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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Antti Niemi Cam Ward

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerAntti Niemi: Save %, 0.905, 16th percentileAntti Niemi: Goals against, 2.46 a game, 35th percentileAntti Niemi: Workload, 26.0 shots a game, 19th percentileAntti Niemi: Games, 48 games, 66th percentileAntti Niemi: Goals saved, -0.05 above expected per 60, 37th percentileCam Ward: Save %, 0.909, 31st percentileCam Ward: Goals against, 2.35 a game, 53rd percentileCam Ward: Workload, 25.8 shots a game, 16th percentileCam Ward: Games, 52 games, 69th percentileCam Ward: Goals saved, -0.04 above expected per 60, 40th 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

Antti Niemi G, MTL 2015-16 Cam Ward G, CHI
48 Games played 52
25 Wins 23
13 Losses 17
3 Shutouts 1
1,246 Shots against 1,343
1,128 Saves 1,221
118 Goals against 122
0.905 Save % 0.909
2.67 Goals against average 2.41
Expected goals, while he was in net
115.7 Expected goals against 119.9
-2.3 Goals saved above expected -2.1
-0.05 Saved above expected per 60 -0.04
6.4% Chance per attempt faced 6.3%
Rating, in goals
+9.5 Goals above replacement +10.1
+1.6 Wins above replacement +1.7
Contract
$4.5M Cap hit $6.3M
$2.8M Worth at the going rate $3M
-$1.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.3M

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