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Philipp Grubauer

#31 · Goalie · Seattle Kraken

Born Nov 25, 1991 in Rosenheim, DEU (age 34) · 6'1", 188 lb · Catches left · Drafted 112th overall in 2010 by WSH (round 4)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

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.

Scott Clemmensen FLA · 17 GP, 0.896 Jacob Markstrom VAN · 16 GP, 0.873 Anders Nilsson NYI · 19 GP, 0.896 Martin Jones LAK · 19 GP, 0.934 Michal Neuvirth BUF · 15 GP, 0.921

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.

020402012-13: 2 games212-132013-14: 17 games172014-15: 1 games114-152015-16: 22 games222016-17: 24 games2416-172017-18: 35 games352018-19: 37 games3718-192019-20: 36 games362020-21: 40 games4020-212021-22: 55 games552022-23: 39 games3922-232023-24: 36 games362024-25: 26 games2624-252025-26: 32 games322026-27: 3 games326-27

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
2012-13 WSH 2 0100 59 54 5 3.57 0.915 $578K
2013-14 WSH 17 6550 469 434 35 2.38 0.925 $578K
2014-15 WSH 1 1000 25 23 2 1.85 0.920 $578K
2015-16 WSH 22 8910 523 480 43 2.32 0.918 $750K
2016-17 WSH 24 13623 585 542 43 2.04 0.926 $750K
2017-18 WSH 35 151033 953 880 73 2.35 0.923 $1.5M
2018-19 COL 37 18953 1071 982 89 2.64 0.917 $3.333M
2019-20 COL 36 181242 1067 977 90 2.63 0.916 $3.333M
2020-21 COL 40 30917 993 916 77 1.95 0.922 $3.333M
2021-22 SEA 55 183152 1479 1315 164 3.16 0.889 $5.9M
2022-23 SEA 39 171440 930 832 98 2.85 0.895 $5.9M
2023-24 SEA 36 141622 941 846 95 2.85 0.899 $5.9M
2024-25 SEA 26 81710 681 596 85 3.49 0.875 $5.9M
2025-26 SEA 32 131240 866 787 79 2.65 0.909 $5.9M
2026-27 SEA 3 1100 72 66 6 2.59 0.917 $5.9M
15 seasons Career 405 1801523722 10714 9730 984 2.65 0.908

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 WSH 1 1000 21 18 3 3.00 0.857
2016-17 WSH 1 0000 9 7 2 6.46 0.778
2017-18 WSH 2 0100 49 41 8 4.55 0.837
2018-19 COL 12 7501 373 345 28 2.30 0.925
2019-20 COL 5 4001 95 88 7 1.60 0.926
2020-21 COL 10 6400 301 275 26 2.61 0.914
2022-23 SEA 14 7700 422 381 41 2.99 0.903
7 seasons Playoffs 45 251702 1270 1155 115 2.65 0.909

2013-14 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
17 14 6550 469 434 35 2.38 0.925

Contract

$578KCap hitends in 2015, then RFA
$133KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.4 goals above replacement

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.

The contract

Signed by the Washington Capitals on Oct 4, 2010, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $1.945M, beginning in 2012-13. It runs through 2014-15, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2012-13 $578K $525K $60K $85K $585K
2013-14 $578K $550K $0 $550K
2014-15 $578K $600K $0 $600K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 28, 2021 Seattle Kraken New contract 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $35.4M $5.9M
Jun 23, 2018 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $10M $3.333M
Jul 6, 2017 Washington Capitals New contract 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $1.5M $1.5M
Jun 15, 2015 Washington Capitals Extension 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $1.5M $750K
Oct 4, 2010 Washington Capitals Entry-level 2012-13 to 2014-15 signed for 2010-11, slid 3 $1.945M $578K

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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+4.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.7Goals above averagehis goals saved above expected

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. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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.

-20-1001020302012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

+0.7Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
35.7Expected goals againstfrom 648 unblocked attempts
35Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.925Save %0.924 expected from his shots
Goals saved +0.05 above expected per 60 minutes56th
Shot difficulty 5.5% chance per attempt faced3rdA 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.

0102030Game 10Expected 35.7Allowed 35

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
Mar 5, 2014 @ PHI L 4-6 L 11 10 1 0.909 27:32
Jan 19, 2014 @ NYR L 1-4 L 8 5 3 0.625 17:49
Jan 17, 2014 @ CBJ L 1-5 L 14 11 3 0.786 21:41
Jan 14, 2014 vs SJS L 1-2 (SO) OTL 29 28 1 0.966 65:00
Jan 12, 2014 vs BUF L 1-2 (SO) OTL 31 30 1 0.968 65:00
Jan 9, 2014 @ TBL W 4-3 W 36 33 3 0.917 59:55
Jan 2, 2014 vs CAR L 3-4 (OT) OTL 33 29 4 0.879 61:20
Dec 30, 2013 @ OTT L 1-3 L 37 35 2 0.946 58:56
Dec 29, 2013 @ BUF L 1-2 (SO) OTL 17 16 1 0.941 65:00
Dec 27, 2013 vs NYR W 3-2 W 40 38 2 0.950 59:59
Dec 23, 2013 vs ANA L 2-3 L 29 26 3 0.897 58:54
Dec 20, 2013 @ CAR W 4-2 W 41 39 2 0.951 60:00
Dec 15, 2013 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) W 28 24 4 0.857 64:48
Dec 13, 2013 @ FLA L 2-3 (SO) OTL 41 39 2 0.951 65:00
Dec 10, 2013 vs TBL W 6-5 (SO) W 34 32 2 0.941 52:47
Dec 8, 2013 @ NYR W 4-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 59:42
Dec 3, 2013 vs CAR L 1-4 9 9 0 1.000 20:00