Ilya Samsonov
Vegas Golden Knights Goaltender
A hundred and two career wins against 39 losses, and the third-lowest save percentage in this edition.
| Season | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | WSH | 26 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 60 | 2.55 | 1 | 689 | .913 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 19 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 2.69 | 2 | 499 | .902 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 44 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 119 | 3.02 | 3 | 1145 | .896 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 96 | 2.33 | 4 | 1184 | .919 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 40 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 120 | 3.13 | 3 | 1087 | .890 |
| 2024-25 so far | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 171 | 102 | 39 | 21 | 444 | 2.76 | 13 | 4604 | .904 |
This Season So Far
The 2024-25 season has not started. The empty row above is his, and both it and this paragraph fill in on their own from the morning after he first plays: what he has done, what it is worth against his own last season, and the run he is on when the two disagree.
Last Season
40 games with Toronto, 23-7-8 with an .8896 and a 3.13, 3 shutouts, facing 1,087 shots.
That figure was tied for the third-lowest of any goaltender who played twenty-five games, and he won 23 of the 40 anyway. A club that scored 303 goals is the reason both of those are true.
The Physical Game
He is 6-3 and 208.
He is quick across the crease and plays an athletic game rather than a positional one, coming out to meet the shot and relying on the recovery to get back. The glove is genuinely good; the trouble is the second shot after a rebound he has pushed back into the slot.
The Mental Game
A career .9036 across 171 games with 13 shutouts.
A .9189 in 42 games two seasons ago and an .8896 in 40 last season is a goaltender who has been both things inside two years. Three of his five seasons have finished under .9020.
The Intangibles
Twenty-second overall in 2015 by Washington, five seasons, and Vegas will be his third organisation.
A hundred and two career wins against 39 losses in 171 games. He is 27, that is a win-loss record very few goaltenders have, and almost none of it is his doing.