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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Anders Nilsson Casey DeSmith

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerAnders Nilsson: Save %, 0.908, 44th percentileAnders Nilsson: Goals against, 2.81 a game, 27th percentileAnders Nilsson: Workload, 30.5 shots a game, 70th percentileAnders Nilsson: Games, 36 games, 39th percentileAnders Nilsson: Goals saved, -0.13 above expected per 60, 32nd percentileCasey DeSmith: Save %, 0.916, 70th percentileCasey DeSmith: Goals against, 2.47 a game, 67th percentileCasey DeSmith: Workload, 29.4 shots a game, 59th percentileCasey DeSmith: Games, 36 games, 39th percentileCasey DeSmith: Goals saved, +0.09 above expected per 60, 55th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 64 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 2018-19 Casey DeSmith G, DAL
36 Games played 36
14 Wins 15
19 Losses 11
2 Shutouts 3
1,098 Shots against 1,060
997 Saves 971
101 Goals against 89
0.908 Save % 0.916
2.97 Goals against average 2.75
Expected goals, while he was in net
96.5 Expected goals against 91.8
-4.5 Goals saved above expected +2.8
-0.13 Saved above expected per 60 +0.09
6.2% Chance per attempt faced 6.5%
Rating, in goals
+5.3 Goals above replacement +12.2
+0.9 Wins above replacement +2.0
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $675K
$1.7M Worth at the going rate $3.2M
-$753K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.5M

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