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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Steve Mason

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 percentileSteve Mason: Save %, 0.901, 24th percentileSteve Mason: Goals against, 2.83 a game, 11th percentileSteve Mason: Workload, 28.5 shots a game, 52nd percentileSteve Mason: Games, 54 games, 57th percentileSteve Mason: Goals saved, -0.46 above expected per 60, 11th 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 Steve Mason G, WPG
51 Games played 54
22 Wins 24
23 Losses 21
3 Shutouts 3
1,566 Shots against 1,541
1,434 Saves 1,388
132 Goals against 153
0.916 Save % 0.901
2.66 Goals against average 3.03
Expected goals, while he was in net
124.9 Expected goals against 130.0
-7.1 Goals saved above expected -23.0
-0.14 Saved above expected per 60 -0.46
5.8% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
+5.6 Goals above replacement -9.7
+0.9 Wins above replacement -1.6

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