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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Jeff Zatkoff

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerNiklas Backstrom: Save %, 0.899, 14th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals against, 2.62 a game, 25th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Workload, 26.0 shots a game, 25th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Games, 21 games, 9th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals saved, -0.39 above expected per 60, 13th percentileJeff Zatkoff: Save %, 0.912, 45th percentileJeff Zatkoff: Goals against, 2.55 a game, 34th percentileJeff Zatkoff: Workload, 29.1 shots a game, 75th percentileJeff Zatkoff: Games, 20 games, 6th percentileJeff Zatkoff: Goals saved, -0.12 above expected per 60, 35th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 65 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 2013-14 Jeff Zatkoff G, CBJ
21 Games played 20
5 Wins 12
11 Losses 6
0 Shutouts 1
546 Shots against 582
491 Saves 531
55 Goals against 51
0.899 Save % 0.912
3.02 Goals against average 2.61
Expected goals, while he was in net
47.8 Expected goals against 48.7
-7.2 Goals saved above expected -2.3
-0.39 Saved above expected per 60 -0.12
6.4% Chance per attempt faced 6.0%
Rating, in goals
-2.3 Goals above replacement +2.6
-0.4 Wins above replacement +0.4
Contract
$3.417M Cap hit $538K
$73K Worth at the going rate $1.1M
-$3.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$528K

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