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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Michal Neuvirth Niklas Backstrom

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerMichal Neuvirth: Save %, 0.914, 48th percentileMichal Neuvirth: Goals against, 2.29 a game, 67th percentileMichal Neuvirth: Workload, 26.7 shots a game, 30th percentileMichal Neuvirth: Games, 48 games, 50th percentileMichal Neuvirth: Goals saved, 0.00 above expected per 60, 53rd percentileNiklas 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 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

Michal Neuvirth G, PHI 2010-11 Niklas Backstrom G, CGY
48 Games played 51
27 Wins 22
12 Losses 23
4 Shutouts 3
1,283 Shots against 1,566
1,173 Saves 1,434
110 Goals against 132
0.914 Save % 0.916
2.45 Goals against average 2.66
Expected goals, while he was in net
109.9 Expected goals against 124.9
-0.1 Goals saved above expected -7.1
0.00 Saved above expected per 60 -0.14
6.2% Chance per attempt faced 5.8%
Rating, in goals
+11.1 Goals above replacement +5.6
+1.9 Wins above replacement +0.9

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