New Jersey Devils prospect Mikhail Yegorov is putting the numbers front and center.
On Friday, the Boston University junior announced on Instagram that he has launched a new website built to track the full scope of his game, not just the usual goaltending basics like goals-against average, save percentage and shutouts.
Yegorov said the platform will “track every stat that matters - saves, rebounds, shot quality, expected performance.” The site already includes more than 150 metrics from each game of the 2025-26 season, and he plans to keep updating it throughout his third year with the Terriers. It also breaks the numbers down by individual periods and by specific stretches of the season.
That kind of public, player-run analytics page is still unusual, especially at the college level, even in a sport where data has become a regular part of the conversation. And while the timing could make it look like Yegorov is trying to answer questions after a rough sophomore year, the bigger picture is that he’s clearly taking control of how his work is measured.
Boston University’s season was a step back after reaching the national championship game the year before. The Terriers finished 17-17-2, missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in three years and fell in the Hockey East Semifinals. Yegorov’s numbers dipped along with the team’s struggles, as he posted a 16-15-2 record, a 2.73 GAA, a .904 SV% and two shutouts.
Even with that downturn, there’s no mystery about why the Devils made him a second-round pick, 49th overall, in the 2024 NHL Draft. At 6-foot-5, with quickness and footwork that stand out, he’s regarded as one of the more talented young goaltenders in college hockey. He arrived at BU in the middle of the 2024-25 season, took over the starting role right away and backstopped the Terriers all the way to the NCAA Championship Game, where they lost to Western Michigan University.
The new website may also fit neatly with the Devils’ front office. New general manager Sunny Mehta built a reputation as one of the game’s sharpest analytics minds, so Yegorov’s project could land well as he moves closer to the pro game, which could come as early as this spring.
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