-This year, Bryzgalov is 0/5 in shootouts (dead last in NHL by percentage). Bobrovsky is 1/3 (51st out of 54 in the NHL, by percentage).
-All time, the Flyers are dead last in shootout wins, with 19 (in 56 games).
-All time, Flyers shooters score 28.7% of the time (25th). Flyers goalies make the save 56.9% of the time (dead last).
Looking at Bryzgalov's futility this season, it made me wonder if wearing a Flyers uniform somehow makes goalies do terribly.
-Bryzgalov; as a Flyer 0% (0/5), as a non-Flyer 66.0% (103/156)
-Bobrovsky; only as a Flyer 45.0% (9/20) -- this is the worst of any individual goalie in the NHL with a minimum of 10 attempts
-Boucher; as a Flyer 55.5% (15/27), as a non-Flyer 53.8%(7/13)
-Biron; as a Flyer 51.4% (19/37), as a non-Flyer 60% (18/30) -- at 55.2% all time, Biron is second worst of any individual goalie in the NHL with a minimum of 50 attempts
-Emery; as a Flyer 77.8% (7/9), as a non-Flyer 55.8% (24/43)
-Nittymaki; as a Flyer 67.6% (46/68), 81.5% as a non-Flyer (22/27)
Those individual numbers show that, for the most part, the Flyers simply employ goalies who are awful at shootouts. Bryzgalov's awful numbers this year are just another indication of how terrible a year he is having. Say what you will about being victimized by deflections this year, or adjusting to a new defensive system--the shootout eliminates all of those variables. He is simply playing very poorly right now.
And I'll say it again---it is simply a miracle the Flyers won a playoff spot 2 years ago by winning a shootout against the Rangers on the last day of the season. For point of comparison, Henrik Lundqvist, is the all time leader in shootout wins with 39, and has a 76.4% save percentage.
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