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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Keith Kinkaid

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 percentileKeith Kinkaid: Save %, 0.915, 54th percentileKeith Kinkaid: Goals against, 2.11 a game, 89th percentileKeith Kinkaid: Workload, 24.7 shots a game, 11th percentileKeith Kinkaid: Games, 19 games, 1st percentileKeith Kinkaid: Goals saved, -0.05 above expected per 60, 37th 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 Keith Kinkaid G, COL
19 Games played 19
5 Wins 6
7 Losses 5
0 Shutouts 0
452 Shots against 469
401 Saves 429
51 Goals against 40
0.887 Save % 0.915
3.05 Goals against average 2.59
Expected goals, while he was in net
36.2 Expected goals against 39.2
-14.8 Goals saved above expected -0.8
-0.88 Saved above expected per 60 -0.05
5.8% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
-11.1 Goals above replacement +3.2
-1.8 Wins above replacement +0.5
Contract
$3.417M Cap hit $600K

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