Samuel Ersson
- Position
- Goalie
- Age
- 27Oct 20, 1999
- Height
- 6'3"191 cm
- Weight
- 194 lbs88 kg
- Catches
- Left
- Born
- Falun, SWE
- Nationality
- SWE
- Draft
- 2018 · Round 5 · 143rd overall · PHI
Samuel Ersson, Ottawa Senators goaltender, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.
Trends
SV% Trend
Contract
2026-27 cap $104.0MContract data not yet available.
Career
Born in Falun, SWE · Draft: 2018 · Round 5, pick 19 (#143 overall) · PHI · 5 NHL seasons
Regular season
- GP
- 150
- W
- 66
- SO
- 7
- SV%
- 0.883
- GAA
- 3.04
Advanced stats 2026–27
Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.
Expected goals
Save %
Ranks among 65 goalies with 4+ GP.
Tracking data
NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 9 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7
Longer bar = better than more of the league’s goalies. The tick marks the middle of the league.
Results
- Save %League avg .890.880Beats 29%
- Goals-against average (lower is better)League avg 3.063.33Beats 29%
- Starts above .900League avg 46.6%40.0%Beats 32%
- Save %, 5-on-5League avg .903.893Beats 34%
- Save %, 5-on-5 in close gamesLeague avg .909.966Beats 97%
Saves by shot distance
Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.
Grey = fewer than 10 shots against from that area. Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.
- Left corner: no data
- Behind the net: 1.000 save % on 3 shots
- Right corner: no data
- Left side of the net: .750 save % on 4 shots
- Crease: .667 save % on 3 shots
- Right side of the net: 1.000 save % on 2 shots
- Low slot: .784 save % on 37 shots
- Left circle: .905 save % on 21 shots
- Right circle: .905 save % on 21 shots
- High slot: .875 save % on 16 shots
- Outside left: .857 save % on 7 shots
- Outside right: 1.000 save % on 5 shots
- Left point: .923 save % on 13 shots
- Centre point: 1.000 save % on 11 shots
- Right point: .917 save % on 12 shots
- Neutral zone: 1.000 save % on 4 shots
- Beyond the red line: 1.000 save % on 7 shots
- Close-range save %League avg .806.775Beats 27%
- Mid-range save %League avg .878.897Beats 59%
- Long-range save %League avg .964.944Beats 27%
Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).
Game Log
Career Arc
5 SeasonsCareer Stats
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