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Josh Harding

#37 · Goalie · Minnesota Wild

Born Jun 18, 1984 in Regina, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'2", 194 lb · Catches right · Drafted 38th overall in 2002 by MIN (round 2)

Trophy case

Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Perseverance, Sportsmanship and Dedication 2012-13

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Cam Ward CAR · 30 GP, 0.898 Al Montoya WPG · 28 GP, 0.920 Curtis McElhinney CBJ · 28 GP, 0.909 Frederik Andersen ANA · 28 GP, 0.923 Jhonas Enroth BUF · 28 GP, 0.911

Career

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

01020302005-06: 3 games305-062006-07: 7 games706-072007-08: 29 games2907-082008-09: 19 games1908-092009-10: 25 games2509-102011-12: 34 games3411-122012-13: 5 games512-132013-14: 29 games2913-14

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2005-06 MIN 3 2101 83 75 8 2.59 0.904
2006-07 MIN 7 3211 174 167 7 1.16 0.960
2007-08 MIN 29 111521 838 761 77 2.94 0.908
2008-09 MIN 19 3910 453 421 32 2.21 0.929
2009-10 MIN 25 91201 692 626 66 3.05 0.905
2011-12 MIN 34 131242 981 900 81 2.62 0.917
2012-13 MIN 5 1101 73 63 10 3.24 0.863
2013-14 MIN 29 18733 690 644 46 1.66 0.933
8 seasons Career 151 60591110 3984 3657 327 2.45 0.918

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2007-08 MIN 1 0000 11 11 0 0.00 1.000
2012-13 MIN 5 1400 135 123 12 2.94 0.911
2 seasons Playoffs 6 1400 146 134 12 2.72 0.918

2013-14 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
29 26 18733 690 644 46 1.66 0.933

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+14.5Goals above replacement21st of 61 goalies
+2.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+8.9Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 61 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

-50510152011-122012-132013-14Goals 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

+8.9Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
54.9Expected goals againstfrom 1,008 unblocked attempts
46Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.933Save %0.920 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 63 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 +0.32 above expected per 60 minutes86th
Shot difficulty 5.4% chance per attempt faced2ndA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 63 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

02040Game 10Game 20Expected 54.9Allowed 46

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
Dec 31, 2013 vs STL L 1-2 L 23 21 2 0.913 58:40
Dec 29, 2013 vs NYI L 4-5 L 31 26 5 0.839 59:31
Dec 17, 2013 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) W 31 29 2 0.935 64:49
Dec 14, 2013 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) W 27 26 1 0.963 65:00
Dec 11, 2013 @ ANA L 1-2 L 31 29 2 0.935 58:49
Dec 8, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 W 38 37 1 0.974 60:00
Dec 5, 2013 vs CHI W 4-3 W 19 16 3 0.842 59:59
Dec 2, 2013 vs PHI W 2-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 30, 2013 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 25 23 2 0.920 64:30
Nov 29, 2013 vs COL L 1-3 L 20 18 2 0.900 59:43
Nov 20, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 W 37 34 3 0.919 60:00
Nov 19, 2013 @ MTL L 2-6 L 19 16 3 0.842 33:36
Nov 17, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 W 22 21 1 0.955 59:58
Nov 15, 2013 vs FLA W 3-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Nov 13, 2013 vs TOR W 2-1 (SO) W 20 19 1 0.950 54:29
Nov 9, 2013 @ CAR W 3-2 (SO) W 29 27 2 0.931 65:00
Nov 7, 2013 @ WSH L 2-3 (SO) OTL 27 25 2 0.926 65:00
Nov 5, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 59:41
Nov 3, 2013 vs NJD W 4-0 W, SO 19 19 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 1, 2013 vs MTL W 4-3 W 31 28 3 0.903 59:47
Oct 24, 2013 vs CAR W 3-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 40:00
Oct 22, 2013 vs NSH W 2-0 W, SO 16 16 0 1.000 60:00
Oct 19, 2013 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) OTL 22 21 1 0.955 64:57
Oct 17, 2013 @ TBL L 1-3 L 29 27 2 0.931 59:57
Oct 15, 2013 @ TOR L 1-4 6 6 0 1.000 26:46
Oct 14, 2013 @ BUF W 2-1 W 23 22 1 0.957 59:56
Oct 12, 2013 vs DAL W 5-1 W 19 18 1 0.947 60:00
Oct 10, 2013 vs WPG W 2-1 W 15 14 1 0.933 60:00
Oct 8, 2013 @ NSH L 2-3 L 20 19 1 0.950 47:32