Save percentage calculator
Save percentage is saves divided by shots against: 28 saves on 30 shots is .933. Type your numbers and the answers update as you go. Goals-against average, plus-minus, points pace and shooting percentage are below it. It all runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or saved.
Save percentage (SV%)
SV% = (shots against − goals against) ÷ shots against. It's written as a decimal with three places and no zero in front: .933, read as "nine thirty-three". Around .900 is ordinary in the NHL in recent seasons, .920 is very good, and anything under .880 means a long night for somebody.
Goals-against average (GAA)
GAA = goals against × 60 ÷ minutes played. It's per 60 minutes, so a goalie who played half a game isn't punished for the other half. For a league with shorter games, change "minutes in a full game" to get goals against per game as well.
In Brudvig Hockey every game is three 2-minute periods, so the GAA column on the Challenge Cup career page is simply goals against per game played. Same idea, simpler math.
Plus-minus (+/-)
+/- = goals for on the ice − goals against on the ice. In the NHL, power-play goals don't count, and shorthanded goals count both ways. In Brudvig Hockey there are no penalties and no line changes, so all three skaters on a team are on the ice for every goal and always have the same plus-minus.
Points, points per game and season pace
Points = goals + assists, and a pace is points per game times the games in a season. The NHL regular season is 82 games. A point per game over a full season is a very good year. A pace this early is a guess, and everyone knows it, and everyone quotes it anyway.
Shooting percentage (SH%)
SH% = goals ÷ shots on goal × 100. Shots that miss the net or get blocked don't count as shots on goal. NHL teams usually land somewhere around 9 to 11 percent in a season. The Challenge Cup career page in Brudvig Hockey shows it for every skater, as S%.
Where to see these in Brudvig Hockey
Every game has a live box score in ⚙️ > Stats, and a full one after the Three Stars: goals, assists, points, plus-minus, shots, hits and blocks for skaters, and shots against, saves, save percentage and goals against for goalies. Hockey stats explained walks through one, column by column.
Questions
How do you calculate save percentage in hockey?
Divide saves by shots against. 28 saves on 30 shots is 28 ÷ 30 = .933. Saves are shots against minus goals against.
How do you calculate goals-against average?
Multiply goals against by 60 and divide by minutes played. 5 goals in 120 minutes is a 2.50 GAA.
What is a good save percentage?
In the NHL in recent seasons, around .900 is ordinary, .910 to .920 is good and above .920 is excellent over a full season.
How is plus-minus calculated?
Goals your team scores while you are on the ice, minus goals scored against your team while you are on the ice. In the NHL, power-play goals do not count.