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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Michael Houser Garret Sparks

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerMichael Houser: Save %, 0.948, 99th percentileMichael Houser: Goals against, 2.00 a game, 99th percentileMichael Houser: Workload, 38.5 shots a game, 99th percentileMichael Houser: Games, 2 games, 1st percentileMichael Houser: Goals saved, +0.76 above expected per 60, 98th percentileGarret Sparks: Save %, 0.936, 99th percentileGarret Sparks: Goals against, 1.50 a game, 99th percentileGarret Sparks: Workload, 23.5 shots a game, 1st percentileGarret Sparks: Games, 2 games, 1st percentileGarret Sparks: Goals saved, +0.87 above expected per 60, 99th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 67 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

Michael Houser G, BUF 2021-22 Garret Sparks G, LAK
2 Games played 2
2 Wins 1
0 Losses 0
0 Shutouts 0
77 Shots against 47
73 Saves 44
4 Goals against 3
0.948 Save % 0.936
2.00 Goals against average 1.85
Expected goals, while he was in net
5.5 Expected goals against 4.4
+1.5 Goals saved above expected +1.4
+0.76 Saved above expected per 60 +0.87
5.2% Chance per attempt faced 7.0%
Rating, in goals
+2.1 Goals above replacement +1.9
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.3

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