Dallas Stars · #1 · Goalie

Casey DeSmith

Age 35 · Catches left · 6′0″ · 188 lb · Born Rochester, New Hampshire, USA

Undrafted

Next game · Thu 8 Octat Buffalo · 7:00 PM ET.871 save % in the last 1 vs BUFGame preview →
Games12026-27 · 1 start Small sample
Record0-1-0Wins: 2nd on DAL
Save %.92315th of 55
GAA2.0518th of 55
Shutouts0
Saves2426 shots faced
Quality starts1100.0% of starts

2025-262025-26: 30 games, 15-8-6, .907 save %, 2.43 GAA Season detail →

Casey DeSmith has a .923 save percentage over 1 game of 2026-27, after .907 in 30 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 1 game Small sample
2026-27 · The season

A .923 save percentage over 1 game, top-15% in even-strength save %

Where he ranks among NHL goalies with 1+ games, then his save percentage through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL goalies

Even-strength save %1.00097th
Quality start %100.0%88th
Save %.92374th
Goals against avg2.0568th
Shots faced / 6026.750th
Shutouts043rd
Starts120th
Wins017th

Bars show the percentile against 55 goalies with 1+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Save % · ten-game blocks

.923.9231–3

Dashed line: season average (.923). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Wins02nd on DAL
Save %.92315th of 55
Goals against avg2.0518th of 55
Starts12nd on DAL
Shutouts02nd on DAL
Stats hub

Workload and save % by strength

Ninety-nine points of save percentage above the league at even strength

1 start in 2026-27: save percentage split by strength, how often he finished what he started, and the goal support in front of him.

Save % by strength

Even strength1.00023 shots · lg .901
Opponent power play.3333 shots · lg .844

League figures pool every goalie with the same minimum games (55 goalies).

Workload

Starts12nd on DAL
Relief appearances0
Complete games1100.0% of games
Shots faced / 6026.7
Minutes58

Goal support

Goals for / 601.03
Goals against / 602.05
Regulation wins0
Regulation losses1
Quality starts1100.0% of starts

Expected goals

12.1 goals saved above expected in 2025-26

How many goals the shots he faced should have produced, against how many went in.

GSAx+0.426th of 55 goalies
Expected goals against2.42 allowed
Save %.923Expected .907
GSAx per game+0.421 game

2026-27. Goals saved above expected = the expected goals of every unblocked shot he faced (empty net excluded) minus the goals he allowed. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Goals saved above expected for every goalie →


2026-27 · Save % by zone

A 1.000 save percentage from the slot

Every shot on goal he faced, split into the same five zones as our shot maps. The map shows where the goals against came from.

Goal against
Crease.667
Slot1.000
Wing.833
Point1.000
Neutral zone1.000

Not enough shots yet to rank in 2026-27. Bars start at .750. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Save % by zone, every goalie
5v5 save %1.00023 shots at 5v5
Slot + crease save %.92914 shots
Games above .900100%1 of 1 game
Shots on goal faced262 goals against

Game log

Against Buffalo, 0 wins in 1

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultSAGASV%TOI
31 Dec 2025vsBUFL 1-4314.87160:00

Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he saved +11.48 goals above expected per $1M of cap hit, 3rd of 59 goalies with 20 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$1.05M1.0% of the $104M ceiling
Term3 yearsYear 3 of 3
Expires2026-27UFA at 35
Cap value$3.2MCap hit × 3 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With Dallas

Two seasons · 2024-25 to 2025-26
Franchise record

11th in franchise wins since 1990-91

since 1990-91 · regular season

Wins2911th for Dallas
Shutouts311th
Games played58197th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Eight seasons, with 3 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPWLOTLGAASV%SO
2017-18PIT146412.40.9211
2018-19PIT36151152.75.9163
2020-21PIT2011702.54.9122
2021-22PIT2611652.79.9143
2022-23PIT38151643.17.9050
2023-24VAN2912962.89.8961
2024-25DAL2714822.59.9152
2025-26DAL3015862.43.9071
Career2209969292.74.91013

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Games5
Record1-2
Save %.915
Shutouts0
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct