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Cal Petersen

#40 · Goalie · Minnesota Wild

Born Oct 19, 1994 in Waterloo, Iowa, USA · 6'2", 185 lb · Catches right · Drafted 129th overall in 2013 by BUF (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jordan Binnington STL · 37 GP, 0.901 Scott Wedgewood DAL · 37 GP, 0.910 Samuel Montembeault MTL · 38 GP, 0.891 Kaapo Kahkonen SJS · 36 GP, 0.912 Jake Allen MTL · 35 GP, 0.905

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.

01020302018-19: 11 games1118-192019-20: 8 games819-202020-21: 35 games3520-212021-22: 37 games3721-222022-23: 10 games1022-232023-24: 5 games523-24

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
2018-19 LAK 11 5411 355 328 27 2.61 0.924 $925K
2019-20 LAK 8 5300 269 248 21 2.64 0.922 $858K
2020-21 LAK 35 91850 1095 998 97 2.89 0.911 $858K
2021-22 LAK 37 201423 1002 897 105 2.89 0.895 $858K
2022-23 LAK 10 5320 257 223 34 3.75 0.868 $5M
2023-24 PHI 5 2200 132 114 18 3.90 0.864 $5M
6 seasons Career 106 4644104 3110 2808 302 2.96 0.903

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2021-22 LAK 1 0000 20 16 4 7.45 0.800
1 season Playoffs 1 0000 20 16 4 7.45 0.800

2021-22 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
37 35 201423 1002 897 105 2.89 0.895

Contract

$858KCap hitends in 2022, then extended to 2025
$117KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.3 goals above replacement
$2.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth 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 59 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jul 16, 2019, as a new contract: 3 years and $2.575M, beginning in 2019-20. It runs through 2021-22, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Los Angeles Kings on Sep 22, 2021, 3 years and $15M at $5M a season, beginning in 2022-23.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2019-20 $858K $700K $0 $700K
2020-21 $858K $875K $0 $875K
2021-22 $858K $1M $0 $1M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 22, 2021 Los Angeles Kings Extension not begun 2022-23 to 2024-25 3 $15M $5M
Jul 16, 2019 Los Angeles Kings New contract 2019-20 to 2021-22 3 $2.575M $858K
Jul 1, 2017 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2017-18 to 2018-19 2 $1.85M $925K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.6Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.8Goals 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.

-1001020302018-192019-202020-212021-222022-232023-24Goals 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

-1.8Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
2.2Expected goals againstfrom 27 unblocked attempts
4Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.800Save %0.891 expected from his shots
Goals saved -3.39 above expected per 60 minutes1st
Shot difficulty 8.1% 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.

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 28, 2022 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) OTL 29 26 3 0.897 64:30
Apr 13, 2022 @ COL L 3-9 L 25 19 6 0.760 49:45
Apr 10, 2022 @ MIN L 3-6 L 33 27 6 0.818 60:00
Apr 4, 2022 vs CGY L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 57:45
Apr 2, 2022 @ WPG W 3-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Mar 31, 2022 @ CGY W 3-2 (SO) W 28 26 2 0.929 65:00
Mar 28, 2022 vs SEA L 1-6 L 38 32 6 0.842 59:41
Mar 26, 2022 vs SEA W 4-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:56
Mar 19, 2022 @ VGK L 1-5 L 23 19 4 0.826 58:35
Mar 17, 2022 vs SJS W 3-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 59:56
Mar 12, 2022 @ SJS L 0-5 L 27 22 5 0.815 60:00
Mar 7, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 (OT) W 32 30 2 0.938 60:11
Mar 6, 2022 @ BUF W 3-0 W, SO 19 19 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 2, 2022 @ DAL L 3-4 L 43 39 4 0.907 58:24
Feb 28, 2022 vs BOS L 0-7 13 11 2 0.846 27:18
Feb 26, 2022 vs NYI W 5-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Feb 23, 2022 @ ARI W 3-2 W 19 17 2 0.895 60:00
Feb 19, 2022 @ ARI W 5-3 W 23 20 3 0.870 60:00
Feb 15, 2022 vs EDM L 2-5 L 27 24 3 0.889 58:22
Jan 30, 2022 @ PIT W 4-3 W 26 23 3 0.885 59:48
Jan 27, 2022 @ NYI W 3-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Jan 23, 2022 @ NJD W 3-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Jan 18, 2022 vs TBL L 4-6 L 24 19 5 0.792 58:34
Jan 15, 2022 @ SEA W 3-1 W 18 17 1 0.944 60:00
Jan 10, 2022 vs NYR W 3-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 60:00
Jan 8, 2022 vs DET W 4-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 59:52
Dec 6, 2021 @ VAN L 0-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 60:00
Dec 2, 2021 vs CGY L 2-3 L 32 29 3 0.906 58:18
Nov 27, 2021 vs OTT W 4-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Nov 20, 2021 vs CAR L 4-5 L 20 15 5 0.750 58:08
Nov 13, 2021 @ WPG L 2-3 (OT) OTL 23 20 3 0.870 60:32
Nov 9, 2021 @ MTL W 3-2 (OT) W 35 33 2 0.943 63:34
Nov 5, 2021 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) W 23 21 2 0.913 60:40
Oct 30, 2021 vs MTL W 5-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Oct 23, 2021 @ STL L 3-7 L 40 33 7 0.825 60:00
Oct 19, 2021 @ NSH L 1-2 L 31 29 2 0.935 57:58
Oct 14, 2021 vs VGK W 6-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:43