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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Thatcher Demko Juuse Saros

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerThatcher Demko: Save %, 0.915, 76th percentileThatcher Demko: Goals against, 2.63 a game, 52nd percentileThatcher Demko: Workload, 30.7 shots a game, 69th percentileThatcher Demko: Games, 64 games, 96th percentileThatcher Demko: Goals saved, +0.22 above expected per 60, 75th percentileJuuse Saros: Save %, 0.918, 87th percentileJuuse Saros: Goals against, 2.58 a game, 57th percentileJuuse Saros: Workload, 31.4 shots a game, 79th percentileJuuse Saros: Games, 67 games, 99th percentileJuuse Saros: Goals saved, +0.25 above expected per 60, 78th 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

Thatcher Demko G, VAN 2021-22 Juuse Saros G, NSH
64 Games played 67
33 Wins 38
22 Losses 25
1 Shutouts 4
1,967 Shots against 2,107
1,799 Saves 1,934
168 Goals against 173
0.915 Save % 0.918
2.72 Goals against average 2.64
Expected goals, while he was in net
181.3 Expected goals against 189.3
+13.3 Goals saved above expected +16.3
+0.22 Saved above expected per 60 +0.25
6.8% Chance per attempt faced 6.6%
Rating, in goals
+31.8 Goals above replacement +35.5
+5.3 Wins above replacement +5.9
Contract
$5M Cap hit $5M
$6.7M Worth at the going rate $7.4M
+$1.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.4M

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