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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

Nicklas Lidstrom Brian Rafalski

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 percentileBrian Rafalski: Goals, 0.13 a game, 84th percentileBrian Rafalski: Assists, 0.63 a game, 99th percentileBrian Rafalski: Points, 0.76 a game, 97th percentileBrian Rafalski: Shots, 1.81 a game, 81st percentileBrian Rafalski: Hits, 0.42 a game, 6th percentile
02040204060Nicklas Lidstrom 59Brian Rafalski 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 Brian Rafalski D, DET
78 Games played 78
16 Goals 10
43 Assists 49
59 Points 59
0.76 Points per game 0.76
31 Plus/minus 17
180 Shots 141
8.9 Shooting % 7.1
43 Hits 33
30 Penalty minutes 20
24:49 Average ice time 23:10

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.