SamuelErsson
Goalie #30 Ottawa Senators
- Age
- 27
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Catches
- L
- NHL seasonsSeasons
- 5
- Born
- Falun, SWE
- Draft
- 2018Round 5, 143rd overall, PHI
Cap hit this season
$2.2M
2.1% of the cap · 2-year deal worth $4.4M
- Term
- 2 years left
- Ends
- 2027-28
- Then
- UFA
When it ends he can sign with any team.
| Season | Cap hit | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-27Now | $2.2M | $1.75M |
| 2027-28 | $2.2M | $2.65M |
- Signed
- July 1, 2026
- By
- Steve Staios, general manager
- Agent at signing
- Lewis Gross & Mark Toof
- In all
- $4,400,000 over 2 years
- He has to clear waivers before he can be sent to the minors.
This season
No goals yet this season.
His season and career
Stories
This season in the NHL
- save percentage.82960th of 642nd on the Senators
- goals-against average5.2663rd of 642nd on the Senators
League ranks as of Oct 21, 2026, 4:37 AM (Ottawa time).
- Rest
- Top 250
- Top 100
- Top 50
- Top 25
- Top 10
60th in save percentage, 10 places until Top 50
NHL EDGE
Tracked by the NHL with sensors in the puck and on every player.
The mark on each bar is the middle of the NHL, the 50th percentile.
- 5.264th percentile in the NHLLeague average 2.99
- 09th percentile in the NHLLeague average 0.49
- -3.074th percentile in the NHLLeague average +0.07
- 2.1914th percentile in the NHLLeague average 2.99
- .0002nd percentile in the NHLLeague average .494
Where they score on him
Tap an area for its numbers.
Save percentage in each area, shaded by his NHL percentile there.
Every area as a list
- Behind the Net: 0 saves, no shots yet.
- Beyond Red Line: 5 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- Center Point: 5 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- Crease: 1 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- High Slot: 9 saves, .818 save percentage, 45th percentile in the NHL.
- L Circle: 4 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- L Corner: 0 saves, no shots yet.
- L Net Side: 2 saves, .667 save percentage, 17th percentile in the NHL.
- L Point: 7 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- Low Slot: 13 saves, .765 save percentage, 21st percentile in the NHL.
- Offensive Neutral Zone: 1 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- Outside L: 2 saves, .667 save percentage, 7th percentile in the NHL.
- Outside R: 3 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- R Circle: 4 saves, .667 save percentage, 4th percentile in the NHL.
- R Corner: 0 saves, no shots yet.
- R Net Side: 1 saves, 1.000 save percentage, 100th percentile in the NHL.
- R Point: 1 saves, .500 save percentage, 4th percentile in the NHL.
Honours
- Most saves this season, Oct 6 against DET
- 65 career NHL wins
- 7 career NHL shutouts
- 3,097 career NHL saves
- 146 career NHL games
- , not yetFirst shutout of the season
- , not yet10 wins until 75
Career milestones
- Wins6510 until 75 career wins
- Shutouts73 until 10 career shutouts
- Saves3097403 until 3500 career saves
- Games14654 until 200 career games
This season against last
0 wins so far, 14 all of last season.
2026-270
Last season14
Stats
2026-27
3 GP- 0
- .829
- 5.26
- 2
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 70
- 58
Last season
33 GP- 14
- .870
- 3.12
- 29
- 11
- 5
- 0
- 744
- 647
NHL career
146 GP- 65
- .883
- 3.05
- 135
- 52
- 17
- 7
- 3507
- 3097
Last five games
- .889No decision, 8/9@ BOS Mon Oct 5
- .886Loss, 31/35@ DET Tue Oct 6
- .731Loss, 19/26vs STL Tue Oct 13
2026-27 game log
| Date | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue Oct 13 | vs STL | L | 26 | 19 | 7 | .731 | 58:53 |
| Tue Oct 6 | @ DET | L | 35 | 31 | 4 | .886 | 57:56 |
| Mon Oct 5 | @ BOS | – | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 20:00 |
Season by season
- 2026-27Ottawa SenatorsNHL
- 3
- 0
- .829
- 5.26
- 2025-26Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- 33
- 14
- .870
- 3.12
- 2024-25SwedenWC
- 5
- 4
- .934
- 1.16
- 2024-25Sweden4 Nations
- 1
- 1
- .970
- 1.00
- 2024-25Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- 47
- 22
- .883
- 3.14
- 2023-24SwedenWC
- 4
- 3
- .891
- 1.44
- 2023-24Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- 51
- 23
- .890
- 2.82
- 2022-23Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL
- 42
- 24
- .900
- 2.84
- 2022-23Philadelphia FlyersNHL
- 12
- 6
- .899
- 3.07
- 2022-23 PlayoffsLehigh Valley PhantomsAHL
- 3
- 1
- .875
- 3.71
- 2021-22Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL
- 5
- 0
- .893
- 2.96
- 2020-21Brynäs IFSHL
- 42
- 16
- .911
- 2.96
- 2020-21 PlayoffsBrynäs IFSHL
- 5
- 4
- .949
- 1.30
- 2019-20Brynäs IFSHL
- 35
- 14
- .895
- 2.90
- 2018-19Sweden U20WJC-20
- 4
- 3
- .922
- 2.23
- 2018-19Västerås IKHockeyAllsvenskan
- 36
- 27
- .933
- 1.95
- 2018-19 PlayoffsVästerås IKHockeyAllsvenskan
- 5
- 4
- .938
- 1.60
- 2017-18Brynäs IF J20J20 Nationell
- 40
- 27
- .920
- 2.53
- 2017-18Brynäs IFSHL
- 1
- 0
- .882
- 3.00
- 2017-18 PlayoffsBrynäs IF J20J20 Nationell
- 5
- 2
- .857
- 4.44
- 2016-17Brynäs IF J18J18 Nationell
- 14
- 14
- .943
- 1.64
- 2016-17Brynäs IF J18J18 Region
- 13
- 12
- .940
- 1.45
- 2016-17Brynäs IF J20J20 Nationell
- 12
- 6
- .906
- 2.95
- 2016-17 PlayoffsBrynäs IF J18J18 Nationell
- 4
- 2
- .921
- 2.02
- 2015-16Brynäs IF J18J18 Nationell
- 7
- 6
- .922
- 2.56
- 2015-16Brynäs IF J18J18 Region
- 15
- 12
- .918
- 1.86
- 2015-16 PlayoffsBrynäs IF J18J18 Nationell
- 2
- 2
- .912
- 2.50
- 2014-15Falu IF U16U16 SM
- 3
- 0
- .842
- 7.33
- 2014-15Falu IF J18 2J18 Div.1
- 9
- –
- –
- 2.38
- 2014-15Falu IFDivision 2
- 1
- –
- –
- 3.17
- 2013-14Falu IF J18 2J18 Div.1
- 1
- –
- –
- 7.95
Stats and ranks from the NHL.