G · BUF · NHL id 8475920
Michael Houser has appeared in 2 games for the Buffalo Sabres in 2021-22, starting 2, with a 2-0-0 record and .948 save percentage on 77 shots (4 goals against). Over his last 2 appearances he has stopped 73 of 77 (.948), starting 2 of them. In 2020-21 he went 2-2-0 with a .901 save percentage in 4 games.
Right now
Recent workload and form
Starts and workload
2021-22 · last 2 appearances, oldest first
- Start.977OTT · W
- Start.909PHI · W
NHL EDGE tracking
2021-22 percentiles among goalies
Only 2 GP in 2021-22: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
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
2021-22 · 107 unblocked attempts faced, 77 on goal, 4 goals
Shot map, OPP at BUF: 107 attempts, 77 on goal, 4 goals, 5.73 expected goals; best chance Drake Batherson at 0.30 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Beyond the box score
2021-22 regular season · 2 games through the sequence engine
| Class | SA | SV% | League | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | .889 | .789 | +10.0 pts | |
| 5 | 1.000 | .904 | +9.6 pts | |
| Cycle | 34 | .971 | .925 | +4.5 pts |
| Off the draw | 4 | .750 | .926 | −17.6 pts |
Unblocked save % .963 vs .930 expected from his shot mix: +3.30 pts (±3.59)
- Prevented /100
- −2.78
- Rebounds
- 8vs 6.0 exp.
- Rate
- 11.0%of 73 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
2 games in 2021-22, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | DEC | SA | SV | GA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22 | vs PHI | W 6-3 | W | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 60:00 |
| Jan 18 | @ OTT | W 3-1 | W | 44 | 43 | 1 | .977 | 60:00 |
Season splits by strength
2021-22 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GA | CA/60 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 2 | 120:00 | 60:00 | 77 | 4 | .948 | 68.0 |
| Even strength | 2 | 96:35 | 48:18 | 56 | 2 | .964 | 62.1 |
| 5v5 | 2 | 94:10 | 47:05 | 56 | 2 | .964 | 63.1 |
| Power play | 2 | 6:56 | 3:28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 16:08 | 8:04 | 21 | 2 | .905 | 133.9 |
| 4v4 | 2 | 2:25 | 1:13 | 0 | 0 | — | 24.8 |
| 5v4 | 2 | 6:56 | 3:28 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 |
| 4v5 | 2 | 15:19 | 7:40 | 19 | 2 | .895 | 121.4 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 77 | 73 | 4 | .948 | 2.00 |
| 2020-21 | BUF | 4 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 141 | 127 | 14 | .901 | 3.46 |
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.