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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Chris Driedger Mike Smith

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerChris Driedger: Save %, 0.899, 27th percentileChris Driedger: Goals against, 2.70 a game, 43rd percentileChris Driedger: Workload, 26.7 shots a game, 18th percentileChris Driedger: Games, 27 games, 27th percentileChris Driedger: Goals saved, -0.23 above expected per 60, 23rd percentileMike Smith: Save %, 0.915, 78th percentileMike Smith: Goals against, 2.64 a game, 48th percentileMike Smith: Workload, 31.2 shots a game, 78th percentileMike Smith: Games, 28 games, 28th percentileMike Smith: Goals saved, +0.31 above expected per 60, 83rd 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

Chris Driedger G, WPG 2021-22 Mike Smith G, EDM
27 Games played 28
9 Wins 16
14 Losses 9
1 Shutouts 2
722 Shots against 874
649 Saves 800
73 Goals against 74
0.899 Save % 0.915
2.96 Goals against average 2.81
Expected goals, while he was in net
67.3 Expected goals against 82.2
-5.7 Goals saved above expected +8.2
-0.23 Saved above expected per 60 +0.31
6.7% Chance per attempt faced 7.1%
Rating, in goals
+1.1 Goals above replacement +16.6
+0.2 Wins above replacement +2.8

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