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Cristopher Nilstorp

#41 · Goalie · Dallas Stars

Born Feb 16, 1984 in Malmo, SWE · 6'3", 190 lb · Catches right

Compare with a similar player

The goalies closest to him in games played in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Josh Harding MIN · 5 GP, 0.863 Kevin Poulin NYI · 5 GP, 0.893 Darcy Kuemper MIN · 6 GP, 0.916 Leland Irving CGY · 6 GP, 0.883 Martin Biron NYR · 6 GP, 0.917

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below.

0123452012-13: 5 games512-132013-14: 1 games113-14

Games played by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2012-13 DAL 5 1310 146 131 15 3.09 0.897
2013-14 DAL 1 0000 17 14 3 4.56 0.824
2 seasons Career 6 1310 163 145 18 3.26 0.890

2012-13 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
5 5 1310 146 131 15 3.09 0.897

2012-13 analytics

Rating

-2.3Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.5Goals 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.

-3-2-1012012-132013-14Goals 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

-3.5Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
11.5Expected goals againstfrom 198 unblocked attempts
15Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.897Save %0.921 expected from his shots
Goals saved -0.72 above expected per 60 minutes4th
Shot difficulty 5.8% chance per attempt faced7thA higher bar means his team gives up more dangerous shots.

Each bar shows the share of goalies he is ahead of, among the 54 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest this season.

051015Allowed 15Expected 11.5

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
Feb 25, 2013 @ NSH L 4-5 (OT) OTL 31 26 5 0.839 60:21
Feb 23, 2013 vs SJS W 3-1 W 32 31 1 0.969 60:00
Feb 21, 2013 vs VAN L 3-4 L 22 18 4 0.818 60:00
Jan 26, 2013 vs STL L 3-4 L 29 25 4 0.862 52:01
Jan 20, 2013 @ MIN L 0-1 L 32 31 1 0.969 58:56