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Compare players, 2006-07 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Marc Denis

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesThe typical playerNiklas Backstrom: Save %, 0.929, 98th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals against, 1.78 a game, 98th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Workload, 25.1 shots a game, 26th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Games, 41 games, 42nd percentileMarc Denis: Save %, 0.883, 4th percentileMarc Denis: Goals against, 2.84 a game, 25th percentileMarc Denis: Workload, 24.3 shots a game, 19th percentileMarc Denis: Games, 44 games, 45th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 53 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 2006-07 Marc Denis G, MTL
41 Games played 44
23 Wins 17
8 Losses 18
5 Shutouts 1
1,028 Shots against 1,068
955 Saves 943
73 Goals against 125
0.929 Save % 0.883
1.97 Goals against average 3.19

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.