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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

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The goalies closest to him in games played in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

John Gibson ANA · 56 GP, 0.904 Marc-Andre Fleury MIN · 56 GP, 0.908 Sergei Bobrovsky FLA · 54 GP, 0.913 Darcy Kuemper COL · 57 GP, 0.921 Igor Shesterkin NYR · 53 GP, 0.935

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

2021-22 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
55 54 183152 1479 1315 164 3.16 0.889

Contract

$5.9MCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
-$2.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$8.5MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 59 ranked goalies whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Seattle Kraken on Jul 28, 2021, as a new contract: 6 years and $35.4M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2026-27, with 5 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2021-22 $5.9M $5M $0 $5M NTC
2022-23 $5.9M $6.25M $0 $6.25M NTC
2023-24 $5.9M $7.25M $0 $7.25M NTC
2024-25 $5.9M $6.8M $0 $6.8M M-NTC
2025-26 $5.9M $5.6M $0 $5.6M M-NTC
2026-27 $5.9M $4.5M $0 $4.5M M-NTC

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Rating

-17.3Goals above replacement61st of 61 goalies
-2.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-30.9Goals 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. 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

-30.9Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
133.1Expected goals againstfrom 2,059 unblocked attempts
164Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.889Save %0.910 expected from his shots

Goals saved above expected, taken per 60 minutes, and save % are coloured by where they rank among the 65 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 -0.60 above expected per 60 minutes6th
Shot difficulty 6.5% chance per attempt faced15thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 65 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

050100150Game 10Game 20Game 30Game 40Game 50Allowed 164Expected 133.1

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 27, 2022 vs LAK L 3-5 L 27 23 4 0.852 58:17
Apr 22, 2022 @ MIN L 3-6 L 35 29 6 0.829 59:54
Apr 20, 2022 vs COL W 3-2 W 27 25 2 0.926 59:58
Apr 16, 2022 vs NJD W 4-3 (SO) W 26 23 3 0.885 65:00
Apr 9, 2022 vs CGY L 1-4 L 28 25 3 0.893 58:18
Apr 7, 2022 @ CHI W 2-0 W, SO 29 29 0 1.000 60:00
Apr 1, 2022 vs VGK L 2-5 L 24 21 3 0.875 58:55
Mar 26, 2022 @ LAK L 2-4 L 27 23 4 0.852 60:00
Mar 22, 2022 @ ARI W 4-2 W 26 24 2 0.923 59:52
Mar 19, 2022 vs DET W 4-2 W 23 21 2 0.913 59:50
Mar 16, 2022 vs TBL L 1-4 L 42 38 4 0.905 59:54
Mar 12, 2022 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) W 33 30 3 0.909 65:00
Mar 8, 2022 @ TOR L 4-6 L 31 26 5 0.839 57:57
Mar 6, 2022 @ CAR L 2-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 57:21
Feb 27, 2022 @ SJS L 1-3 L 24 21 3 0.875 56:48
Feb 24, 2022 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) OTL 39 36 3 0.923 60:04
Feb 22, 2022 vs NYI L 2-5 L 35 31 4 0.886 58:46
Feb 19, 2022 @ CGY L 1-2 L 37 35 2 0.946 58:13
Feb 17, 2022 @ WPG L 3-5 L 28 24 4 0.857 58:31
Feb 14, 2022 vs TOR L 2-6 L 11 8 3 0.727 20:00
Feb 9, 2022 vs ARI L 2-5 L 25 22 3 0.880 58:49
Feb 2, 2022 @ NYI W 3-0 W, SO 19 19 0 1.000 59:56
Jan 30, 2022 @ NYR L 2-3 L 24 21 3 0.875 58:57
Jan 27, 2022 @ PIT W 2-1 (OT) W 24 23 1 0.958 61:17
Jan 25, 2022 vs NSH L 2-4 L 27 23 4 0.852 57:05
Jan 23, 2022 vs FLA W 5-3 W 31 28 3 0.903 59:57
Jan 20, 2022 vs SJS W 3-2 W 25 23 2 0.920 60:00
Jan 17, 2022 vs CHI W 3-2 (SO) W 27 25 2 0.926 64:20
Jan 12, 2022 @ DAL L 2-5 L 24 20 4 0.833 58:44
Jan 10, 2022 @ COL L 3-4 L 35 31 4 0.886 58:02
Jan 1, 2022 vs VAN L 2-5 L 34 30 4 0.882 59:29
Dec 29, 2021 vs PHI L 2-3 (OT) OTL 22 19 3 0.864 62:03
Dec 15, 2021 @ ANA L 1-4 L 18 15 3 0.833 40:00
Dec 11, 2021 vs CBJ L 4-5 (OT) OTL 28 23 5 0.821 60:38
Dec 9, 2021 vs WPG L 0-3 L 33 30 3 0.909 59:56
Dec 6, 2021 vs PIT L 1-6 L 4 1 3 0.250 05:07
Dec 3, 2021 vs EDM W 4-3 W 32 29 3 0.906 60:00
Dec 1, 2021 @ DET L 3-4 (SO) OTL 26 23 3 0.885 64:45
Nov 26, 2021 @ TBL L 0-3 L 26 23 3 0.885 59:56
Nov 24, 2021 vs CAR W 2-1 W 36 35 1 0.972 59:29
Nov 21, 2021 vs WSH W 5-2 W 39 37 2 0.949 59:44
Nov 19, 2021 vs COL L 3-7 17 14 3 0.824 34:09
Nov 17, 2021 vs CHI L 2-4 L 18 15 3 0.833 56:47
Nov 13, 2021 vs MIN L 2-4 L 21 18 3 0.857 55:58
Nov 11, 2021 vs ANA L 4-7 L 34 29 5 0.853 57:49
Nov 6, 2021 @ ARI L 4-5 L 22 17 5 0.773 58:50
Nov 4, 2021 vs BUF W 5-2 W 21 19 2 0.905 60:00
Oct 31, 2021 vs NYR L 1-3 L 17 15 2 0.882 58:19
Oct 28, 2021 vs MIN W 4-1 W 31 30 1 0.968 60:00
Oct 26, 2021 vs MTL W 5-1 W 24 23 1 0.958 60:00
Oct 23, 2021 vs VAN L 2-4 L 25 22 3 0.880 58:58
Oct 18, 2021 @ PHI L 1-6 L 20 15 5 0.750 28:49
Oct 16, 2021 @ CBJ L 1-2 (OT) OTL 25 23 2 0.920 62:16
Oct 14, 2021 @ NSH W 4-3 W 30 27 3 0.900 59:59
Oct 12, 2021 @ VGK L 3-4 L 30 26 4 0.867 58:39