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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Cam Ward Brian Elliott

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerCam Ward: Save %, 0.906, 20th percentileCam Ward: Goals against, 2.60 a game, 37th percentileCam Ward: Workload, 27.6 shots a game, 23rd percentileCam Ward: Games, 43 games, 50th percentileCam Ward: Goals saved, -0.22 above expected per 60, 24th percentileBrian Elliott: Save %, 0.909, 37th percentileBrian Elliott: Goals against, 2.60 a game, 37th percentileBrian Elliott: Workload, 28.6 shots a game, 35th percentileBrian Elliott: Games, 43 games, 50th percentileBrian Elliott: Goals saved, -0.04 above expected per 60, 43rd percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 60 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

Cam Ward G, CHI 2017-18 Brian Elliott G, TBL
43 Games played 43
23 Wins 23
14 Losses 11
2 Shutouts 1
1,187 Shots against 1,228
1,075 Saves 1,116
112 Goals against 112
0.906 Save % 0.909
2.73 Goals against average 2.66
Expected goals, while he was in net
102.9 Expected goals against 110.3
-9.1 Goals saved above expected -1.7
-0.22 Saved above expected per 60 -0.04
6.3% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
+1.4 Goals above replacement +9.6
+0.2 Wins above replacement +1.6
Contract
$3.3M Cap hit $2.75M
$941K Worth at the going rate $2.8M
-$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$46K

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