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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Craig Anderson Niklas Backstrom

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerCraig Anderson: Save %, 0.913, 43rd percentileCraig Anderson: Goals against, 2.65 a game, 22nd percentileCraig Anderson: Workload, 30.3 shots a game, 83rd percentileCraig Anderson: Games, 51 games, 54th percentileCraig Anderson: Goals saved, -0.10 above expected per 60, 43rd percentileNiklas Backstrom: Save %, 0.916, 57th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals against, 2.59 a game, 28th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Workload, 30.7 shots a game, 89th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Games, 51 games, 54th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals saved, -0.14 above expected per 60, 36th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 54 goalies who played at least a quarter as many games as the busiest. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number.

The numbers

Craig Anderson G, BUF 2010-11 Niklas Backstrom G, CGY
51 Games played 51
24 Wins 22
20 Losses 23
2 Shutouts 3
1,546 Shots against 1,566
1,411 Saves 1,434
135 Goals against 132
0.913 Save % 0.916
2.83 Goals against average 2.66
Expected goals, while he was in net
130.4 Expected goals against 124.9
-4.6 Goals saved above expected -7.1
-0.10 Saved above expected per 60 -0.14
6.2% Chance per attempt faced 5.8%
Rating, in goals
+8.7 Goals above replacement +5.6
+1.4 Wins above replacement +0.9
Contract
$1.813M Cap hit $6M
$1.6M Worth at the going rate $1.2M
-$258K Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.8M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean