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San Jose Sharks

Alexei Melnichuk

#1Goaltender28 years oldCatches L6'1"201 lb

2020-21 regular season
3
GP
2 starts
0-1-1
Record
.864
SV%
81 SA
5.05
GAA

G · SJS · NHL id 8482246

Alexei Melnichuk has appeared in 3 games for the San Jose Sharks in 2020-21, starting 2, with a 0-1-1 record and .864 save percentage on 81 shots (11 goals against). Over his last 3 appearances he has stopped 70 of 81 (.864), starting 2 of them.

Right now

Recent workload and form

Last appearance
May 12 vs VGK
Started · 38/44 saves · L
Last 3 games
.864
70 saves on 81 shots
Starts
2 of 3
appearances this season
Minutes
43:32
per appearance

Starts and workload

2020-21 · last 3 appearances, oldest first

  1. Relief1.000LAK
  2. Start.844ARI · O
  3. Start.864VGK · L
Save % by game, line at .900

NHL EDGE tracking

Puck and player tracking

Source: NHL EDGE

No NHL EDGE tracking data for this player yet. Edge covers 2021-22 onward and refreshes nightly.

Shots against

2020-21 · 100 unblocked attempts faced, 81 on goal, 11 goals

Shot map, OPP at SJS: 100 attempts, 81 on goal, 11 goals, 7.21 expected goals; best chance Nicolas Roy at 0.30 xG.

  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked
Blocked attempts are excluded; the net is at the right (or the top on phones). Strength is from the goalie's team's view.

Beyond the box score

2020-21 regular season · 3 games through the sequence engine

How shot classes work

Leaders
Save percentage by shot class against the league
ClassSASV%LeagueDiff
11.818.775+4.4 pts
8.875.906−3.1 pts
Cycle33.879.927−4.8 pts
Off the draw0—.927—

Unblocked save % .890 vs .926 expected from his shot mix: −3.59 pts (±6.13)

Leaders
Prevented /100
−8.14
Rebounds
11vs 5.3 exp.
Rate
15.7%of 70 saves

A rebound is an opponent attempt within 3 seconds of a save. Expected rebounds use the shot-by-shot model; positive means fewer second chances than expected.

Game log

3 games in 2020-21, newest first

DateOppResultDECSASVGA
May 12vs VGKL 0-6L44386.86460:00
May 8vs ARIOTL 4-5O32275.84461:24
Feb 11@ LAKL 2-6RL5501.0009:11

Season splits by strength

2020-21 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGACA/60
All situations3130:3543:328111.86454.2
Even strength3114:2838:097210.86153.5
5v53109:5836:39688.88253.5
Power play26:003:00101.00010.0
Penalty kill210:075:0481.87589.0
4v412:002:0011.00030.0
3v3 (OT)12:302:3031.66772.0
5v426:003:00101.00010.0
4v5210:075:0481.87589.0

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGSW-L-OTLSASVGAGAA
2020-21SJS320-1-1817011.8645.05

On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.