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Zach Fucale

#60 · Goalie · Washington Capitals

Born May 28, 1995 in Laval, Quebec, CAN · 6'2", 189 lb · Catches left · Drafted 36th overall in 2013 by MTL (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

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

Daniil Tarasov CBJ · 4 GP, 0.937 Joseph Woll TOR · 4 GP, 0.911 Lukas Dostal ANA · 4 GP, 0.907 Malcolm Subban BUF · 4 GP, 0.871 Tuukka Rask BOS · 4 GP, 0.844

Career

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

Season Team GP WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
2021-22 WSH 4 1111 66 61 5 1.75 0.924
1 season Career 4 1111 66 61 5 1.75 0.924

2021-22 season totals

GP Starts WLOTLSO Shots against Saves Goals against GAA Save %
4 3 1111 66 61 5 1.75 0.924

2021-22 analytics

Rating

+2.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.8Goals 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.

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

+1.8Goals saved above expectedexpected goals minus goals against
6.8Expected goals againstfrom 102 unblocked attempts
5Goals againstwhile he was in net
0.924Save %0.897 expected from his shots
Goals saved +0.63 above expected per 60 minutes98th
Shot difficulty 6.7% chance per attempt faced40thA 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.

0246Expected 6.8Allowed 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. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result Decision Shots against Saves Goals against Save % TOI
Jan 10, 2022 vs BOS L 3-7 L 16 12 4 0.750 27:53
Jan 8, 2022 @ MIN L 2-3 (SO) OTL 22 21 1 0.955 64:36
Jan 7, 2022 @ STL L 1-5 7 7 0 1.000 19:06
Nov 11, 2021 @ DET W 2-0 W, SO 21 21 0 1.000 60:00