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Joel Hofer
St. Louis Blues · G · Age 26
106
RoleROLE: Storm Cellar
Positive goals saved above expected behind a leaky defense — the reason the scoreboard stays respectable.
2025-26 regular season · all situations unless noted
Games
46
Goals saved above expected
+11.7
Save percentage
90.9
Goals against average
2.61
Games started
43
On the ice
78
His contract
+28
106
Value Breakdown+106
NAV breakdown for Joel Hofer: values, pin and compare
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| Reading | Values | Pin |
|---|---|---|
| STOP | NAV: 124 Meaning: Projected stopping value above expected, at the workload the model expects. | |
| CAP | NAV: 45 Meaning: Contract surplus — the gap between market value and what the club pays, including team-control rights. | |
| CEIL | NAV: -63 Meaning: Role ceiling — goalies are capped by their starter/tandem/backup role. A negative value means the goalie's raw value exceeded the cap for his role and was pulled down to it. | |
| Total | NAV: 106 Meaning: Combined value |
Contract
$3.4M × 1yr
Market AAV
$5.8M
+$2.4M
STRAND DNA
Joel Hofer player profile STRAND: values, pin and compare
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| Reading | Values | Pin |
|---|---|---|
| Offense: GSAX | Rating / 100: 80 Actual: +11.7 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Offense: SV% | Rating / 100: 91 Actual: 90.9 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Offense: HDSV | Rating / 100: 16 Actual: 79.4 Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: WRKLD | Rating / 100: 60 Actual: 43 GP Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: BUSY | Rating / 100: 63 Actual: 27.2/gm Comparison: Unavailable | |
| Defense: GAA | Rating / 100: 77 Actual: 2.61 Comparison: Unavailable |
HD Save%
79.4%
GSAx
+11.7
Big number = 0–100 rating vs the NHL field (100 = elite; 50 = league median). Small number = the actual stat. Blue = offensive traits, red = defensive traits — wave color marks the trait family, never good vs bad.
What does each trait mean?
GSAXGoals Saved Above Expected vs an average goalie
SV%Even-strength save percentage
HDSVHigh-danger save % — stopping the chances that matter most
WRKLDWorkload — games started
BUSYShot volume — shots faced per game
GAAGoals-against average (higher rating = lower GAA)
Percentile rank vs goalies, ≥20 GP, 2025-26
Season reference
- Projected season:
- 2026-27 · 0 GP observed
- Stats baseline:
- 2025-26 · completed
- Contracts:
- 2026-27
- Model:
- X-NAV 4.2
- Struck:
- 2026-09-12
- Valuation id:
- 8480981-2026-09-12-ac24d5fe3dbf3b07