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Ben Bishop

#30 · Goalie · Dallas Stars

Born Nov 21, 1986 in Denver, Colorado, USA · 6'7", 210 lb · Catches left · Drafted 85th overall in 2005 by STL (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mike Smith ARI · 62 GP, 0.904 Antti Niemi SJS · 61 GP, 0.914 Roberto Luongo FLA · 61 GP, 0.921 Marc-Andre Fleury PIT · 64 GP, 0.920 Pekka Rinne NSH · 64 GP, 0.923

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.

02040602008-09: 6 games608-092010-11: 7 games710-112011-12: 10 games1011-122012-13: 22 games2212-132013-14: 63 games6313-142014-15: 62 games6214-152015-16: 61 games6115-162016-17: 39 games3916-172017-18: 53 games5317-182018-19: 46 games4618-192019-20: 44 games4419-20

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
2008-09 STL 6 1110 112 100 12 2.94 0.893
2010-11 STL 7 3401 168 151 17 2.77 0.899
2011-12 OTT 10 3320 243 221 22 2.48 0.909 $600K
2012-13 OTT 13 8501 399 368 31 2.45 0.922 $650K
2012-13 TBL 9 3411 302 277 25 2.99 0.917
2013-14 TBL 63 371475 1758 1625 133 2.23 0.924 $2.3M
2014-15 TBL 62 401354 1620 1484 136 2.32 0.916 $2.3M
2015-16 TBL 61 352146 1672 1549 123 2.06 0.926 $5.95M
2016-17 TBL 32 161231 870 793 77 2.55 0.911 $5.95M
2016-17 LAK 7 2320 170 153 17 2.49 0.900
2017-18 DAL 53 261755 1437 1317 120 2.49 0.916 $4.917M
2018-19 DAL 46 271527 1323 1236 87 1.98 0.934 $4.917M
2019-20 DAL 44 211642 1286 1183 103 2.50 0.920 $4.917M
11 seasons Career 413 2221283633 11360 10457 903 2.32 0.921

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 TBL 25 131103 669 616 53 2.18 0.921
2015-16 TBL 11 8202 297 279 18 1.85 0.939
2018-19 DAL 13 7600 448 418 30 2.22 0.933
2019-20 DAL 2 1100 45 37 8 6.51 0.822
4 seasons Playoffs 51 292005 1459 1350 109 2.24 0.925

2014-15 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
62 60 401354 1620 1484 136 2.32 0.916

Contract

$2.3MCap hitends in 2015, then UFA
$242KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.5 goals above replacement
$2.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$328KValueworth 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 48 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 2014-15, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2014-15 $2.3M

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 2022-23 $4.917M
2015-16 to 2016-17 $5.95M
2013-14 to 2014-15 $2.3M
2012-13 to 2012-13 $650K
2011-12 to 2011-12 $600K

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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+9.5Goals above replacement27th of 50 goalies
+1.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.0Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 50 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.

-100102030402010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

-4.0Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
132.0Expected goals againstfrom 2,267 unblocked attempts
136Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.916Save %0.918 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 49 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 -0.07 above expected per 60 minutes33rd
Shot difficulty 5.8% chance per attempt faced18thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 49 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Game 60Allowed 136Expected 132.0

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 11, 2015 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) W 38 36 2 0.947 65:00
Apr 9, 2015 vs NJD W 4-3 (OT) W 24 21 3 0.875 61:22
Apr 4, 2015 @ FLA W 4-0 W, SO 34 34 0 1.000 60:00
Apr 2, 2015 @ OTT L 1-2 (OT) OTL 34 32 2 0.941 64:43
Mar 30, 2015 @ MTL W 5-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 59:58
Mar 28, 2015 @ DET L 0-4 L 22 19 3 0.864 59:14
Mar 26, 2015 vs NSH L 2-3 L 11 8 3 0.727 26:54
Mar 22, 2015 vs BOS W 5-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Mar 20, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 59:58
Mar 16, 2015 vs MTL W 4-2 W 34 32 2 0.941 60:00
Mar 12, 2015 @ BOS L 2-3 (SO) OTL 30 28 2 0.933 65:00
Mar 10, 2015 @ MTL W 1-0 (OT) W, SO 19 19 0 1.000 61:03
Mar 5, 2015 vs TOR W 4-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Mar 1, 2015 @ FLA L 3-4 L 26 22 4 0.846 58:29
Feb 27, 2015 vs CHI W 4-0 W, SO 28 28 0 1.000 59:42
Feb 21, 2015 @ ARI W 4-2 W 24 22 2 0.917 60:00
Feb 18, 2015 @ ANA W 4-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Feb 15, 2015 @ SJS W 5-2 W 35 33 2 0.943 59:55
Feb 12, 2015 vs STL L 3-6 L 34 29 5 0.853 39:58
Feb 8, 2015 vs ANA W 5-3 W 28 25 3 0.893 60:00
Feb 7, 2015 vs LAK L 2-4 L 9 6 3 0.667 20:00
Feb 3, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 (OT) OTL 18 16 2 0.889 61:16
Jan 31, 2015 vs CBJ W 3-1 W 35 34 1 0.971 60:00
Jan 29, 2015 vs DET W 5-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Jan 27, 2015 @ CAR L 2-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 57:34
Jan 20, 2015 vs VAN W 4-1 W 28 27 1 0.964 60:00
Jan 17, 2015 vs COL W 3-2 (SO) W 42 40 2 0.952 65:00
Jan 15, 2015 vs EDM W 3-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Jan 13, 2015 @ BOS L 3-4 L 34 30 4 0.882 58:57
Jan 12, 2015 @ PHI L 3-7 12 9 3 0.750 37:24
Jan 9, 2015 vs BUF W 2-1 W 21 20 1 0.952 59:52
Jan 6, 2015 @ MTL W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 59:58
Jan 4, 2015 @ OTT W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Jan 2, 2015 @ PIT L 3-6 10 7 3 0.700 13:39
Dec 29, 2014 vs TOR W 3-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 59:31
Dec 27, 2014 vs CAR W 2-1 W 26 25 1 0.962 59:40
Dec 15, 2014 @ PIT L 2-4 5 4 1 0.800 20:00
Dec 13, 2014 @ WSH L 2-4 L 27 24 3 0.889 59:13
Dec 9, 2014 vs WSH L 3-5 L 34 30 4 0.882 58:38
Dec 6, 2014 vs CBJ L 1-3 L 20 17 3 0.850 56:29
Dec 4, 2014 vs BUF W 5-0 W, SO 13 13 0 1.000 60:00
Dec 1, 2014 @ NYR W 6-3 W 35 32 3 0.914 60:00
Nov 29, 2014 vs OTT W 4-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Nov 26, 2014 vs NYR W 4-3 W 19 16 3 0.842 59:37
Nov 22, 2014 vs MIN W 2-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Nov 20, 2014 @ TOR L 2-5 L 20 16 4 0.800 55:25
Nov 17, 2014 @ NYR W 5-1 W 16 15 1 0.938 59:49
Nov 15, 2014 vs NYI W 5-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:57
Nov 13, 2014 vs SJS L 1-2 L 39 37 2 0.949 59:03
Nov 11, 2014 @ CHI L 2-3 (SO) OTL 39 37 2 0.949 65:00
Nov 9, 2014 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) W 20 17 3 0.850 64:58
Nov 6, 2014 vs CGY W 5-2 W 31 29 2 0.935 60:00
Nov 1, 2014 vs WSH W 4-3 W 38 35 3 0.921 60:00
Oct 30, 2014 vs PHI W 4-3 W 27 24 3 0.889 59:28
Oct 28, 2014 vs ARI W 7-3 W 25 22 3 0.880 60:00
Oct 25, 2014 @ MIN L 2-7 14 11 3 0.786 42:45
Oct 24, 2014 @ WPG W 4-2 W 42 40 2 0.952 59:56
Oct 20, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 58:47
Oct 18, 2014 @ VAN W 4-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 59:53
Oct 13, 2014 vs MTL W 7-1 W 17 16 1 0.941 59:58
Oct 11, 2014 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) OTL 34 32 2 0.941 64:46
Oct 9, 2014 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) W 21 19 2 0.905 61:11