As the Sharks’ starting goaltender this season, Askarov has appeared in 41 games. He’s registered an .888 save percentage and a goals against average of 3.52. Although he faces a high number of shots, the analytics don’t favor the 23-year-old netminder either. He’s allowed 131 goals despite an expected goals against of 120.62, a discrepancy of 10.4 goals or 8.61%.
