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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Garret Sparks Curtis McElhinney

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerGarret Sparks: Save %, 0.893, 3rd percentileGarret Sparks: Goals against, 2.88 a game, 2nd percentileGarret Sparks: Workload, 26.8 shots a game, 40th percentileGarret Sparks: Games, 17 games, 1st percentileGarret Sparks: Goals saved, -0.65 above expected per 60, 2nd percentileCurtis McElhinney: Save %, 0.890, 2nd percentileCurtis McElhinney: Goals against, 2.56 a game, 21st percentileCurtis McElhinney: Workload, 23.2 shots a game, 2nd percentileCurtis McElhinney: Games, 18 games, 3rd percentileCurtis McElhinney: Goals saved, -0.29 above expected per 60, 14th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 62 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

Garret Sparks G, LAK 2015-16 Curtis McElhinney G, TBL
17 Games played 18
6 Wins 2
9 Losses 7
1 Shutouts 0
456 Shots against 417
407 Saves 371
49 Goals against 46
0.893 Save % 0.890
3.02 Goals against average 3.30
Expected goals, while he was in net
38.4 Expected goals against 41.9
-10.6 Goals saved above expected -4.1
-0.65 Saved above expected per 60 -0.29
6.0% Chance per attempt faced 7.1%
Rating, in goals
-6.7 Goals above replacement +0.2
-1.1 Wins above replacement +0.0

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