G · VGK · NHL id 8478492
Ilya Samsonov has appeared in 29 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2024-25, starting 29, with a 16-9-4 record and .891 save percentage on 752 shots (82 goals against). Over his last 5 appearances he has stopped 119 of 131 (.908), starting 5 of them. In 2023-24 he went 23-7-8 with a .890 save percentage in 40 games.
Right now
Recent workload and form
Starts and workload
2024-25 · last 29 appearances, oldest first
- Start.957ANA · W
- Start.918FLA · O
- Start.971LAK · W
- Start.885SJS · W
- Start.778LAK · L
- Start.833WSH · L
- Start.950OTT · W
- Start.889PHI · W
- Start.786UTA · L
- Start.950ANA · W
- Start.909MIN · W
- Start.913SEA · W
- Start1.000CGY · W
- Start.920PHI · W
- Start.905SJS · W
- Start.923NYR · L
- Start.818NSH · L
- Start.783CHI · L
- Start.882STL · W
- Start.917CBJ · O
- Start.857NYI · L
- Start.875BOS · W
- Start.737LAK · L
- Start.773CHI · W
- Start1.000PIT · W
- Start.824PIT · O
- Start.889DET · L
- Start.946TBL · W
- Start.857CGY · O
NHL EDGE tracking
2024-25 percentiles among goalies
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among goalies this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shots against
Last 10 games · 387 unblocked attempts faced, 234 on goal, 29 goals
Shot map, OPP at VGK: 387 attempts, 234 on goal, 29 goals, 23.58 expected goals; best chance Cole Sillinger at 0.75 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Beyond the box score
2024-25 regular season · 29 games through the sequence engine
| Class | SA | SV% | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | .851 | .844 | +0.6 pts | |
| 65 | .938 | .934 | +0.4 pts | |
| Cycle | 304 | .882 | .900 | −1.8 pts |
| Off the draw | 41 | .951 | .954 | −0.3 pts |
Unblocked save % .931 vs .933 expected from his shot mix: −0.18 pts (±1.43)
- Prevented /100
- −1.42
- Rebounds
- 85vs 75.5 exp.
- Rate
- 12.7%of 670 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
29 games in 2024-25, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | DEC | SA | SV | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | @ CGY | OTL 4-5 | O | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 64:42 |
| Mar 23 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 60:00 |
| Mar 16 | @ DET | L 0-3 | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |
| Mar 11 | @ PIT | OTL 2-3 | O | 17 | 14 | 3 | .824 | 59:27 |
| Mar 7 | vs PIT | W 4-0 | W | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Feb 27 | vs CHI | W 7-5 | W | 22 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 59:47 |
| Feb 24 | @ LAK | L 2-5 | L | 19 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 59:43 |
| Feb 8 | @ BOS | W 4-3 | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 60:00 |
| Feb 4 | @ NYI | L 1-2 | L | 14 | 12 | 2 | .857 | 58:14 |
| Jan 30 | vs CBJ | OTL 1-2 | O | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 60:52 |
| Jan 23 | @ STL | W 4-2 | W | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 60:00 |
| Jan 18 | @ CHI | L 3-5 | L | 23 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 59:17 |
| Jan 14 | @ NSH | L 3-5 | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 58:28 |
| Jan 11 | vs NYR | L 1-2 | L | 26 | 24 | 2 | .923 | 57:59 |
| Jan 7 | @ SJS | W 4-2 | W | 21 | 19 | 2 | .905 | 59:57 |
| Jan 2 | vs PHI | W 5-2 | W | 25 | 23 | 2 | .920 | 60:00 |
| Dec 29 | vs CGY | W 3-0 | W | 31 | 31 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| Dec 21 | vs SEA | W 6-2 | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 60:00 |
| Dec 15 | @ MIN | W 3-2 | W | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 |
| Dec 4 | @ ANA | W 4-1 | W | 20 | 19 | 1 | .950 | 60:00 |
Season splits by strength
2024-25 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GA | CA/60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 29 | 1745:22 | 60:11 | 752 | 82 | .891 | 57.5 |
| Even strength | 29 | 1535:10 | 52:56 | 657 | 62 | .906 | 56.4 |
| 5v5 | 29 | 1511:47 | 52:08 | 643 | 59 | .908 | 56.4 |
| Power play | 28 | 96:45 | 3:27 | 11 | 1 | .909 | 11.2 |
| Penalty kill | 26 | 90:16 | 3:28 | 72 | 17 | .764 | 110.3 |
| 4v4 | 7 | 9:21 | 1:20 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.4 |
| 3v3 (OT) | 5 | 14:02 | 2:48 | 14 | 3 | .786 | 85.5 |
| 5v4 | 28 | 96:24 | 3:27 | 11 | 1 | .909 | 11.2 |
| 4v5 | 26 | 87:05 | 3:21 | 66 | 17 | .742 | 108.9 |
| 5v6, opponent net empty | 14 | 20:29 | 1:28 | 9 | 1 | .889 | 108.4 |
| 3v4 | 1 | 2:00 | 2:00 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 180.0 |
| 4v6, opponent net empty | 2 | 2:03 | 1:02 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 204.9 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | VGK | 29 | 29 | 16-9-4 | 752 | 670 | 82 | .891 | 2.82 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | TOR | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | 135 | 121 | 14 | .896 | 3.01 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 40 | 40 | 23-7-8 | 1087 | 967 | 120 | .890 | 3.13 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | TOR | 9 | 9 | 4-4-0 | 255 | 229 | 26 | .898 | 3.13 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 42 | 40 | 27-10-5 | 1184 | 1088 | 96 | .919 | 2.33 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | WSH | 5 | 4 | 1-3-0 | 148 | 135 | 13 | .912 | 2.97 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 44 | 39 | 23-12-5 | 1145 | 1026 | 119 | .896 | 3.02 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WSH | 3 | 3 | 0-3-0 | 99 | 89 | 10 | .899 | 2.99 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 19 | 18 | 13-4-1 | 499 | 450 | 49 | .902 | 2.69 |
| 2019-20 | WSH | 26 | 22 | 16-6-2 | 689 | 629 | 60 | .913 | 2.55 |
Ilya Samsonov news
- 6 Former Maple Leafs Hit Waivers & 1 Name Really Stands OutThe Hockey Writers
- Ilya Samsonov News: Put on waiversRotoWire
- Ilya Samsonov: 'Ashamed In Front Of My Family'RG.org
- Ilya Samsonov StatsNHL.com
- Ilya Samsonov Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Could Ilya Samsonov challenge for NHL playing time after signing with the San Jose Sharks this seasontimesofindia.indiatimes.com
- Sharks sign goaltender Ilya Samsonov, but why four NHL goaltenders?Fear the Fin
- Sharks' Ilya Samsonov: Signs one-year contractCBS Sports
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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.