The Hockey News – September 17, 2019

| 106 | THE HOCKEY NEWS ULTIMATE FANTASY POOL GUIDE 2019-20

When the Golden Knights get a backup they’re

confident in playing, he’ll play less. Until then...

2018-19 MISSED GAMES

INJ./ILL. 9 DNP 12

MARC-ANDRE FLEURY SO/APPEARANCE 7.6

GAA SP SO

2.44 .918 5

WINS

37

POS: G AGE: 34

HT: 6-2 WT: 180

BORN: 11/28/84

VEGAS

2019-20 CAP HIT: $7,000,000

YEAR TEAM LEA GP W L T(OT) SO SP GAA GP W L SO SP GAA PROJECTION

’16-17 Pittsburgh NHL 38 18 10 7 1 .909 3.02 15 9 6 2 .924 2.56

’17-18 Vegas NHL 46 29 13 4 4 .927 2.24 20 13 7 4 .927 2.24

’18-19 Vegas NHL 61 35 21 5 8 .913 2.51 7 3 4 1 .909 2.70

CAREER 15YRS 798 439 250 77 56 .913 2.56

GOALIE PROFILES

THE HOCKEY NEWS PROFILES the 45 most prominent goaltenders in the NHL

this season and projects win totals for 62 netminders. We list far more stoppers than

there are starting NHL jobs. It’s imperative to know which No. 1 netminders and which

backups are expected to see the most minutes. To stay on top of everything, be sure to

check out the goalie master projections on pg. 136.

ULTIMATE GUIDE

GOALIES

SALARY

Cap hit for 2019-20.

Actual pay may vary.

SKINNY

The inside word on a goalie’s

outlook for 2019-20.

DURABILITY

Games missed due to injury/

illness or “Did Not Play.”

TEAM LOGO

An NHL logo denotes the

goalie is an unrestricted free

agent as of mid-July.

VITAL STATS

Position, age, height and

weight as of Oct. 1, 2019.

PAST STATS

What goalies did over the

past three years – regular

season and playoffs.

CAREER STATS

NHL totals including games

played, win-loss record,

shutouts, save percentage

and goals-against average.

PLAYER TRAITS

These icons identify goalies’

specific characteristics.

See legend below.

2019-20

PROJECTION

Projected wins, GAA,

SP and shutouts.

> RISING STAR

Identifies goaltenders whose performance is on a

marked upward trajectory.

> UFA IN 2020

These goalies are unrestricted free agents in 2020

and have incentive to perform better.

> WORKHORSE

Goalies expected to start 60-plus games this season.

There were eight such goalies last season.

> BRICK WALL

Goalies expected to top .920 in save percentage this

season. There were 10 such goalies last season.

> BANG FOR THE BUCK

These goalies provide better statistics than reflected

by their 2019-20 salary-cap hits.

> RED FLAG

Goalies at risk of injury, benching, demotion or return

to major junior or Europe.

> TRENDING DOWN

Goalies whose performance is expected to continue to

drop or start to drop in 2019-20.