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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Anders Nilsson Jimmy Howard

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerAnders Nilsson: Save %, 0.923, 76th percentileAnders Nilsson: Goals against, 2.54 a game, 33rd percentileAnders Nilsson: Workload, 33.0 shots a game, 96th percentileAnders Nilsson: Games, 26 games, 13th percentileAnders Nilsson: Goals saved, +0.42 above expected per 60, 91st percentileJimmy Howard: Save %, 0.927, 95th percentileJimmy Howard: Goals against, 1.88 a game, 95th percentileJimmy Howard: Workload, 26.0 shots a game, 16th percentileJimmy Howard: Games, 26 games, 13th percentileJimmy Howard: Goals saved, +0.35 above expected per 60, 84th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 55 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

Anders Nilsson G, OTT 2016-17 Jimmy Howard G, DET
26 Games played 26
10 Wins 10
10 Losses 11
1 Shutouts 1
857 Shots against 675
791 Saves 626
66 Goals against 49
0.923 Save % 0.927
2.67 Goals against average 2.10
Expected goals, while he was in net
76.5 Expected goals against 57.2
+10.5 Goals saved above expected +8.2
+0.42 Saved above expected per 60 +0.35
6.4% Chance per attempt faced 6.0%
Rating, in goals
+18.3 Goals above replacement +14.1
+3.0 Wins above replacement +2.3
Contract
$1M Cap hit $5.292M
$4.5M Worth at the going rate $3.6M
+$3.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.7M

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