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Arturs Silovs37

Pittsburgh Penguins · Goalie · Catches L

Arturs Silovs

Age 25 · 6'4" · 219 lb · Born in Riga, LVA

Cap hit

$2.8M

2.7% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then RFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

−$845K

vs. $1.955M market estimate

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

GP

2

2 starts

Record

2-0-0

SV%

.886

GAA

2.47

Shots against

44

GSAx

-0.7

goals saved above expected

Game Score

-0.34

per game

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

GameDecSASVGASV%TOIxGAGSAxHD savesGS
Oct 3vs MTL · W 6-5W25205.80061:332.81-2.193/3-2.19
Sep 30@ PHI · W 7-0W191901.00060:001.51+1.511/1+1.51
Apr 29@ PHI · OTL 1-0L32311.96977:322.95+1.956/6+1.95
Apr 27vs PHI · W 3-2W20182.90059:481.89-0.110/0-0.11
Apr 25@ PHI · W 4-2W30282.93359:562.88+0.883/4+0.88

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 · 39 GP · 2,247 min · percentile vs. NHL goalies

SV%.888

31st percentile

GSAx-7.3

20th percentile

GSAx/60-0.20

26th percentile

HDSV%.688

27th percentile

HD GSAx-3.9

26th percentile

5v5 GSAx-8.6

17th percentile

EV SV%.891

26th percentile

Quality start %50.0%

34th percentile

Really bad start %31.6%

16th percentile

xGA/602.85

37th 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 starter

Trait percentiles vs. NHL goalies · 2025-26

Silovs is a starter whose clearest strengths are limiting quick follow-up shots and stopping pucks while his team is shorthanded. His overall save results are below par, with weak numbers on dangerous chances, at 5-on-5 and in game-to-game consistency.

Rebound controlStrong on PKStruggles on high-dangerInconsistentStarter
High-danger saves
21
Routine saves
39
Rebound control
96
5-on-5 saves
24
PK saves
87
Consistency
34
Workload
57

Strengths

  • Rebound control ranks in the 96th percentile, so few quick second shots follow his saves.
  • PK save percentage sits at the 87th percentile among NHL goalies.
  • Starter workload, but the results behind it lean on special teams and rebound control.

Watch-outs

  • High-danger saves rank in the 21st percentile, with a .688 save percentage on 138 shots.
  • 5-on-5 saves sit at the 24th percentile, part of a -7.3 goals saved above expected season.
  • Quality starts in only 50% of starts, 34th percentile for consistency.

Similar style: Juuse Saros (NSH), Samuel Ersson (OTT)

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

Career stats

From the NHL's player records

SeasonLeagueTeamGPGSWLOTLSV%GAASOSAGA
2015-16Latvia U16HS Riga 1520—————1.40———
2016-17Latvia U18HS Riga 1620—————1.614—27
2016-17Russia U16HS Riga 1616————.8843.44———
2017-18WJC-18 D1ALatvia U182—20—.9601.000502
2017-18Latvia2HS Riga 178—————2.281—17
2017-18Russia U17HS Riga 1716————.8823.32———
2017-18 (playoffs)Latvia2HS Riga 176—————3.220—14
2018-19WJC-18Latvia U185—14—.9183.32118215
2018-19LatviaHS Riga20—811—.9143.26270160
2018-19MHLHK Riga7—340.9202.45117414
2019-20OHLBarrie Colts36—16134.8913.8711206131
2020-21AHLManitoba Moose1—010.9202.070252
2020-21LatviaHS Riga2————.9234.3401179
2020-21LatviaHK Mogo4—220.8992.5609910
2021-22WCLatvia4—220.9521.220844
2021-22AHLAbbotsford Canucks10—360.8883.10124928
2021-22ECHLTrois-Rivières Lions10—631.9202.37130024
2022-23NHLVancouver Canucks55320.9082.75015214
2022-23WCLatvia10—730.9212.20128022
2022-23AHLAbbotsford Canucks44—26123.9092.4441138104
2022-23 (playoffs)AHLAbbotsford Canucks2—115.9142.850706
2023-24NHLVancouver Canucks44301.8812.4708410
2023-24AHLAbbotsford Canucks34—16115.9072.74498892
2023-24 (playoffs)NHLVancouver Canucks1010550.8982.91128329
2024-25NHLVancouver Canucks109261.8613.65023833
2024-25AHLAbbotsford Canucks21—1451.9082.41054250
2024-25 (playoffs)AHLAbbotsford Canucks24—1672.9312.01572250
2025-26NHLPittsburgh Penguins393819128.8883.0721020115
2025-26 (playoffs)NHLPittsburgh Penguins33210.9391.520825
2026-27NHLPittsburgh Penguins22200.8862.471445

Every league he has played in, from the NHL's records, regular season and playoffs.

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 -0.25 per game over these 10.

Where his Game Score comes from

-0.34 per game

2026-27 · 2 GP

Season total -0.7, or -0.34 per game.

Goaltending
-0.7

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.

Usage

Last game: vs MTL, Oct 3

Started in net last game.

From the NHL's shift chart.

Age curve

At 25: 100% of peak

NHL goalies · production index

202937

At 25, 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
2026-27PIT$2.8M2.7%

RFA after 2026-27. $2.8M 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).