penalty kill6:06
Other1:16

Scope	TOI/GP	SA	GA	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Five-on-five	43:51	571	56	.902	42.1	−13.9
Power play	4:57	21	0	1.000	2.0	+2.0
Penalty kill	6:06	127	19	.850	13.1	−5.9
Other	1:16	26	1	.962	3.3	+2.3
All situations	56:09	745	76	.898	60.4	−15.6

Ice time is per game played; minutes outside the three recorded scopes appear as Other. 24 all-situations games.

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Every appearance · rest counts days off before the game; the playoff field is the standings' top three per division plus two wild cards

Split	GP	W–L–OTL	SA	SV%	5v5 GSAx	Goal support / GP
Venue
Home	13	3–10–0	397	.897	−10.1	2.00
Away	11	3–8–0	348	.899	−3.8	1.73
Rest
Back-to-back	1	1–0–0	52	.981	+3.8	3.00
1 day of rest	10	2–8–0	308	.906	−5.9	1.70
2+ days of rest	12	2–10–0	357	.885	−10.3	1.58
Opponent
vs Eastern	9	3–6–0	315	.917	−0.9	1.67
vs Western	15	3–12–0	430	.884	−13.0	2.00
vs playoff teams	16	2–14–0	526	.892	−13.0	1.50
vs non-playoff teams	8	4–4–0	219	.913	−1.0	2.63
Recent
Last 10	10	1–9–0	309	.890	−7.9	1.60

By period and score state

Split	SA	GA	SV%	GSAx
Period
1st period	287	33	.885	−9.1
2nd period	262	23	.912	−3.4
3rd period	197	25	.873	−6.2
Overtime	4	0	1.000	+0.8
Score state · his team
Leading	175	16	.909	−0.9
Tied	229	27	.882	−6.9
Trailing	346	38	.890	−10.2

From play-by-play; shootouts excluded. Shots on goal he faced; GSAx is expected goals on attempts faced minus goals.

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Season	GP	GS	W–L	SA	SV%	GAA	SO	5v5 GSAx/100	5v5 GP
2023–24	5	4	1–3	152	.914	2.70	0	+4.51	5
2020–21	22	21	9–12	703	.916	2.61	0	+0.85	22
2019–20	12	12	9–2	293	.935	1.69	2	+3.58	12

	Opponent	Result	Decision		SA	GA	SV	Save %	5v5 xGA	5v5 GSAx	Game
Jan 17	vs CHI	L 4–6	L	59:40	26	5	21	.808	2.00	−3.0	View →
Jan 14	vs NSH	L 2–3	L	57:41	32	3	29	.906	1.58	−1.4	View →
Jan 12	vs ANA	L 1–4	L	58:12	31	3	28	.903	1.97	−1.0	View →
Dec 22	vs TOR	L 0–6	L	28:42	18	5	13	.722	0.83	−3.2	View →
Dec 20	@ MIN	L 0–2	L	58:28	33	2	31	.939	1.77	+0.8	View →
Dec 11	@ TOR	W 3–1	W	60:00	52	1	51	.981	3.79	+3.8	View →
Dec 10	@ MTL	L 1–10	—	32:48	16	6	10	.625	1.32	−3.7	View →
Dec 6	@ NSH	L 3–4	L	58:26	32	4	28	.875	2.07	−0.9	View →
Dec 3	vs DAL	L 0–3	L	58:49	32	2	30	.938	1.55	+0.5	View →
Dec 1	vs CBJ	L 2–3	L	57:45	37	3	34	.919	3.20	+0.2	View →
10 games	—	1–9–0	1–8–0	53:03 avg	309	34	275	.890	20.1	−7.9	—

Season	GP	GS	W–L–OTL	SA	SV%	GAA	SO	5v5 GSAx/100	5v5 GP
2026–27	2	2	0–1–1	42	.905	1.93	0	−1.29	2
2024–25	10	10	3–4–3	262	.889	2.89	0	+0.97	10
2023–24	28	27	14–8–4	837	.918	2.60	3	+1.71	28
2022–23	23	22	11–9–2	689	.913	2.70	2	+1.42	24
2021–22	31	29	10–17–2	978	.912	2.91	2	0.00	31
2020–21	36	35	19–11–4	1,020	.929	2.04	7	+1.68	36
2019–20	45	39	19–14–6	1,278	.914	2.62	2	+1.21	45
2018–19	49	49	20–19–9	1,496	.909	2.87	2	−0.33	50
2017–18	51	47	24–16–6	1,595	.920	2.68	2	+1.23	51
2016–17	24	23	6–17–0	745	.898	3.38	1	−2.44	24
2015–16	57	57	27–25–3	1,714	.914	2.81	2	+0.26	57

Every metric name opens its definition; the full list lives in Metrics.

Traditional statistics cover all situations. Supporting five-on-five analyses use completed games, raw adjustment and exposure from xG model v4. The two samples can differ.

An em dash means unavailable, not zero. A partial season remains partial. Where a panel reports evidence coverage, its rates use only the covered games. History never substitutes a different model, and a missing appearance interrupts a rolling model window.

Shot maps use the same shot model as Game Center and show which model version scored recent shots beside the rink. Older seasons can use earlier model versions. High danger means a model scoring probability of at least 0.20 on an unblocked attempt; for goalies, medium danger is 0.08 to 0.20 and low is below 0.08.

Special-team buckets include the wider recorded man-advantage and man-down states, read from the player’s own team; for a goalie, penalty kill means facing a power play. Their ranks need 100 recorded minutes and at least 30 qualified peers; below 100 minutes, penalty-kill percentiles are provisional. Playoff values have no ranks or percentiles. Team share is player ice time divided by team ice time in that situation, over the games the player dressed. Zone starts describe faceoff-started five-on-five shifts and exclude on-the-fly starts.

Penalties count events, including one for a double minor; bench and served-by roles are excluded, and victimless infractions have no drawn role. EPV added sums changes in the probability that the possessing team scores next; it is not standings points or an isolated player grade. Rolling windows never cross seasons or season types, and a missed game is not a zero-performance appearance. Career rates use summed counts and exposure, never an average of season rates; a missing contributing season withholds its career metric, and Performance begins in 2023–24.

EPV attribution: 0.01 across 4 attributed games. This is summed change in the probability that the possessing team scores next—not standings points.

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Semyon Varlamov

Goalie profileStopping, rebounds, style and workload against qualified goaliesCollapse

Season stopping profile

Season vs reference

Season comparisons

StoppingGoals saved against expectation, and where the shots came fromGoals saved against expectation, and where the shots came fromExplore

Saves by shot danger · five-on-five · model probability (high ≥ 0.20)

Consistency · 23 starts · vs 0 qualified goalies

Danger & rebounds · vs 0 qualified goalies

Shots571 five-on-five shots faced (144 high-danger · 126 medium · 301 low)Where shots faced come from and how difficult they wereExplore

Stopping by zone

Shot types981 attempts

High-danger chancesmodel probability ≥ 0.20

Shot contextcontext · not graded

Shot locations

Workload56:09 TOI per game (43:51 at five-on-five · 4:57 PP · 6:06 PK)Ice time and shots faced by game situationExplore

Ice-time mix

Special teamsPP · PK.850 on the penalty kill (127 shots, −5.9 GSAx)Workload and results on the penalty kill and power playExplore

Penalty kill

Power play

FormSteady .890 over the last 10 games vs .898 this season (275 saves on 309 shots)Recent stopping against his own seasonExplore

SplitsSave % .897 at home · .899 awayVenue, rest and opponentExplore

By period and score state

Team in front2.40 expected goals against per 60 at five-on-five in front of him · 2.01 goals of support per 60What reached him, and the goals scored for himExplore

Defense in front

Goal support

PlayoffsDid not play in these playoffs · 39 career playoff gamesExplore

Every playoff run

Game log24 GP · Last start: L 4–6 vs CHI (21 saves on 26 shots)Official totals and five-on-five evidenceExplore

Career11 NHL seasons: 356 games, .914 save percentageEvery season and a recomputed career lineExplore

Development through the seasons

Season ledger

Data notesScopes, missing values and model evidenceExplore

Every playoff run

Ice-time mix

Stopping by zone

Shot types981 attempts

High-danger chancesmodel probability ≥ 0.20

Shot contextcontext · not graded

Penalty kill

Power play

Development through the seasons

Season ledger

Season stopping profile

Season vs reference

Goalie history radar

Goalie history radar

Saves by shot danger · five-on-five · model probability (high ≥ 0.20)

Consistency · 23 starts · vs 0 qualified goalies

Danger & rebounds · vs 0 qualified goalies

By period and score state

Defense in front

Goal support