Jake Oettinger vs Patrick Roy: Who Wins on NHL Stats?

Few NHL comparisons generate more debate than Jake Oettinger vs Patrick Roy. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Patrick Roy takes 2 categories while Jake Oettinger 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.

Patrick Roy's Shutouts of 66 compared to Jake Oettinger's 19 represents a 247.4% 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 Patrick Roy's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Goals Against Avg, where Jake Oettinger posts 2.50 against Patrick Roy's 2.54 — a gap of just 1.6%. Jake Oettinger can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 2-1 tally suggests. In any debate, Goals Against Avg is the statistical ammunition for the Jake Oettinger 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 Patrick Roy — 2 categories to 1 — but Jake Oettinger makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Jake Oettinger has real statistical ammunition particularly in Goals Against Avg where the gap narrows to just 1.6%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.