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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Thatcher Demko Juuse Saros

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerThatcher Demko: Save %, 0.915, 74th percentileThatcher Demko: Goals against, 2.83 a game, 34th percentileThatcher Demko: Workload, 33.3 shots a game, 95th percentileThatcher Demko: Games, 35 games, 75th percentileThatcher Demko: Goals saved, +0.49 above expected per 60, 92nd percentileJuuse Saros: Save %, 0.927, 94th percentileJuuse Saros: Goals against, 2.17 a game, 85th percentileJuuse Saros: Workload, 29.8 shots a game, 83rd percentileJuuse Saros: Games, 36 games, 83rd percentileJuuse Saros: Goals saved, +0.44 above expected per 60, 88th 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

Thatcher Demko G, VAN 2020-21 Juuse Saros G, NSH
35 Games played 36
16 Wins 21
18 Losses 11
1 Shutouts 3
1,164 Shots against 1,073
1,065 Saves 995
99 Goals against 78
0.915 Save % 0.927
2.85 Goals against average 2.28
Expected goals, while he was in net
116.2 Expected goals against 92.9
+17.2 Goals saved above expected +14.9
+0.49 Saved above expected per 60 +0.44
7.4% Chance per attempt faced 6.6%
Rating, in goals
+29.0 Goals above replacement +24.3
+4.8 Wins above replacement +4.1
Contract
$1.05M Cap hit $1.5M
$9.4M Worth at the going rate $8M
+$8.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$6.5M

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