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Steve Mason

#35 · Goalie · Winnipeg Jets

Born May 29, 1988 in Oakville, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 210 lb · Catches right · Drafted 69th overall in 2006 by CBJ (round 3)

Trophy case

Calder Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year 2008-09

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Petr Mrazek DET · 54 GP, 0.921 Mike Condon MTL · 55 GP, 0.903 Cam Talbot EDM · 56 GP, 0.917 Cam Ward CAR · 52 GP, 0.909 Semyon Varlamov COL · 57 GP, 0.914

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602008-09: 61 games6108-092009-10: 58 games5809-102010-11: 54 games5410-112011-12: 46 games4611-122012-13: 20 games2012-132013-14: 61 games6113-142014-15: 51 games5114-152015-16: 54 games5415-162016-17: 58 games5816-172017-18: 13 games1317-18

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save % Cap hit
2008-09 CBJ 61 3320710 1658 1518 140 2.29 0.916
2009-10 CBJ 58 202695 1653 1490 163 3.05 0.901
2010-11 CBJ 54 242173 1541 1388 153 3.03 0.901
2011-12 CBJ 46 162631 1355 1212 143 3.39 0.894 $2.9M
2012-13 CBJ 13 3610 346 311 35 2.95 0.899 $2.9M
2012-13 PHI 7 4200 215 203 12 1.90 0.944
2013-14 PHI 61 331874 1751 1606 145 2.50 0.917 $1.5M
2014-15 PHI 51 1818113 1490 1382 108 2.25 0.928 $4.1M
2015-16 PHI 54 2319104 1602 1470 132 2.51 0.918 $4.1M
2016-17 PHI 58 262183 1556 1413 143 2.66 0.908 $4.1M
2017-18 WPG 13 5611 392 355 37 3.24 0.906 $4.1M
10 seasons Career 476 2051836434 13559 12348 1211 2.70 0.911

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2008-09 CBJ 4 0400 139 122 17 4.26 0.878
2013-14 PHI 5 2200 131 123 8 1.97 0.939
2015-16 PHI 3 0300 81 69 12 4.09 0.852
2017-18 WPG 1 0000 7 7 0 0.00 1.000
4 seasons Playoffs 13 2900 358 321 37 3.27 0.897

2015-16 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
54 53 2319104 1602 1470 132 2.51 0.918

Contract

$4.1MCap hitends in 2017, then UFA
$221KCap dollars per goal above replacement18.6 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$912KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 58 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2016-17, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2015-16 $4.1M
2016-17 $4.1M

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2017-18 to 2018-19 $4.1M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $4.1M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $1.5M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $2.9M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2015-16 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2015-16 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-2.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.3Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

The goals he saved for his team, compared with a spare-part goalie facing the same shots. A goalie's season is about one-third the goalie and two-thirds chance, so read one year lightly. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-40-20020402010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

Shots faced

Expected goals adds up how likely each shot he faced was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. A goalie who lets in fewer than that has saved goals above expected. Only shots taken while he was in net count, and the league's goalies as a whole come out at zero. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones. What these numbers mean

-3.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
8.7Expected goals againstfrom 129 unblocked attempts
12Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.852Save %0.893 expected from his shots
Goals saved -1.13 above expected per 60 minutes1st
Shot difficulty 6.7% chance per attempt faced99thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 11 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0510Allowed 12Expected 8.7

The goals he was expected to let in and the goals he did, as the season went on. When the allowed line runs below the expected line, he is saving more than his shots were worth.

Where he was shot at

Every unblocked attempt he faced in these playoffs, with his net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Apr 9, 2016 vs PIT W 3-1 W 19 18 1 0.947 59:34
Apr 7, 2016 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) OTL 26 22 4 0.846 62:35
Apr 6, 2016 @ DET L 0-3 L 25 23 2 0.920 59:27
Apr 3, 2016 @ PIT L 2-6 L 38 33 5 0.868 59:46
Apr 2, 2016 vs OTT W 3-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 60:00
Mar 30, 2016 vs WSH W 2-1 (SO) W 30 29 1 0.967 65:00
Mar 28, 2016 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) W 28 26 2 0.929 64:46
Mar 26, 2016 @ ARI L 1-2 L 17 15 2 0.882 57:20
Mar 24, 2016 @ COL W 4-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Mar 22, 2016 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) OTL 53 51 2 0.962 65:00
Mar 21, 2016 @ NYI W 4-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 59:45
Mar 19, 2016 vs PIT L 1-4 L 34 31 3 0.912 59:39
Mar 15, 2016 vs DET W 4-3 W 37 34 3 0.919 60:00
Mar 12, 2016 @ FLA L 4-5 (SO) OTL 29 25 4 0.862 64:55
Mar 11, 2016 @ TBL W 3-1 W 19 18 1 0.947 60:00
Mar 7, 2016 vs TBL W 4-2 W 18 16 2 0.889 59:10
Mar 5, 2016 vs CBJ W 6-0 W, SO 19 19 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 20, 2016 @ TOR W 5-4 (OT) 14 11 3 0.786 43:30
Feb 14, 2016 @ NYR L 1-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 55:45
Feb 11, 2016 vs BUF W 5-1 W 42 41 1 0.976 59:51
Feb 9, 2016 vs ANA L 1-4 L 25 22 3 0.880 58:24
Feb 7, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 58:37
Feb 6, 2016 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) OTL 28 26 2 0.929 65:00
Feb 4, 2016 @ NSH W 6-3 W 40 37 3 0.925 60:00
Feb 2, 2016 vs MTL W 4-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 59:21
Jan 21, 2016 @ PIT L 3-4 L 45 41 4 0.911 59:04
Jan 19, 2016 vs TOR L 2-3 L 35 32 3 0.914 59:52
Jan 16, 2016 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) OTL 31 29 2 0.935 64:24
Jan 13, 2016 vs BOS W 3-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 59:28
Jan 9, 2016 vs NYI W 4-0 W, SO 20 20 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 7, 2016 @ MIN W 4-3 (OT) W 34 31 3 0.912 64:23
Dec 30, 2015 @ SJS L 2-4 L 33 29 4 0.879 60:00
Dec 27, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 L 37 33 4 0.892 58:58
Dec 21, 2015 vs STL W 4-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 59:57
Dec 19, 2015 @ CBJ L 2-3 (SO) OTL 37 35 2 0.946 65:00
Dec 17, 2015 vs VAN W 2-0 W, SO 36 36 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 8, 2015 vs NYI L 3-4 (SO) 10 7 3 0.700 21:10
Dec 5, 2015 vs CBJ L 1-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:48
Dec 1, 2015 @ OTT W 4-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:59
Nov 28, 2015 @ NYR W 3-0 W, SO 24 24 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 25, 2015 @ NYI L 1-3 L 35 33 2 0.943 59:15
Nov 21, 2015 @ OTT L 0-4 L 31 27 4 0.871 59:28
Nov 19, 2015 vs SJS L 0-1 (OT) OTL 21 20 1 0.952 63:45
Nov 17, 2015 vs LAK L 2-3 (SO) OTL 40 38 2 0.950 65:00
Nov 14, 2015 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) W 21 19 2 0.905 60:24
Nov 12, 2015 vs WSH L 2-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 60:00
Nov 2, 2015 @ VAN L 1-4 L 33 30 3 0.909 58:50
Oct 29, 2015 vs NJD L 1-4 L 32 29 3 0.906 57:08
Oct 27, 2015 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) OTL 40 36 4 0.900 62:13
Oct 24, 2015 vs NYR W 3-2 (SO) W 39 37 2 0.949 65:00
Oct 21, 2015 @ BOS W 5-4 (OT) W 18 16 2 0.889 42:09
Oct 20, 2015 vs DAL L 1-2 L 32 30 2 0.938 59:10
Oct 10, 2015 @ FLA L 1-7 L 8 4 4 0.500 06:46
Oct 8, 2015 @ TBL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 32 29 3 0.906 61:50