It would be easy to get swallowed whole by the immense shadow cast by Pekka Rinne, but Juuse Saros has managed to shine. Though his career spans only 65 total games, his performance has been impressive.



The Stats



His .919 save percentage in all situations puts him tied for sixth in the league over the span of his career (for goalies with more than 3000 minutes played), while his delta save percentage (the difference between his expected and actual save percentage based on the difficulty of shots faced) is an impressive 1.08, good for fourth in the league: Pekka Rinne, to compare, is ranked 31st over that timespan (courtesy of Corsica Hockey). The sample size is admittedly small, but when he’s been given the chance Saros has delivered.



Some of Rinne’s biggest critics have — not entirely unfairly — credited a good deal of his success to the stellar defense he plays behind. It stands to reason in that case that Saros would be...