Is Alex Lyon Better Than Carter Hart? NHL Stats Decide

Few NHL comparisons generate more debate than Alex Lyon vs Carter Hart. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Carter Hart takes 3 categories while Alex Lyon claims 1, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the G position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Carter Hart's Games Played of 246 compared to Alex Lyon's 149 represents a 65.1% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Carter Hart's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Save Percentage, where Alex Lyon posts 90.3% against Carter Hart's 90.5% — virtually identical figures. Alex Lyon can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Save Percentage is the statistical ammunition for the Alex Lyon side.

Goaltending is evaluated through save percentage and goals against average — complementary metrics that together capture both consistency and quality of saves made under pressure.

The verdict favors Carter Hart — 3 categories to 1 — but Alex Lyon makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Alex Lyon has real statistical ammunition particularly in Save Percentage where the gap narrows to just 0.2%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.