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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Sheldon Souray Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSheldon Souray: Goals, 0.09 a game, 78th percentileSheldon Souray: Assists, 0.23 a game, 62nd percentileSheldon Souray: Points, 0.33 a game, 66th percentileSheldon Souray: Shots, 2.80 a game, 97th percentileSheldon Souray: Hits, 0.86 a game, 31st percentileSheldon Souray: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 50th percentileSheldon Souray: CF% rel, 0.8, 63rd percentileSheldon Souray: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 13th percentileSheldon Souray: Rating, -2.2 goals above replacement, 7th percentileSheldon Souray: Chances created, 0.27 xG per 60, 85th percentileSheldon Souray: Shot quality, 2.4% a shot, 11th percentileSheldon Souray: Finishing, -1.0 goals above expected, 36th percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.05 a game, 54th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.23 a game, 59th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.28 a game, 56th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.57 a game, 72nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.40 a game, 58th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 57.0%, 99th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 3.8, 90th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 55.1%, 93rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, 0.0 goals above replacement, 31st percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.26 xG per 60, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 57th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 17th percentile
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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.

Where they shot from

Sheldon Souray
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Sheldon Souray D, ANA 2011-12 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
64 Games played 75
6 Goals 4
15 Assists 17
21 Points 21
0.33 Points per game 0.28
11 Plus/minus 9
179 Shots 118
3.4 Shooting % 3.4
55 Hits 105
73 Penalty minutes 47
20:28 Average ice time 17:56
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.6 Corsi for % 57.0
+0.8 CF% relative to team +3.8
49.1 Fenwick for % 55.7
45.5 Expected goals for % 55.1
-2.8 xGF% relative to team +1.0
53.8 Goals for % 56.2
101.8 PDO 100.1
234 Shot attempts taken 176
Expected goals, all situations
6.0 Expected goals 5.9
0.27 Expected goals per 60 0.26
2.4% Chance per attempt 3.3%
-1.0 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
-2.2 Goals above replacement 0.0
-0.4 Wins above replacement 0.0
+0.3 Even-strength offence -1.4
-2.9 Even-strength defence -0.5
-0.3 Power play -0.6
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
-3.5 Penalties -2.0

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. What the advanced numbers mean