Shot Volume and Save Percentage
December 10, 2019 - 9:45 am
Introduction
Welcome to Shot Volume and Save Percentage - our weekly look at shots and saves in the NHL at all strengths (EV, PK, and PP). Make yourself familiar with the acronyms (using the legend below) and then we'll jump into the data. We include nine other seasons of data for reference.
Shot Volume and Save Percentage Data
| Year | SV% | EVSV% | PKSV% | PPSV% | EVF | PKF | PPF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.9093 | 0.9159 | 0.8719 | 0.9162 | 81.8 | 15.1 | 3.1 |
| 2018 | 0.9099 | 0.9170 | 0.8644 | 0.9152 | 83.5 | 13.5 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 0.9127 | 0.9201 | 0.8719 | 0.9149 | 82.2 | 15.0 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 0.9135 | 0.9213 | 0.8709 | 0.9000 | 83.1 | 14.6 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 0.9149 | 0.9230 | 0.8727 | 0.9011 | 82.4 | 15.2 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 0.9146 | 0.9219 | 0.8742 | 0.9199 | 82.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 |
| 2013 | 0.9138 | 0.9214 | 0.8782 | 0.8945 | 81.6 | 15.9 | 2.5 |
| 2012 | 0.9119 | 0.9204 | 0.8652 | 0.9175 | 82.4 | 15.3 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 0.9135 | 0.9208 | 0.8754 | 0.9077 | 82.1 | 15.3 | 2.6 |
| 2010 | 0.9129 | 0.9208 | 0.8750 | 0.9129 | 80.5 | 16.7 | 2.8 |
Legend
- YEAR
- NHL Season
- SV%
- League-wide save percentage
- EVSV%
- League-wide save percentage at even-strength
- PKSV%
- League-wide save percentage while on the penalty kill
- PPSV%
- League-wide save percentage while on the power play
- EVF
- Fraction of shots against that occur at even-strength
- PKF
- Fraction of shots against that occur while on the penalty kill
- PPF
- Fraction of shots against that occur while on the power play