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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Alex Lyon Steve Mason

Save %Goals againstWorkloadGamesGoals savedThe typical playerAlex Lyon: Save %, 0.905, 20th percentileAlex Lyon: Goals against, 2.00 a game, 95th percentileAlex Lyon: Workload, 21.1 shots a game, 1st percentileAlex Lyon: Games, 11 games, 1st percentileAlex Lyon: Goals saved, +0.03 above expected per 60, 59th percentileSteve Mason: Save %, 0.906, 20th percentileSteve Mason: Goals against, 2.85 a game, 18th percentileSteve Mason: Workload, 30.2 shots a game, 63rd percentileSteve Mason: Games, 13 games, 1st percentileSteve Mason: Goals saved, +0.01 above expected per 60, 50th percentile

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the 60 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

Alex Lyon G, BUF 2017-18 Steve Mason G, WPG
11 Games played 13
4 Wins 5
2 Losses 6
0 Shutouts 1
232 Shots against 392
210 Saves 355
22 Goals against 37
0.905 Save % 0.906
2.75 Goals against average 3.24
Expected goals, while he was in net
22.2 Expected goals against 37.1
+0.2 Goals saved above expected +0.1
+0.03 Saved above expected per 60 +0.01
6.8% Chance per attempt faced 6.9%
Rating, in goals
+2.5 Goals above replacement +3.8
+0.4 Wins above replacement +0.6
Contract
$874K Cap hit $4.1M

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