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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Chris Driedger Casey DeSmith

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 percentileCasey DeSmith: Save %, 0.914, 73rd percentileCasey DeSmith: Goals against, 2.54 a game, 63rd percentileCasey DeSmith: Workload, 29.6 shots a game, 52nd percentileCasey DeSmith: Games, 26 games, 25th percentileCasey DeSmith: Goals saved, +0.03 above expected per 60, 51st 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 Casey DeSmith G, DAL
27 Games played 26
9 Wins 11
14 Losses 6
1 Shutouts 3
722 Shots against 769
649 Saves 703
73 Goals against 66
0.899 Save % 0.914
2.96 Goals against average 2.79
Expected goals, while he was in net
67.3 Expected goals against 66.6
-5.7 Goals saved above expected +0.6
-0.23 Saved above expected per 60 +0.03
6.7% Chance per attempt faced 6.5%
Rating, in goals
+1.1 Goals above replacement +7.4
+0.2 Wins above replacement +1.2
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $1.25M
$928K Worth at the going rate $2.1M
-$2.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$862K

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