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In his work on Shot Quality, Alan Ryder noted that shooting percentage is extremely high on rebounds. That is, in the two seconds following another shot. The overall save percentages for 2008-09:

Overall	1-2 s	3 s	4 s
919	694	807	892

After four seconds, shooting percentages are in the low-to-mid 900s. So it is significant to look at what percentage of a goalie's shots are rebounds allowed less than 2, 3 and 4 seconds after a previous shot. Here are the league "leaders":

Goalie	PCT<2s	PCT<3s	PCT<4s
EVGENI NABOKOV	5.52	6	7.61
MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF	5.33	6.24	8.25
CAM WARD	5.31	6.38	7.09
CHRIS OSGOOD	5.25	5.59	6.48
MATHIEU GARON	5.19	5.73	6.55
MICHAEL LEIGHTON	5.16	6.25	7.06
MARTIN BRODEUR	5.08	5.72	6.67
TOMAS VOKOUN	4.98	6.63	8.2
MANNY FERNANDEZ	4.68	5.81	6.78
PETER BUDAJ	4.59	5.37	6.06

And at the other end:

Goalie	PCT<2s	PCT<3s	PCT<4s
CHRIS MASON	3.25	4.42	5.96
STEVE MASON	3.24	4.43	6.22
KARRI RAMO	3.21	5.22	7.22
ERIK ERSBERG	3.18	4.67	5.09
JONATHAN QUICK	3.08	3.77	5.71
JASON LABARBERA	3	4.6	5.61
RYAN MILLER	2.84	3.84	5.76
BRENT JOHNSON	2.69	3.92	4.9
MARTIN GERBER	2.6	3.9	4.72
JOSH HARDING	1.79	3.58	5.67

Labels: Goaltending