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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Brian Elliott Elvis Merzlikins

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerBrian Elliott: Save %, 0.899, 18th percentileBrian Elliott: Goals against, 2.58 a game, 59th percentileBrian Elliott: Workload, 25.7 shots a game, 3rd percentileBrian Elliott: Games, 31 games, 31st percentileBrian Elliott: Goals saved, -0.15 above expected per 60, 24th percentileElvis Merzlikins: Save %, 0.923, 92nd percentileElvis Merzlikins: Goals against, 2.22 a game, 92nd percentileElvis Merzlikins: Workload, 28.7 shots a game, 36th percentileElvis Merzlikins: Games, 32 games, 38th percentileElvis Merzlikins: Goals saved, +0.15 above expected per 60, 68th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 61 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

Brian Elliott G, TBL 2019-20 Elvis Merzlikins G, TOR
31 Games played 32
16 Wins 13
7 Losses 9
2 Shutouts 5
796 Shots against 919
716 Saves 848
80 Goals against 71
0.899 Save % 0.923
2.87 Goals against average 2.35
Expected goals, while he was in net
75.7 Expected goals against 75.7
-4.3 Goals saved above expected +4.7
-0.15 Saved above expected per 60 +0.15
7.1% Chance per attempt faced 5.9%
Rating, in goals
+3.5 Goals above replacement +12.4
+0.6 Wins above replacement +2.1
Contract
$2M Cap hit $874K
$1.6M Worth at the going rate $3.9M
-$412K Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.1M

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