Curtis McElhinney

#35Goaltender

2020-21 regular season

12 starts

4-6-2

Record

.875

SV%

296 SA

3.09

GAA

G · TBL · NHL id 8470147

Curtis McElhinney has appeared in 12 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020-21, starting 12, with a 4-6-2 record and .875 save percentage on 296 shots (37 goals against). Over his last 5 appearances he has stopped 98 of 113 (.867), starting 5 of them. In 2019-20 he went 8-7-3 with a .906 save percentage in 18 games.

Right now

Recent workload and form

Last appearance

May 7 vs DAL

Started · 26/31 saves · L

Last 5 games

.867

98 saves on 113 shots

Starts

12 of 12

appearances this season

Minutes

59:57

per appearance

Starts and workload

2020-21 · last 12 appearances, oldest first

Start.958NSH · W
Start.714FLA · L
Start.969CAR · W
Start.889CHI · O
Start.773DET · L
Start.880NSH · L
Start.906FLA · W
Start.900CBJ · L
Start.682NSH · L
Start.960CBJ · W
Start1.000DET · O
Start.839DAL · 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 · 390 unblocked attempts faced, 296 on goal, 37 goals

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 · 12 games through the sequence engine

How shot classes work

Leaders

Save percentage by shot class against the league
Class	SA	SV%	League	Diff
	17	.706	.775	−6.9 pts
	27	.815	.906	−9.1 pts
Cycle	118	.890	.927	−3.7 pts
Off the draw	7	1.000	.927	+7.3 pts

Unblocked save % .907 vs .936 expected from his shot mix: −2.86 pts (±2.88)

Leaders

Prevented /100: +2.17
Rebounds: 14vs 19.6 exp.
Rate: 5.4%of 259 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

12 games in 2020-21, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	DEC	SA	SV	GA
May 7	vs DAL	L 2-5	L	31	26	5	.839	59:40
May 1	@ DET	OTL 0-1	O	15	15	0	1.000	65:00
Apr 22	vs CBJ	W 3-1	W	25	24	1	.960	60:00
Apr 13	@ NSH	L 2-7	L	22	15	7	.682	60:00
Mar 30	vs CBJ	L 1-3	L	20	18	2	.900	57:27
Mar 21	vs FLA	W 5-3	W	32	29	3	.906	60:00
Mar 15	vs NSH	L 1-4	L	25	22	3	.880	56:45
Mar 11	@ DET	L 4-6	L	22	17	5	.773	57:42
Mar 5	@ CHI	OTL 3-4	O	27	24	3	.889	65:00
Feb 25	vs CAR	W 3-1	W	32	31	1	.969	59:57
Feb 15	vs FLA	L 4-6	L	21	15	6	.714	57:48
Feb 8	@ NSH	W 4-1	W	24	23	1	.958	60:00

Season splits by strength

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

Strength	GP		TOI/GP	SA	GA		CA/60
All situations	12	719:19	59:57	295	36	.878	42.0
Even strength	12	569:24	47:27	231	28	.879	40.5
5v5	12	550:38	45:53	224	28	.875	40.2
Power play	12	78:35	6:33	14	1	.929	13.0
Penalty kill	11	61:29	5:35	40	6	.850	80.0
4v4	8	10:42	1:20	1	0	1.000	33.6
3v3 (OT)	2	8:04	4:02	6	0	1.000	66.9
5v4	12	73:27	6:07	14	1	.929	13.9
4v5	11	61:00	5:33	40	6	.850	77.7
5v3	4	3:12	0:48	0	0	—	0.0
5v6, opponent net empty	7	9:45	1:24	6	1	.833	86.2

Career by season

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

Season	Team	GP	GS	W-L-OTL	SA	SV	GA		GAA
2020-21	TBL	12	12	4-6-2	296	259	37	.875	3.09
2019-20	TBL	18	18	8-7-3	551	499	52	.906	2.89
2018-19Playoffs	CAR	5	4	3-2-0	128	119	9	.930	2.01
2018-19	CAR	33	33	20-11-2	968	883	85	.912	2.58
2017-18Playoffs	TOR	1	0	0-1-0	23	19	4	.826	5.07
2017-18	TOR	18	15	11-5-1	528	493	35	.934	2.14