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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Brad Thiessen Kevin Poulin

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerBrad Thiessen: Save %, 0.858, 1st percentileBrad Thiessen: Goals against, 3.20 a game, 1st percentileBrad Thiessen: Workload, 22.6 shots a game, 2nd percentileBrad Thiessen: Games, 5 games, 1st percentileBrad Thiessen: Goals saved, -1.64 above expected per 60, 1st percentileKevin Poulin: Save %, 0.907, 26th percentileKevin Poulin: Goals against, 2.50 a game, 24th percentileKevin Poulin: Workload, 27.0 shots a game, 40th percentileKevin Poulin: Games, 6 games, 1st percentileKevin Poulin: Goals saved, -0.12 above expected per 60, 28th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 50 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

Brad Thiessen G, CGY 2011-12 Kevin Poulin G, TBL
5 Games played 6
3 Wins 2
1 Losses 4
0 Shutouts 0
113 Shots against 162
97 Saves 147
16 Goals against 15
0.858 Save % 0.907
3.72 Goals against average 3.04
Expected goals, while he was in net
9.0 Expected goals against 14.4
-7.0 Goals saved above expected -0.6
-1.64 Saved above expected per 60 -0.12
5.4% Chance per attempt faced 6.8%
Rating, in goals
-6.1 Goals above replacement +0.9
-1.0 Wins above replacement +0.1

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