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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Matt Cullen Craig Smith

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 percentileCraig Smith: Goals, 0.19 a game, 58th percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.31 a game, 67th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.50 a game, 62nd percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 2.39 a game, 78th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 0.61 a game, 23rd percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 47.5%, 27th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 1.4, 62nd percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 48.4%, 37th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +4.2 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 83rd percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 28th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, -2.4 goals above expected, 29th 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
Craig Smith

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The numbers

Matt Cullen C, PIT 2011-12 Craig Smith C, DET
73 Games played 72
14 Goals 14
21 Assists 22
35 Points 36
0.48 Points per game 0.50
-10 Plus/minus -9
164 Shots 172
8.5 Shooting % 8.1
46 Hits 44
24 Penalty minutes 30
18:56 Average ice time 14:11
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.4 Corsi for % 47.5
+4.6 CF% relative to team +1.4
47.1 Fenwick for % 47.8
50.2 Expected goals for % 48.4
+5.9 xGF% relative to team -0.4
43.1 Goals for % 46.9
98.3 PDO 100.0
179 Shot attempts taken 234
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 16.4
0.75 Expected goals per 60 0.96
8.6% Chance per attempt 6.7%
-3.3 Goals above expected -2.4
Rating, in goals
+7.7 Goals above replacement +4.2
+1.3 Wins above replacement +0.7
+2.8 Even-strength offence +2.2
+0.3 Even-strength defence -0.5
-0.4 Power play -0.1
+0.7 Penalty kill 0.0
+0.5 Penalties -0.3
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $715K
$100K Cap dollars per point $20K
$4M Worth at the going rate $2.4M
+$480K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.7M

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