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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Antti Niemi Juuse Saros

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerAntti Niemi: Save %, 0.911, 45th percentileAntti Niemi: Goals against, 2.63 a game, 35th percentileAntti Niemi: Workload, 29.6 shots a game, 57th percentileAntti Niemi: Games, 24 games, 13th percentileAntti Niemi: Goals saved, +0.22 above expected per 60, 74th percentileJuuse Saros: Save %, 0.925, 83rd percentileJuuse Saros: Goals against, 2.35 a game, 67th percentileJuuse Saros: Workload, 31.2 shots a game, 78th percentileJuuse Saros: Games, 26 games, 15th percentileJuuse Saros: Goals saved, +0.64 above expected per 60, 95th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 60 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 2017-18 Juuse Saros G, NSH
24 Games played 26
7 Wins 11
9 Losses 5
1 Shutouts 3
710 Shots against 810
647 Saves 749
63 Goals against 61
0.911 Save % 0.925
3.12 Goals against average 2.45
Expected goals, while he was in net
67.5 Expected goals against 76.9
+4.5 Goals saved above expected +15.9
+0.22 Saved above expected per 60 +0.64
6.7% Chance per attempt faced 6.9%
Rating, in goals
+11.4 Goals above replacement +23.7
+1.9 Wins above replacement +3.9
Contract
$700K Cap hit $693K
$3.2M Worth at the going rate $6M
+$2.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.3M

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