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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Chad Johnson

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerNiklas Backstrom: Save %, 0.887, 1st percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals against, 2.68 a game, 17th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Workload, 23.8 shots a game, 6th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Games, 19 games, 1st percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals saved, -0.88 above expected per 60, 1st percentileChad Johnson: Save %, 0.889, 4th percentileChad Johnson: Goals against, 2.84 a game, 11th percentileChad Johnson: Workload, 25.7 shots a game, 20th percentileChad Johnson: Games, 19 games, 1st percentileChad Johnson: Goals saved, -0.63 above expected per 60, 2nd 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 2014-15 Chad Johnson G, ANA
19 Games played 19
5 Wins 8
7 Losses 8
0 Shutouts 0
452 Shots against 488
401 Saves 434
51 Goals against 54
0.887 Save % 0.889
3.05 Goals against average 3.08
Expected goals, while he was in net
36.2 Expected goals against 43.0
-14.8 Goals saved above expected -11.0
-0.88 Saved above expected per 60 -0.63
5.8% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
-11.1 Goals above replacement -6.6
-1.8 Wins above replacement -1.1
Contract
$3.417M Cap hit $1.3M

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