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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Matt Cullen Andrei Kostitsyn

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Cullen: Goals, 0.19 a game, 57th percentileMatt Cullen: Assists, 0.29 a game, 64th percentileMatt Cullen: Points, 0.48 a game, 61st percentileMatt Cullen: Shots, 2.25 a game, 73rd percentileMatt Cullen: Hits, 0.63 a game, 23rd percentileMatt Cullen: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 26th percentileMatt Cullen: CF% rel, 4.6, 86th percentileMatt Cullen: On-ice xG %, 50.2%, 54th percentileMatt Cullen: Rating, +7.7 goals above replacement, 81st percentileMatt Cullen: Chances created, 0.75 xG per 60, 57th percentileMatt Cullen: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 85th percentileMatt Cullen: Finishing, -3.3 goals above expected, 22nd percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Goals, 0.22 a game, 66th percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Assists, 0.28 a game, 62nd percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Points, 0.50 a game, 62nd percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Shots, 1.69 a game, 53rd percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Hits, 1.56 a game, 72nd percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Corsi for %, 48.4%, 33rd percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: CF% rel, -0.2, 46th percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: On-ice xG %, 48.4%, 36th percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Rating, +0.8 goals above replacement, 31st percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Chances created, 0.63 xG per 60, 35th percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Shot quality, 6.9% a shot, 34th percentileAndrei Kostitsyn: Finishing, +4.5 goals above expected, 82nd percentile
0102030204060Andrei Kostitsyn 36Matt Cullen 35

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
Andrei Kostitsyn

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The numbers

Matt Cullen C, PIT 2011-12 Andrei Kostitsyn L, NSH
73 Games played 72
14 Goals 16
21 Assists 20
35 Points 36
0.48 Points per game 0.50
-10 Plus/minus -1
164 Shots 122
8.5 Shooting % 13.1
46 Hits 112
24 Penalty minutes 26
18:56 Average ice time 15:07
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.4 Corsi for % 48.4
+4.6 CF% relative to team -0.2
47.1 Fenwick for % 48.8
50.2 Expected goals for % 48.4
+5.9 xGF% relative to team -1.1
43.1 Goals for % 53.0
98.3 PDO 101.5
179 Shot attempts taken 205
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 11.5
0.75 Expected goals per 60 0.63
8.6% Chance per attempt 6.9%
-3.3 Goals above expected +4.5
Rating, in goals
+7.7 Goals above replacement +0.8
+1.3 Wins above replacement +0.1
+2.8 Even-strength offence +1.4
+0.3 Even-strength defence -3.4
-0.4 Power play -0.2
+0.7 Penalty kill 0.0
+0.5 Penalties +0.0

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