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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Pekka Rinne Jimmy Howard

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerPekka Rinne: Save %, 0.927, 87th percentilePekka Rinne: Goals against, 2.27 a game, 82nd percentilePekka Rinne: Workload, 31.2 shots a game, 80th percentilePekka Rinne: Games, 59 games, 77th percentilePekka Rinne: Goals saved, +0.33 above expected per 60, 79th percentileJimmy Howard: Save %, 0.910, 38th percentileJimmy Howard: Goals against, 2.67 a game, 33rd percentileJimmy Howard: Workload, 29.5 shots a game, 52nd percentileJimmy Howard: Games, 60 games, 80th percentileJimmy Howard: Goals saved, -0.03 above expected per 60, 47th 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

Pekka Rinne G, NSH 2017-18 Jimmy Howard G, DET
59 Games played 60
42 Wins 22
13 Losses 27
8 Shutouts 1
1,840 Shots against 1,770
1,706 Saves 1,610
134 Goals against 160
0.927 Save % 0.910
2.31 Goals against average 2.85
Expected goals, while he was in net
153.4 Expected goals against 158.3
+19.4 Goals saved above expected -1.7
+0.33 Saved above expected per 60 -0.03
6.2% Chance per attempt faced 6.6%
Rating, in goals
+35.0 Goals above replacement +14.5
+5.8 Wins above replacement +2.4
Contract
$7M Cap hit $5.292M
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $3.9M
+$1.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.4M

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