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Ondrej Pavelec

#31 · Goalie · New York Rangers

Born Aug 31, 1987 in Kladno, CZE · 6'3", 212 lb · Catches left · Drafted 41st overall in 2005 by ATL (round 2)

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.

Corey Crawford CHI · 57 GP, 0.917 Jaroslav Halak STL · 57 GP, 0.910 Tim Thomas BOS · 57 GP, 0.938 Tomas Vokoun FLA · 57 GP, 0.922 Antti Niemi SJS · 60 GP, 0.920

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.

02040602007-08: 7 games707-082008-09: 12 games1208-092009-10: 42 games4209-102010-11: 58 games5810-112011-12: 68 games6811-122012-13: 44 games4412-132013-14: 57 games5713-142014-15: 50 games5014-152015-16: 33 games3315-162016-17: 8 games816-172017-18: 19 games1917-18

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
2007-08 ATL 7 3300 190 172 18 3.11 0.905
2008-09 ATL 12 3700 301 265 36 3.60 0.880
2009-10 ATL 42 141872 1353 1226 127 3.29 0.906
2010-11 ATL 58 212394 1705 1558 147 2.73 0.914 $1.15M
2011-12 WPG 68 292894 2036 1845 191 2.91 0.906 $1.15M
2012-13 WPG 44 212030 1251 1132 119 2.80 0.905 $3.9M
2013-14 WPG 57 222671 1644 1481 163 3.01 0.901 $3.9M
2014-15 WPG 50 221685 1353 1245 108 2.28 0.920 $3.9M
2015-16 WPG 33 131341 918 830 88 2.78 0.904 $3.9M
2016-17 WPG 8 4400 233 207 26 3.55 0.888 $3.9M
2017-18 NYR 19 4911 510 464 46 3.05 0.910 $1.3M
11 seasons Career 398 1561674818 11494 10425 1069 2.88 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 %
2014-15 WPG 4 0400 137 122 15 3.74 0.891
1 season Playoffs 4 0400 137 122 15 3.74 0.891

2010-11 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
58 54 212394 1705 1558 147 2.73 0.914

Contract

$1.15MCap hitends in 2012, then RFA
$53KCap dollars per goal above replacement21.6 goals above replacement
$3.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.9MValueworth 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 29 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 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $1.15M
2011-12 $1.15M

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 2017-18 $1.3M
2012-13 to 2016-17 $3.9M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $1.15M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+21.6Goals above replacement14th of 53 goalies
+3.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+6.0Goals 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.

-100102030402010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

+6.0Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
153.0Expected goals againstfrom 2,305 unblocked attempts
147Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.914Save %0.910 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 +0.11 above expected per 60 minutes64th
Shot difficulty 6.6% chance per attempt faced79thA 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 40Game 50Expected 153.0Allowed 147

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 8, 2011 vs CAR L 1-6 L 32 26 6 0.813 60:00
Apr 7, 2011 @ NYR W 3-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 60:00
Apr 5, 2011 @ NSH L 3-6 11 9 2 0.818 38:04
Apr 2, 2011 @ BOS L 2-3 L 24 21 3 0.875 58:29
Mar 29, 2011 @ MTL L 1-3 L 30 28 2 0.933 59:18
Mar 19, 2011 @ BUF L 2-8 L 11 8 3 0.727 20:00
Mar 17, 2011 vs PHI W 4-3 (SO) W 24 21 3 0.875 64:36
Mar 15, 2011 @ NJD L 2-4 L 23 20 3 0.870 59:01
Mar 12, 2011 @ PHI W 5-4 (OT) 12 9 3 0.750 40:00
Mar 11, 2011 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) OTL 30 27 3 0.900 64:12
Mar 9, 2011 @ CAR W 3-2 (OT) W 37 35 2 0.946 61:33
Feb 25, 2011 vs FLA L 1-2 (SO) 7 6 1 0.857 20:00
Feb 23, 2011 @ BUF L 1-4 L 39 35 4 0.897 60:00
Feb 17, 2011 @ PHX L 3-4 L 32 28 4 0.875 58:30
Feb 13, 2011 vs CAR L 2-3 L 17 14 3 0.824 59:23
Feb 11, 2011 vs NYR W 3-2 W 29 27 2 0.931 60:00
Feb 7, 2011 @ TOR L 4-5 L 32 27 5 0.844 58:49
Feb 5, 2011 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) OTL 37 33 4 0.892 62:28
Feb 3, 2011 vs CGY L 2-4 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:24
Feb 1, 2011 vs NYI L 1-4 L 33 29 4 0.879 59:28
Jan 26, 2011 vs WSH W 1-0 W, SO 36 36 0 1.000 60:00
Jan 23, 2011 @ TBL L 1-7 L 19 16 3 0.842 25:39
Jan 22, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 (SO) OTL 31 29 2 0.935 64:14
Jan 20, 2011 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) OTL 31 29 2 0.935 65:00
Jan 17, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) W 40 38 2 0.950 64:24
Jan 15, 2011 @ DAL L 1-6 L 24 18 6 0.750 52:12
Jan 14, 2011 vs PHI L 2-5 L 35 31 4 0.886 59:41
Jan 9, 2011 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) OTL 34 30 4 0.882 62:00
Jan 7, 2011 vs TOR L 3-9 L 24 19 5 0.792 34:05
Jan 5, 2011 @ FLA W 3-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 60:00
Jan 2, 2011 @ MTL W 4-3 (OT) W 50 47 3 0.940 63:43
Dec 30, 2010 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) W 44 42 2 0.955 64:42
Dec 28, 2010 @ PIT L 3-6 L 36 30 6 0.833 60:00
Dec 26, 2010 vs TBL L 2-3 (OT) OTL 34 31 3 0.912 61:10
Dec 23, 2010 @ BOS L 1-4 L 36 32 4 0.889 59:45
Dec 20, 2010 @ TOR W 6-3 W 40 37 3 0.925 60:00
Dec 18, 2010 vs NJD W 7-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Dec 15, 2010 @ TBL L 1-2 (SO) OTL 31 30 1 0.968 65:00
Dec 13, 2010 @ OTT W 4-3 (OT) W 30 27 3 0.900 61:09
Dec 10, 2010 vs COL L 2-4 L 28 25 3 0.893 58:45
Dec 6, 2010 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) W 29 27 2 0.931 62:08
Dec 4, 2010 @ WSH W 3-1 W 46 45 1 0.978 60:00
Dec 2, 2010 @ PIT L 2-3 L 28 25 3 0.893 58:52
Nov 30, 2010 @ COL W 3-2 (OT) W 31 29 2 0.935 61:43
Nov 28, 2010 vs BOS W 4-1 W 41 40 1 0.976 60:00
Nov 26, 2010 vs MTL W 3-0 W, SO 25 25 0 1.000 59:55
Nov 24, 2010 vs DET W 5-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Nov 21, 2010 vs NYI W 2-1 (OT) W 29 28 1 0.966 61:30
Nov 19, 2010 vs WSH W 5-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 60:00
Nov 17, 2010 vs FLA L 1-2 L 34 32 2 0.941 58:42
Nov 14, 2010 @ WSH L 4-6 L 16 15 1 0.938 36:49
Nov 13, 2010 vs PIT L 2-4 L 27 24 3 0.889 59:29
Nov 11, 2010 vs MIN W 5-1 W 33 32 1 0.970 60:00
Nov 9, 2010 @ OTT L 2-5 11 10 1 0.909 30:47
Nov 6, 2010 vs CHI L 4-5 (SO) OTL 40 36 4 0.900 64:54
Nov 4, 2010 vs CBJ L 0-3 L 41 39 2 0.951 59:28
Oct 30, 2010 @ STL L 3-4 (SO) OTL 35 32 3 0.914 64:47
Oct 8, 2010 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 0.000 02:25