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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Tomas Vokoun

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerNiklas Backstrom: Save %, 0.919, 72nd percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals against, 2.28 a game, 64th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Workload, 28.2 shots a game, 60th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Games, 46 games, 44th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals saved, +0.01 above expected per 60, 49th percentileTomas Vokoun: Save %, 0.917, 64th percentileTomas Vokoun: Goals against, 2.25 a game, 70th percentileTomas Vokoun: Workload, 27.1 shots a game, 44th percentileTomas Vokoun: Games, 48 games, 52nd percentileTomas Vokoun: Goals saved, -0.02 above expected per 60, 40th 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

Niklas Backstrom G, CGY 2011-12 Tomas Vokoun G, PIT
46 Games played 48
19 Wins 25
18 Losses 17
4 Shutouts 4
1,299 Shots against 1,299
1,194 Saves 1,191
105 Goals against 108
0.919 Save % 0.917
2.43 Goals against average 2.51
Expected goals, while he was in net
105.4 Expected goals against 107.2
+0.4 Goals saved above expected -0.8
+0.01 Saved above expected per 60 -0.02
5.7% Chance per attempt faced 5.9%
Rating, in goals
+11.2 Goals above replacement +10.1
+1.9 Wins above replacement +1.7

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