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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Semyon Varlamov Jaroslav Halak

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerSemyon Varlamov: Save %, 0.921, 76th percentileSemyon Varlamov: Goals against, 2.47 a game, 37th percentileSemyon Varlamov: Workload, 31.4 shots a game, 91st percentileSemyon Varlamov: Games, 57 games, 67th percentileSemyon Varlamov: Goals saved, +0.35 above expected per 60, 88th percentileJaroslav Halak: Save %, 0.914, 46th percentileJaroslav Halak: Goals against, 2.44 a game, 43rd percentileJaroslav Halak: Workload, 28.4 shots a game, 52nd percentileJaroslav Halak: Games, 59 games, 76th percentileJaroslav Halak: Goals saved, +0.32 above expected per 60, 86th 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

Semyon Varlamov G, NYI 2014-15 Jaroslav Halak G, NYR
57 Games played 59
28 Wins 38
20 Losses 17
5 Shutouts 6
1,791 Shots against 1,673
1,650 Saves 1,529
141 Goals against 144
0.921 Save % 0.914
2.56 Goals against average 2.43
Expected goals, while he was in net
160.3 Expected goals against 163.1
+19.3 Goals saved above expected +19.1
+0.35 Saved above expected per 60 +0.32
6.3% Chance per attempt faced 7.0%
Rating, in goals
+35.7 Goals above replacement +35.8
+5.9 Wins above replacement +6.0
Contract
$5.9M Cap hit $4.5M
$8.3M Worth at the going rate $8.3M
+$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.8M

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