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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Joe Thornton Anze Kopitar

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.72 a game, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.94 a game, 95th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.90 a game, 62nd percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.51 a game, 15th percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 55.7%, 92nd percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 5.6, 92nd percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 58.3%, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +16.2 goals above replacement, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 39th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 87th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 43rd percentileAnze Kopitar: Goals, 0.30 a game, 83rd percentileAnze Kopitar: Assists, 0.62 a game, 97th percentileAnze Kopitar: Points, 0.93 a game, 95th percentileAnze Kopitar: Shots, 2.80 a game, 87th percentileAnze Kopitar: Hits, 0.88 a game, 40th percentileAnze Kopitar: Corsi for %, 58.2%, 97th percentileAnze Kopitar: CF% rel, 5.3, 90th percentileAnze Kopitar: On-ice xG %, 58.0%, 96th percentileAnze Kopitar: Rating, +17.8 goals above replacement, 99th percentileAnze Kopitar: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 71st percentileAnze Kopitar: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 47th percentileAnze Kopitar: Finishing, -0.4 goals above expected, 47th 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

Joe Thornton
Anze Kopitar

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The numbers

Joe Thornton C, FLA 2011-12 Anze Kopitar C, LAK
82 Games played 82
18 Goals 25
59 Assists 51
77 Points 76
0.94 Points per game 0.93
17 Plus/minus 12
156 Shots 230
11.5 Shooting % 10.9
42 Hits 72
31 Penalty minutes 20
20:28 Average ice time 21:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.7 Corsi for % 58.2
+5.6 CF% relative to team +5.3
56.0 Fenwick for % 57.0
58.3 Expected goals for % 58.0
+5.3 xGF% relative to team +7.8
60.7 Goals for % 54.1
101.4 PDO 98.9
178 Shot attempts taken 275
Expected goals, all situations
18.1 Expected goals 24.4
0.65 Expected goals per 60 0.84
8.7% Chance per attempt 7.4%
-1.1 Goals above expected -0.4
Rating, in goals
+16.2 Goals above replacement +17.8
+2.7 Wins above replacement +3.0
+5.3 Even-strength offence +6.1
+1.8 Even-strength defence +3.7
+1.5 Power play +0.5
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.1
+3.0 Penalties +2.7
Contract
$7M Cap hit $6.8M
$91K Cap dollars per point $89K
$7.8M Worth at the going rate $8.6M
+$828K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.8M

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