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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Zdeno Chara Dan Boyle

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerZdeno Chara: Goals, 0.13 a game, 82nd percentileZdeno Chara: Assists, 0.19 a game, 50th percentileZdeno Chara: Points, 0.32 a game, 63rd percentileZdeno Chara: Shots, 2.19 a game, 90th percentileZdeno Chara: Hits, 1.98 a game, 76th percentileZdeno Chara: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 87th percentileZdeno Chara: CF% rel, 3.6, 87th percentileZdeno Chara: On-ice xG %, 52.9%, 71st percentileZdeno Chara: Rating, +1.7 goals above replacement, 46th percentileZdeno Chara: Chances created, 0.29 xG per 60, 84th percentileZdeno Chara: Shot quality, 4.0% a shot, 88th percentileZdeno Chara: Finishing, -0.1 goals above expected, 50th percentileDan Boyle: Goals, 0.14 a game, 86th percentileDan Boyle: Assists, 0.17 a game, 42nd percentileDan Boyle: Points, 0.31 a game, 61st percentileDan Boyle: Shots, 1.78 a game, 79th percentileDan Boyle: Hits, 0.75 a game, 18th percentileDan Boyle: Corsi for %, 52.8%, 75th percentileDan Boyle: CF% rel, 5.5, 98th percentileDan Boyle: On-ice xG %, 54.5%, 85th percentileDan Boyle: Rating, +8.5 goals above replacement, 88th percentileDan Boyle: Chances created, 0.35 xG per 60, 94th percentileDan Boyle: Shot quality, 4.6% a shot, 97th percentileDan Boyle: Finishing, +1.4 goals above expected, 78th 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

Zdeno Chara
Dan Boyle

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The numbers

Zdeno Chara D, NYI 2014-15 Dan Boyle D, NYR
63 Games played 65
8 Goals 9
12 Assists 11
20 Points 20
0.32 Points per game 0.31
0 Plus/minus 18
138 Shots 116
5.8 Shooting % 7.8
125 Hits 49
42 Penalty minutes 20
23:21 Average ice time 20:15
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 52.8
+3.6 CF% relative to team +5.5
52.7 Fenwick for % 53.4
52.9 Expected goals for % 54.5
+2.0 xGF% relative to team +7.0
47.3 Goals for % 63.3
98.3 PDO 102.4
191 Shot attempts taken 154
Expected goals, all situations
7.1 Expected goals 7.6
0.29 Expected goals per 60 0.35
4.0% Chance per attempt 4.6%
-0.1 Goals above expected +1.4
Rating, in goals
+1.7 Goals above replacement +8.5
+0.3 Wins above replacement +1.4
+0.1 Even-strength offence +0.8
-1.2 Even-strength defence +3.6
-0.7 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.5
-1.5 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$6.917M Cap hit $4.5M
$346K Cap dollars per point $225K
$1.6M Worth at the going rate $5.7M
-$5.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.2M

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