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Ville Husso33

Anaheim Ducks · Goalie · Catches L

Ville Husso

Age 31 · 6'3" · 202 lb · Born in Helsinki, FIN

Cap hit

$2.2M

2.1% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

—

needs 40 recent games

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2025-26 regular season

GP

20

19 starts

Record

10-8-2

SV%

.884

GAA

3.25

Shots against

534

GSAx

-4.5

goals saved above expected

Game Score

-0.22

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameDecSASVGASV%TOIxGAGSAxHD savesGS
May 8vs VGK · L 6-2Relief19172.89537:492.49+0.494/4+0.49
Apr 28@ EDM · L 4-1Relief11101.90947:141.52+0.522/2+0.52
Apr 16@ NSH · W 5-4W21174.81059:561.70-2.300/1-2.31
Apr 4vs CGY · L 5-3L19154.78958:282.66-1.344/7-1.34
Mar 30vs TOR · OTL 5-4OTL29245.82864:554.15-0.853/5-0.85

Dec = decision (W, L, OTL; ND = started, no decision). HD saves = high-danger shots on goal stopped. GS = our Game Score.

Advanced metrics

2025-26 · 20 GP · 1,146 min · percentile vs. NHL goalies

SV%.884

27th percentile

GSAx-4.5

31st percentile

GSAx/60-0.23

21st percentile

HDSV%.707

39th percentile

HD GSAx-1.4

43rd percentile

5v5 GSAx-6.8

26th percentile

EV SV%.888

19th percentile

Quality start %42.1%

19th percentile

Really bad start %31.6%

16th percentile

xGA/603.01

66th percentile

Expected goals come from our own model and rate every unblocked shot he faced by its chance of going in. High-danger shots are those worth 0.15 expected goals or more. Percentiles compare him with goalies who played 600 minutes that season. xGA/60 shows how hard his workload was, so its bar is grey.

Play styleRebound-control specialist

Trait percentiles vs. NHL goalies · 2025-26

Husso's standout trait is rebound control, which sits near the top of the league, but most of his save results trail NHL goalies. Routine saves, 5-on-5 results and consistency all rate low, so he has been a part-time option with a rough season.

Rebound controlPart-timeInconsistentWeak at 5-on-5
High-danger saves
40
Routine saves
27
Rebound control
93
5-on-5 saves
14
PK saves
39
Consistency
19
Workload
10

Strengths

  • Rebound control is at the 93rd percentile, among the best in the league.
  • Allows few quick follow-up shots after his saves, backed by that 93rd percentile mark.

Watch-outs

  • 5-on-5 saves rank in the 14th percentile, with -4.5 goals saved above expected overall.
  • Consistency is at the 19th percentile, with quality starts in only 42% of his starts.
  • Routine saves on lower-danger shots sit at the 27th percentile.

Similar style: Jacob Markstrom (FLA), Cam Talbot (CBJ)

Built from play-by-play and our expected goals model, compared with goalies who have 600+ minutes in the season.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 20 GP

Season total -4.5, or -0.22 per game.

Goaltending
-4.5

Game Score gives credit for everything a player does in a game. Goals (1.0) and assists (0.7 primary, 0.5 secondary) count most; shots, blocks, hits, takeaways, penalties drawn, faceoff wins, killing penalties, and holding down the other team's chances add to it. Only mistakes subtract: goals against at 5-on-5, giveaways, penalties taken, faceoff losses, and allowing more chances than an average player would. A player who is there to defend or kill penalties is not marked down for not scoring. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

SeasonTeamGPGSWLOTLSV%GAASOSAGA
2021-22St. Louis Blues76250.8903.67122825
2025-26Anaheim Ducks20000.9002.120303
Career2 seasons96250.8913.40125828

Seasons traded mid-year show one row per team.

Usage

Last game: @ VGK, Oct 2

Did not start last game (Lukas Dostal did).

From the NHL's shift chart.

Latest news

Headlines from news outlets and team blogs

No news about him in the last 30 days.

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Recent Game Scores

Last 10 games · goals above average

Average +0.04 per game over these 10.

Age curve

NHL goalies · production index

202937

At 31, goalies typically produce 100% of their peak (age 26).

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Contract by season

1 season left

SeasonTeamCap hit% of cap
2026-27ANA$2.2M2.1%

UFA after 2026-27. $2.2M in cap hits left. % of cap uses each season's ceiling where the league has set one ($104M this season, $113.5M in 2027-28).