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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Jimmy Howard Cam Ward

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerJimmy Howard: Save %, 0.910, 30th percentileJimmy Howard: Goals against, 2.28 a game, 50th percentileJimmy Howard: Workload, 25.5 shots a game, 19th percentileJimmy Howard: Games, 53 games, 63rd percentileJimmy Howard: Goals saved, -0.26 above expected per 60, 16th percentileCam Ward: Save %, 0.910, 31st percentileCam Ward: Goals against, 2.37 a game, 46th percentileCam Ward: Workload, 26.5 shots a game, 35th percentileCam Ward: Games, 51 games, 56th percentileCam Ward: Goals saved, -0.01 above expected per 60, 53rd 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

Jimmy Howard G, DET 2014-15 Cam Ward G, CHI
53 Games played 51
23 Wins 22
13 Losses 24
2 Shutouts 1
1,350 Shots against 1,351
1,229 Saves 1,230
121 Goals against 121
0.910 Save % 0.910
2.44 Goals against average 2.40
Expected goals, while he was in net
108.2 Expected goals against 120.4
-12.8 Goals saved above expected -0.6
-0.26 Saved above expected per 60 -0.01
5.9% Chance per attempt faced 6.2%
Rating, in goals
-1.7 Goals above replacement +11.7
-0.3 Wins above replacement +1.9
Contract
$5.292M Cap hit $6.3M
$187K Worth at the going rate $3.1M
-$5.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.2M

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