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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Thatcher Demko Jimmy Howard

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerThatcher Demko: Save %, 0.905, 36th percentileThatcher Demko: Goals against, 2.89 a game, 20th percentileThatcher Demko: Workload, 30.4 shots a game, 75th percentileThatcher Demko: Games, 27 games, 21st percentileThatcher Demko: Goals saved, +0.09 above expected per 60, 54th percentileJimmy Howard: Save %, 0.882, 2nd percentileJimmy Howard: Goals against, 3.56 a game, 1st percentileJimmy Howard: Workload, 30.3 shots a game, 69th percentileJimmy Howard: Games, 27 games, 21st percentileJimmy Howard: Goals saved, -1.01 above expected per 60, 1st percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 61 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

Thatcher Demko G, VAN 2019-20 Jimmy Howard G, DET
27 Games played 27
13 Wins 2
10 Losses 23
0 Shutouts 0
822 Shots against 817
744 Saves 721
78 Goals against 96
0.905 Save % 0.882
3.06 Goals against average 4.20
Expected goals, while he was in net
80.2 Expected goals against 72.8
+2.2 Goals saved above expected -23.2
+0.09 Saved above expected per 60 -1.01
7.3% Chance per attempt faced 6.8%
Rating, in goals
+10.4 Goals above replacement -15.8
+1.7 Wins above replacement -2.6
Contract
$1.05M Cap hit $4M
$3.4M Worth at the going rate -$3.5M
+$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$7.5M

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