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Chris Osgood

#30 · Goalie · Detroit Red Wings

Born Nov 26, 1972 in Peace River, Alberta, CAN · 5'10", 180 lb · Catches left · Drafted 54th overall in 1991 by DET (round 3)

Trophy case

×3 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2007-08, 1997-98, 1996-97
×2 William M. Jennings Trophy Goaltender(s) on Team with Fewest Goals Against 2007-08, 1995-96

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Justin Peters CAR · 12 GP, 0.875 Kevin Poulin NYI · 10 GP, 0.924 Nathan Lawson NYI · 10 GP, 0.893 Ray Emery ANA · 10 GP, 0.926 Braden Holtby WSH · 14 GP, 0.934

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

02040601993-94: 41 games4193-941994-95: 19 games191995-96: 50 games5095-961996-97: 47 games471997-98: 64 games6497-981998-99: 63 games631999-00: 53 games5399-002000-01: 52 games522001-02: 66 games6601-022002-03: 46 games462003-04: 67 games6703-042005-06: 32 games322006-07: 21 games2106-072007-08: 43 games432008-09: 46 games4608-092009-10: 23 games232010-11: 11 games1110-11

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

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1993-94 DET 41 238502 999 894 105 2.86 0.895
1994-95 DET 19 145001 496 455 41 2.26 0.917
1995-96 DET 50 396505 1190 1084 106 2.17 0.911
1996-97 DET 47 2313906 1175 1069 106 2.30 0.910
1997-98 DET 64 33201106 1605 1465 140 2.21 0.913
1998-99 DET 63 3425403 1654 1505 149 2.42 0.910
1999-00 DET 53 3014806 1349 1223 126 2.40 0.907
2000-01 DET 52 2519401 1310 1183 127 2.69 0.903
2001-02 NYI 66 3225604 1727 1571 156 2.50 0.910
2002-03 NYI 37 1714402 912 815 97 2.92 0.894
2002-03 STL 9 43202 241 214 27 3.05 0.888
2003-04 STL 67 3125803 1604 1460 144 2.24 0.910
2005-06 DET 32 206052 828 743 85 2.76 0.897
2006-07 DET 21 113060 496 450 46 2.38 0.907
2007-08 DET 43 279044 976 892 84 2.09 0.914
2008-09 DET 46 269082 1208 1071 137 3.09 0.887
2009-10 DET 23 79041 561 498 63 3.02 0.888
2010-11 DET 11 53020 298 269 29 2.77 0.903
17 seasons Career 744 401216662950 18629 16861 1768 2.49 0.905

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1993-94 DET 6 3201 110 98 12 2.35 0.891
1994-95 DET 2 0000 25 23 2 1.78 0.920
1995-96 DET 15 8702 322 289 33 2.12 0.898
1996-97 DET 2 0000 21 19 2 2.54 0.905
1997-98 DET 22 16602 588 540 48 2.12 0.918
1998-99 DET 6 4201 172 158 14 2.34 0.919
1999-00 DET 9 5402 237 219 18 1.97 0.924
2000-01 DET 6 2401 158 143 15 2.47 0.905
2001-02 NYI 7 3400 193 176 17 2.60 0.912
2002-03 STL 7 3401 183 166 17 2.44 0.907
2007-08 DET 19 14403 430 400 30 1.55 0.930
2008-09 DET 23 15802 637 590 47 2.01 0.926
12 seasons Playoffs 124 7345015 3076 2821 255 2.08 0.917

2010-11 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
11 10 5320 298 269 29 2.77 0.903

2010-11 analytics

Rating

-2.8Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.3Goals 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. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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.

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

-5.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
23.7Expected goals againstfrom 399 unblocked attempts
29Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.903Save %0.920 expected from his shots
Goals saved -0.50 above expected per 60 minutes8th
Shot difficulty 6.0% chance per attempt faced17thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 53 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

01020Game 10Allowed 29Expected 23.7

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 this season, with his net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Jan 4, 2011 @ EDM W 5-3 W 25 22 3 0.880 60:00
Jan 2, 2011 vs PHI L 2-3 5 5 0 1.000 18:54
Dec 27, 2010 @ COL W 4-3 (OT) W 49 46 3 0.939 63:36
Dec 23, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 L 25 21 4 0.840 58:54
Dec 19, 2010 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 32 28 4 0.875 64:18
Dec 11, 2010 @ NJD W 4-1 W 34 33 1 0.971 60:00
Dec 4, 2010 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) OTL 25 22 3 0.880 64:04
Oct 30, 2010 vs NSH W 5-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 59:43
Oct 28, 2010 vs PHX L 2-4 L 35 32 3 0.914 59:42
Oct 14, 2010 @ DAL L 1-4 L 15 11 4 0.733 59:50
Oct 9, 2010 @ CHI W 3-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 59:39