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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Craig Anderson

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerNiklas Backstrom: Save %, 0.916, 57th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals against, 2.59 a game, 28th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Workload, 30.7 shots a game, 89th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Games, 51 games, 54th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals saved, -0.14 above expected per 60, 36th percentileCraig Anderson: Save %, 0.913, 43rd percentileCraig Anderson: Goals against, 2.65 a game, 22nd percentileCraig Anderson: Workload, 30.3 shots a game, 83rd percentileCraig Anderson: Games, 51 games, 54th percentileCraig Anderson: Goals saved, -0.10 above expected per 60, 43rd percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 54 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 2010-11 Craig Anderson G, BUF
51 Games played 51
22 Wins 24
23 Losses 20
3 Shutouts 2
1,566 Shots against 1,546
1,434 Saves 1,411
132 Goals against 135
0.916 Save % 0.913
2.66 Goals against average 2.83
Expected goals, while he was in net
124.9 Expected goals against 130.4
-7.1 Goals saved above expected -4.6
-0.14 Saved above expected per 60 -0.10
5.8% Chance per attempt faced 6.2%
Rating, in goals
+5.6 Goals above replacement +8.7
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.4
Contract
$6M Cap hit $1.813M
$1.2M Worth at the going rate $1.6M
-$4.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$258K

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