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Compare players, 2022-23 season

At a glance

Elvis Merzlikins Thatcher Demko

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerElvis Merzlikins: Save %, 0.876, 1st percentileElvis Merzlikins: Goals against, 3.67 a game, 3rd percentileElvis Merzlikins: Workload, 29.6 shots a game, 47th percentileElvis Merzlikins: Games, 30 games, 42nd percentileElvis Merzlikins: Goals saved, -1.04 above expected per 60, 1st percentileThatcher Demko: Save %, 0.901, 49th percentileThatcher Demko: Goals against, 3.09 a game, 31st percentileThatcher Demko: Workload, 31.4 shots a game, 85th percentileThatcher Demko: Games, 32 games, 44th percentileThatcher Demko: Goals saved, -0.21 above expected per 60, 34th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 72 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

Elvis Merzlikins G, TOR 2022-23 Thatcher Demko G, VAN
30 Games played 32
7 Wins 14
18 Losses 14
0 Shutouts 1
889 Shots against 1,005
779 Saves 906
110 Goals against 99
0.876 Save % 0.901
4.23 Goals against average 3.16
Expected goals, while he was in net
83.0 Expected goals against 92.4
-27.0 Goals saved above expected -6.6
-1.04 Saved above expected per 60 -0.21
6.6% Chance per attempt faced 6.6%
Rating, in goals
-18.5 Goals above replacement +2.8
-3.1 Wins above replacement +0.5
Contract
$5.4M Cap hit $5M
-$3.1M Worth at the going rate $1.3M
-$8.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.7M

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