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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Niklas Backstrom Christopher Gibson

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerNiklas Backstrom: Save %, 0.881, 2nd percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals against, 3.25 a game, 1st percentileNiklas Backstrom: Workload, 27.3 shots a game, 50th percentileNiklas Backstrom: Games, 4 games, 1st percentileNiklas Backstrom: Goals saved, -0.73 above expected per 60, 2nd percentileChristopher Gibson: Save %, 0.882, 2nd percentileChristopher Gibson: Goals against, 2.75 a game, 3rd percentileChristopher Gibson: Workload, 23.3 shots a game, 3rd percentileChristopher Gibson: Games, 4 games, 1st percentileChristopher Gibson: Goals saved, -1.17 above expected per 60, 1st percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 62 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 2015-16 Christopher Gibson G, SEA
4 Games played 4
2 Wins 1
2 Losses 1
0 Shutouts 0
109 Shots against 93
96 Saves 82
13 Goals against 11
0.881 Save % 0.882
3.35 Goals against average 3.40
Expected goals, while he was in net
10.2 Expected goals against 7.2
-2.8 Goals saved above expected -3.8
-0.73 Saved above expected per 60 -1.17
6.8% Chance per attempt faced 5.5%
Rating, in goals
-1.8 Goals above replacement -3.0
-0.3 Wins above replacement -0.5

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