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Steve Mason

#35 · Goalie · Winnipeg Jets

Born May 29, 1988 in Oakville, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 210 lb · Catches right · Drafted 69th overall in 2006 by CBJ (round 3)

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Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kari Lehtonen DAL · 59 GP, 0.902 Robin Lehner BUF · 59 GP, 0.920 Henrik Lundqvist NYR · 57 GP, 0.910 Cory Schneider NJD · 60 GP, 0.908 Peter Budaj TBL · 60 GP, 0.915

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: 61 games6108-092009-10: 58 games5809-102010-11: 54 games5410-112011-12: 46 games4611-122012-13: 20 games2012-132013-14: 61 games6113-142014-15: 51 games5114-152015-16: 54 games5415-162016-17: 58 games5816-172017-18: 13 games1317-18

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
2008-09 CBJ 61 3320710 1658 1518 140 2.29 0.916
2009-10 CBJ 58 202695 1653 1490 163 3.05 0.901
2010-11 CBJ 54 242173 1541 1388 153 3.03 0.901
2011-12 CBJ 46 162631 1355 1212 143 3.39 0.894 $2.9M
2012-13 CBJ 13 3610 346 311 35 2.95 0.899 $2.9M
2012-13 PHI 7 4200 215 203 12 1.90 0.944
2013-14 PHI 61 331874 1751 1606 145 2.50 0.917 $1.5M
2014-15 PHI 51 1818113 1490 1382 108 2.25 0.928 $4.1M
2015-16 PHI 54 2319104 1602 1470 132 2.51 0.918 $4.1M
2016-17 PHI 58 262183 1556 1413 143 2.66 0.908 $4.1M
2017-18 WPG 13 5611 392 355 37 3.24 0.906 $4.1M
10 seasons Career 476 2051836434 13559 12348 1211 2.70 0.911

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2008-09 CBJ 4 0400 139 122 17 4.26 0.878
2013-14 PHI 5 2200 131 123 8 1.97 0.939
2015-16 PHI 3 0300 81 69 12 4.09 0.852
2017-18 WPG 1 0000 7 7 0 0.00 1.000
4 seasons Playoffs 13 2900 358 321 37 3.27 0.897

2016-17 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
58 54 262183 1556 1413 143 2.66 0.908

Contract

$4.1MCap hitends in 2017, then UFA
$760KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.4 goals above replacement
$1.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.4MValueworth 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 53 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 2016-17, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2016-17 $4.1M

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 2018-19 $4.1M
2014-15 to 2016-17 $4.1M
2013-14 to 2013-14 $1.5M
2011-12 to 2012-13 $2.9M

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+5.4Goals above replacement40th of 53 goalies
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-8.3Goals 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.

-40-20020402010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-162016-172017-18Goals 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

-8.3Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
134.7Expected goals againstfrom 2,165 unblocked attempts
143Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.908Save %0.913 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 55 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 -0.16 above expected per 60 minutes16th
Shot difficulty 6.2% chance per attempt faced38thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 55 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Allowed 143Expected 134.7

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
Apr 8, 2017 vs CBJ W 4-2 W 22 20 2 0.909 60:00
Apr 4, 2017 @ NJD L 0-1 (OT) OTL 27 26 1 0.963 60:18
Mar 30, 2017 vs NYI W 6-3 W 41 38 3 0.927 60:00
Mar 28, 2017 vs OTT W 3-2 (SO) W 28 26 2 0.929 64:57
Mar 26, 2017 @ PIT W 6-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 60:00
Mar 23, 2017 @ MIN W 3-1 W 25 24 1 0.960 60:00
Mar 21, 2017 @ WPG L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 58:22
Mar 19, 2017 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) W 22 19 3 0.864 60:21
Mar 16, 2017 @ NJD L 2-6 L 23 19 4 0.826 41:29
Mar 15, 2017 vs PIT W 4-0 W, SO 23 23 0 1.000 60:00
Mar 13, 2017 vs CBJ L 3-5 L 28 24 4 0.857 57:26
Mar 11, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 L 27 25 2 0.926 59:54
Mar 7, 2017 @ BUF W 6-3 W 34 31 3 0.912 60:00
Mar 4, 2017 @ WSH L 1-2 (OT) OTL 24 22 2 0.917 63:25
Mar 2, 2017 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) W 40 39 1 0.975 65:00
Feb 28, 2017 vs COL W 4-0 W, SO 33 33 0 1.000 60:00
Feb 9, 2017 vs NYI L 1-3 L 30 27 3 0.900 57:22
Jan 31, 2017 @ CAR L 1-5 L 28 23 5 0.821 59:57
Jan 25, 2017 @ NYR W 2-0 W, SO 34 34 0 1.000 59:51
Jan 22, 2017 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) W 38 36 2 0.947 63:20
Jan 21, 2017 vs NJD L 1-4 4 3 1 0.750 20:00
Jan 15, 2017 @ WSH L 0-5 L 17 12 5 0.706 46:36
Jan 12, 2017 vs VAN W 5-4 (SO) 24 20 4 0.833 40:00
Jan 10, 2017 @ BUF L 1-4 L 26 23 3 0.885 56:42
Jan 8, 2017 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) OTL 25 23 2 0.920 61:53
Jan 4, 2017 vs NYR L 2-5 L 27 23 4 0.852 59:20
Jan 1, 2017 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) OTL 25 22 3 0.880 65:00
Dec 30, 2016 @ SJS L 0-2 L 12 11 1 0.917 20:00
Dec 28, 2016 @ STL L 3-6 L 24 19 5 0.792 57:53
Dec 22, 2016 @ NJD L 0-4 L 8 6 2 0.750 20:00
Dec 21, 2016 vs WSH W 3-2 (SO) W 38 36 2 0.947 65:00
Dec 19, 2016 vs NSH L 1-2 (SO) OTL 31 30 1 0.968 64:54
Dec 17, 2016 @ DAL L 1-3 L 27 25 2 0.926 58:54
Dec 14, 2016 @ COL W 4-3 W 29 26 3 0.897 60:00
Dec 10, 2016 vs DAL W 4-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 60:00
Dec 8, 2016 vs EDM W 6-5 W 33 28 5 0.848 59:53
Dec 6, 2016 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) W 44 42 2 0.955 64:38
Dec 4, 2016 @ NSH W 4-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Dec 3, 2016 vs CHI W 3-1 W 27 26 1 0.963 60:00
Dec 1, 2016 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) W 21 19 2 0.905 60:40
Nov 29, 2016 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) W 47 45 2 0.957 64:48
Nov 25, 2016 vs NYR L 2-3 L 23 20 3 0.870 57:58
Nov 23, 2016 @ TBL L 2-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 58:25
Nov 22, 2016 @ FLA W 3-1 W 39 38 1 0.974 60:00
Nov 19, 2016 vs TBL L 0-3 L 18 15 3 0.833 59:38
Nov 17, 2016 vs WPG W 5-2 W 32 30 2 0.938 60:00
Nov 15, 2016 vs OTT L 2-3 (SO) OTL 26 24 2 0.923 64:29
Nov 12, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 W 20 19 1 0.950 40:00
Nov 11, 2016 @ TOR L 3-6 L 23 17 6 0.739 60:00
Nov 8, 2016 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) OTL 35 33 2 0.943 64:43
Oct 29, 2016 vs PIT L 4-5 13 10 3 0.769 20:00
Oct 27, 2016 vs ARI L 4-5 L 25 20 5 0.800 58:36
Oct 25, 2016 vs BUF W 4-3 (SO) W 8 8 0 1.000 29:17
Oct 24, 2016 @ MTL L 1-3 L 32 30 2 0.938 58:35
Oct 22, 2016 vs CAR W 6-3 W 30 27 3 0.900 59:26
Oct 20, 2016 vs ANA L 2-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 58:54
Oct 18, 2016 @ CHI L 4-7 L 11 9 2 0.818 33:31
Oct 15, 2016 @ ARI L 3-4 (OT) OTL 35 31 4 0.886 63:12