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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Joe Thornton Pavel Datsyuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.21 a game, 62nd percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.63 a game, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.83 a game, 93rd percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.68 a game, 50th percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.50 a game, 13th percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 58.3%, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 9.6, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 58.3%, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +12.0 goals above replacement, 94th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.52 xG per 60, 19th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 33rd percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 41st percentilePavel Datsyuk: Goals, 0.41 a game, 97th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Assists, 0.62 a game, 98th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Points, 1.03 a game, 99th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Shots, 2.62 a game, 87th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Hits, 0.81 a game, 29th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Corsi for %, 59.6%, 99th percentilePavel Datsyuk: CF% rel, 8.3, 99th percentilePavel Datsyuk: On-ice xG %, 56.1%, 88th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Rating, +14.3 goals above replacement, 97th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 79th percentilePavel Datsyuk: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 71st percentilePavel Datsyuk: Finishing, +4.4 goals above expected, 88th percentile
0204060204060Joe Thornton 65Pavel Datsyuk 65

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

Joe Thornton
Pavel Datsyuk

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The numbers

Joe Thornton C, FLA 2014-15 Pavel Datsyuk C, DET
78 Games played 63
16 Goals 26
49 Assists 39
65 Points 65
0.83 Points per game 1.03
-4 Plus/minus 12
131 Shots 165
12.2 Shooting % 15.8
39 Hits 51
30 Penalty minutes 8
18:25 Average ice time 19:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
58.3 Corsi for % 59.6
+9.6 CF% relative to team +8.3
58.6 Fenwick for % 56.7
58.3 Expected goals for % 56.1
+9.9 xGF% relative to team +4.6
48.2 Goals for % 56.3
97.3 PDO 99.9
172 Shot attempts taken 192
Expected goals, all situations
12.4 Expected goals 17.6
0.52 Expected goals per 60 0.88
6.8% Chance per attempt 8.0%
-1.4 Goals above expected +4.4
Rating, in goals
+12.0 Goals above replacement +14.3
+2.0 Wins above replacement +2.4
+3.2 Even-strength offence +4.5
+2.9 Even-strength defence +1.6
+2.0 Power play +2.7
-0.2 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.2 Penalties +2.3
Contract
$6.75M Cap hit $7.5M
$104K Cap dollars per point $115K
$7.8M Worth at the going rate $9.1M
+$1.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.6M

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