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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Matt Cullen Chris Higgins

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Cullen: Goals, 0.13 a game, 39th percentileMatt Cullen: Assists, 0.38 a game, 78th percentileMatt Cullen: Points, 0.51 a game, 65th percentileMatt Cullen: Shots, 1.74 a game, 51st percentileMatt Cullen: Hits, 0.23 a game, 3rd percentileMatt Cullen: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 47th percentileMatt Cullen: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileMatt Cullen: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 77th percentileMatt Cullen: Rating, +4.6 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileMatt Cullen: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 39th percentileMatt Cullen: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 62nd percentileMatt Cullen: Finishing, -3.5 goals above expected, 19th percentileChris Higgins: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileChris Higgins: Assists, 0.28 a game, 62nd percentileChris Higgins: Points, 0.50 a game, 63rd percentileChris Higgins: Shots, 2.77 a game, 89th percentileChris Higgins: Hits, 1.26 a game, 56th percentileChris Higgins: Corsi for %, 50.6%, 49th percentileChris Higgins: CF% rel, -1.3, 34th percentileChris Higgins: On-ice xG %, 47.2%, 30th percentileChris Higgins: Rating, +2.8 goals above replacement, 51st percentileChris Higgins: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 64th percentileChris Higgins: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 41st percentileChris Higgins: Finishing, -3.0 goals above expected, 23rd 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

Matt Cullen
Chris Higgins

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The numbers

Matt Cullen C, PIT 2013-14 Chris Higgins L, VAN
77 Games played 78
10 Goals 17
29 Assists 22
39 Points 39
0.51 Points per game 0.50
4 Plus/minus -14
134 Shots 216
7.5 Shooting % 7.9
18 Hits 98
32 Penalty minutes 30
15:30 Average ice time 19:10
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 50.6
+2.9 CF% relative to team -1.3
50.1 Fenwick for % 51.6
53.9 Expected goals for % 47.2
+3.6 xGF% relative to team -4.1
53.4 Goals for % 47.8
100.4 PDO 98.8
176 Shot attempts taken 270
Expected goals, all situations
13.5 Expected goals 20.0
0.68 Expected goals per 60 0.80
7.8% Chance per attempt 7.1%
-3.5 Goals above expected -3.0
Rating, in goals
+4.6 Goals above replacement +2.8
+0.8 Wins above replacement +0.5
+4.0 Even-strength offence +2.3
-1.5 Even-strength defence -3.6
-0.8 Power play -1.0
+0.0 Penalty kill +1.4
-0.5 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $2.5M
$90K Cap dollars per point $64K
$3.2M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
-$334K Value: worth minus cap hit -$367K

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