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Nikolai Khabibulin

#39 · Goalie · Chicago Blackhawks

Born Jan 13, 1973 in Sverdlovsk, RUS · 6'1", 208 lb · Catches left · Drafted 204th overall in 1992 by WIN (round 9)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2003-04

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

Michal Neuvirth WSH · 48 GP, 0.914 Jonas Hiller ANA · 49 GP, 0.924 Peter Budaj COL · 45 GP, 0.895 Dan Ellis ANA · 44 GP, 0.898 Craig Anderson OTT · 51 GP, 0.913

Career

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

02040601994-95: 26 games2694-951995-96: 53 games531996-97: 72 games7296-971997-98: 70 games701998-99: 63 games6398-992000-01: 2 games22001-02: 70 games7001-022002-03: 65 games652003-04: 55 games5503-042005-06: 50 games502006-07: 60 games6006-072007-08: 50 games502008-09: 42 games4208-092009-10: 18 games182010-11: 47 games4710-112011-12: 40 games402012-13: 12 games1212-132013-14: 4 games4

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

Season Team GP WLTOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1994-95 WIN 26 89400 723 647 76 3.41 0.895
1995-96 WIN 53 2620302 1656 1504 152 3.13 0.908
1996-97 PHX 72 3033607 2094 1901 193 2.83 0.908
1997-98 PHX 70 30281004 1835 1651 184 2.74 0.900
1998-99 PHX 63 3223708 1681 1551 130 2.13 0.923
2000-01 TBL 2 11000 69 63 6 2.92 0.913
2001-02 TBL 70 24321007 1914 1761 153 2.36 0.920
2002-03 TBL 65 30221104 1760 1604 156 2.47 0.911
2003-04 TBL 55 2819703 1414 1287 127 2.33 0.910
2005-06 CHI 50 1726060 1379 1222 157 3.35 0.886
2006-07 CHI 60 2526051 1668 1505 163 2.86 0.902
2007-08 CHI 50 2320062 1389 1262 127 2.63 0.909
2008-09 CHI 42 258073 1192 1096 96 2.33 0.919
2009-10 EDM 18 79020 602 547 55 3.03 0.909
2010-11 EDM 47 1032042 1389 1236 153 3.40 0.890
2011-12 EDM 40 1220072 1114 1014 100 2.65 0.910
2012-13 EDM 12 46011 376 347 29 2.55 0.923
2013-14 CHI 4 10010 74 60 14 5.01 0.811
18 seasons Career 799 333334583946 22329 20258 2071 2.72 0.907

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
1995-96 WIN 6 2400 214 195 19 3.17 0.911
1996-97 PHX 7 3401 222 207 15 2.11 0.932
1997-98 PHX 4 2100 106 93 13 4.21 0.877
1998-99 PHX 7 3400 236 218 18 2.41 0.924
2002-03 TBL 10 5500 299 273 26 2.42 0.913
2003-04 TBL 23 16705 598 558 40 1.71 0.933
2008-09 CHI 15 8600 421 378 43 2.93 0.898
7 seasons Playoffs 72 393106 2096 1922 174 2.40 0.917

2010-11 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
47 46 103242 1389 1236 153 3.40 0.890

2010-11 analytics

Rating

-3.9Goals above replacement42nd of 53 goalies
-0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-17.7Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 53 ranked goalies: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. Goals above average is coloured as it is under Shots faced below, where it is taken per 60 minutes.

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. 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.

-10010202010-112011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

-17.7Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
135.3Expected goals againstfrom 1,971 unblocked attempts
153Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.890Save %0.903 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 53 goalies who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. The two goals against tiles are left plain, since they follow how much he played.

Goals saved -0.39 above expected per 60 minutes19th
Shot difficulty 6.9% chance per attempt faced91stA 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.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Allowed 153Expected 135.3

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
Apr 10, 2011 @ COL L 3-4 (OT) OTL 25 21 4 0.840 63:57
Apr 6, 2011 @ CGY L 1-6 L 47 41 6 0.872 60:00
Mar 31, 2011 @ MIN L 2-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 59:01
Mar 29, 2011 vs LAK L 0-2 L 33 31 2 0.939 57:28
Mar 24, 2011 @ STL L 0-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:58
Mar 19, 2011 vs COL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 27 25 2 0.926 64:46
Mar 17, 2011 vs PHX L 1-3 L 17 14 3 0.824 58:00
Mar 9, 2011 @ WSH L 0-5 L 36 31 5 0.861 60:00
Feb 22, 2011 @ MIN L 1-4 L 23 19 4 0.826 59:58
Feb 17, 2011 vs MTL W 4-1 W 37 36 1 0.973 60:00
Feb 15, 2011 vs DAL W 4-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 59:55
Feb 13, 2011 vs ANA L 0-4 7 7 0 1.000 18:29
Feb 12, 2011 vs OTT L 3-5 L 24 20 4 0.833 57:56
Feb 5, 2011 @ CBJ L 3-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 58:33
Feb 2, 2011 vs LAK L 1-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 58:44
Jan 26, 2011 @ DAL L 1-3 L 21 18 3 0.857 58:41
Jan 20, 2011 vs DAL L 2-4 L 23 20 3 0.870 59:04
Jan 18, 2011 vs MIN L 1-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 60:00
Jan 16, 2011 @ ANA L 2-3 L 28 25 3 0.893 58:11
Jan 11, 2011 @ DAL L 2-3 L 20 17 3 0.850 58:23
Jan 7, 2011 @ VAN L 1-6 L 34 28 6 0.824 60:00
Jan 4, 2011 vs DET L 3-5 L 37 32 5 0.865 58:13
Jan 1, 2011 vs CGY L 1-2 L 30 28 2 0.933 58:50
Dec 28, 2010 vs BUF L 2-4 L 20 17 3 0.850 59:03
Dec 26, 2010 @ VAN L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 59:39
Dec 21, 2010 @ SJS L 1-2 L 30 28 2 0.933 58:30
Dec 16, 2010 vs CBJ W 6-3 W 40 37 3 0.925 59:58
Dec 14, 2010 vs TOR L 1-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:41
Dec 10, 2010 vs TBL W 4-3 (SO) W 41 38 3 0.927 65:00
Dec 7, 2010 vs ANA L 2-3 (SO) OTL 32 30 2 0.938 64:49
Dec 4, 2010 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) W 32 31 1 0.969 60:23
Dec 2, 2010 @ TOR W 5-0 W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 17, 2010 vs CHI L 0-5 L 31 27 4 0.871 40:00
Nov 14, 2010 @ NYR L 2-8 L 31 23 8 0.742 60:00
Nov 11, 2010 @ DET L 2-6 L 34 28 6 0.824 60:00
Nov 9, 2010 @ CAR L 1-7 L 8 4 4 0.500 07:19
Nov 7, 2010 @ CHI W 2-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 59:52
Nov 5, 2010 vs DET L 1-3 L 29 27 2 0.931 59:07
Nov 2, 2010 vs VAN L 3-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 59:24
Oct 29, 2010 @ CHI W 7-4 W 41 37 4 0.902 60:00
Oct 26, 2010 @ CGY L 4-5 (SO) OTL 39 35 4 0.897 64:58
Oct 23, 2010 vs SJS L 1-6 L 34 28 6 0.824 59:51
Oct 21, 2010 vs MIN L 2-4 L 24 21 3 0.875 58:08
Oct 16, 2010 @ CGY L 3-5 L 45 41 4 0.911 59:10
Oct 14, 2010 @ MIN L 2-4 L 24 20 4 0.833 58:06
Oct 10, 2010 vs FLA W 3-2 W 28 26 2 0.929 60:00
Oct 7, 2010 vs CGY W 4-0 W, SO 37 37 0 1.000 60:00