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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Christopher Gibson Alexei Melnichuk

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerChristopher Gibson: Save %, 0.875, 1st percentileChristopher Gibson: Goals against, 2.50 a game, 58th percentileChristopher Gibson: Workload, 20.0 shots a game, 1st percentileChristopher Gibson: Games, 2 games, 1st percentileChristopher Gibson: Goals saved, -0.90 above expected per 60, 1st percentileAlexei Melnichuk: Save %, 0.864, 1st percentileAlexei Melnichuk: Goals against, 3.67 a game, 1st percentileAlexei Melnichuk: Workload, 27.0 shots a game, 35th percentileAlexei Melnichuk: Games, 3 games, 1st percentileAlexei Melnichuk: Goals saved, -0.70 above expected per 60, 3rd percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 65 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

Christopher Gibson G, SEA 2020-21 Alexei Melnichuk G, SJS
2 Games played 3
1 Wins 0
1 Losses 1
0 Shutouts 0
40 Shots against 81
35 Saves 70
5 Goals against 11
0.875 Save % 0.864
2.66 Goals against average 5.05
Expected goals, while he was in net
3.3 Expected goals against 9.5
-1.7 Goals saved above expected -1.5
-0.90 Saved above expected per 60 -0.70
6.5% Chance per attempt faced 9.5%
Rating, in goals
-1.4 Goals above replacement -0.6
-0.2 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