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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

Nicklas Lidstrom Scott Niedermayer

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerNicklas Lidstrom: Goals, 0.21 a game, 96th percentileNicklas Lidstrom: Assists, 0.55 a game, 98th percentileNicklas Lidstrom: Points, 0.76 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Lidstrom: Shots, 2.31 a game, 94th percentileNicklas Lidstrom: Hits, 0.55 a game, 14th percentileScott Niedermayer: Goals, 0.17 a game, 93rd percentileScott Niedermayer: Assists, 0.55 a game, 97th percentileScott Niedermayer: Points, 0.72 a game, 97th percentileScott Niedermayer: Shots, 2.17 a game, 91st percentileScott Niedermayer: Hits, 0.83 a game, 33rd percentile
0204020406080Nicklas Lidstrom 59Scott Niedermayer 59

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

Nicklas Lidstrom D, DET 2008-09 Scott Niedermayer D, ANA
78 Games played 82
16 Goals 14
43 Assists 45
59 Points 59
0.76 Points per game 0.72
31 Plus/minus -8
180 Shots 178
8.9 Shooting % 7.9
43 Hits 68
30 Penalty minutes 70
24:49 Average ice time 26:55

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.