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Compare players, 1977-78 season

At a glance

Denis Potvin Borje Salming

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsThe typical playerDenis Potvin: Goals, 0.38 a game, 99th percentileDenis Potvin: Assists, 0.80 a game, 99th percentileDenis Potvin: Points, 1.18 a game, 99th percentileDenis Potvin: Shots, 3.59 a game, 98th percentileBorje Salming: Goals, 0.20 a game, 90th percentileBorje Salming: Assists, 0.75 a game, 98th percentileBorje Salming: Points, 0.95 a game, 98th percentileBorje Salming: Shots, 3.20 a game, 95th percentile
02040608020406080Denis Potvin 94Borje Salming 76

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. 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 lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

The numbers

Denis Potvin D, NYI 1977-78 Borje Salming D, DET
80 Games played 80
30 Goals 16
64 Assists 60
94 Points 76
1.18 Points per game 0.95
57 Plus/minus 30
287 Shots 256
10.5 Shooting % 6.3
0 Hits 0
81 Penalty minutes 70
0:00 Average ice time 0:00

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.