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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Ondrej Pavelec Mike Smith

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerOndrej Pavelec: Save %, 0.906, 24th percentileOndrej Pavelec: Goals against, 2.81 a game, 8th percentileOndrej Pavelec: Workload, 29.9 shots a game, 92nd percentileOndrej Pavelec: Games, 68 games, 86th percentileOndrej Pavelec: Goals saved, -0.10 above expected per 60, 28th percentileMike Smith: Save %, 0.930, 94th percentileMike Smith: Goals against, 2.15 a game, 82nd percentileMike Smith: Workload, 30.8 shots a game, 96th percentileMike Smith: Games, 67 games, 82nd percentileMike Smith: Goals saved, +0.59 above expected per 60, 91st percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 50 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

Ondrej Pavelec G, NYR 2011-12 Mike Smith G, EDM
68 Games played 67
29 Wins 38
28 Losses 18
4 Shutouts 8
2,036 Shots against 2,066
1,845 Saves 1,922
191 Goals against 144
0.906 Save % 0.930
2.91 Goals against average 2.21
Expected goals, while he was in net
184.6 Expected goals against 182.3
-6.4 Goals saved above expected +38.3
-0.10 Saved above expected per 60 +0.59
6.5% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
+12.4 Goals above replacement +56.8
+2.1 Wins above replacement +9.5
Contract
$1.15M Cap hit $2M
$2.3M Worth at the going rate $8.2M
+$1.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$6.2M

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