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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Jaroslav Halak

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 percentileJaroslav Halak: Save %, 0.926, 86th percentileJaroslav Halak: Goals against, 1.96 a game, 90th percentileJaroslav Halak: Workload, 26.3 shots a game, 22nd percentileJaroslav Halak: Games, 46 games, 44th percentileJaroslav Halak: Goals saved, +0.34 above expected per 60, 87th 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 Jaroslav Halak G, NYR
46 Games played 46
19 Wins 26
18 Losses 12
4 Shutouts 6
1,299 Shots against 1,211
1,194 Saves 1,121
105 Goals against 90
0.919 Save % 0.926
2.43 Goals against average 1.97
Expected goals, while he was in net
105.4 Expected goals against 105.8
+0.4 Goals saved above expected +15.8
+0.01 Saved above expected per 60 +0.34
5.7% Chance per attempt faced 6.2%
Rating, in goals
+11.2 Goals above replacement +26.6
+1.9 Wins above replacement +4.4
Contract
$6M Cap hit $3.75M
$2.1M Worth at the going rate $4.1M
-$3.9M Value: worth minus cap hit +$398K

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