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At a glance

Alex Tanguay Ryan Kesler

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Tanguay: Goals, 0.20 a game, 60th percentileAlex Tanguay: Assists, 0.56 a game, 95th percentileAlex Tanguay: Points, 0.77 a game, 86th percentileAlex Tanguay: Shots, 1.31 a game, 34th percentileAlex Tanguay: Hits, 0.34 a game, 7th percentileAlex Tanguay: Corsi for %, 45.4%, 11th percentileAlex Tanguay: CF% rel, -3.2, 20th percentileAlex Tanguay: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 45th percentileAlex Tanguay: Rating, +4.4 goals above replacement, 65th percentileAlex Tanguay: Chances created, 0.49 xG per 60, 13th percentileAlex Tanguay: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 75th percentileAlex Tanguay: Finishing, +3.1 goals above expected, 75th percentileRyan Kesler: Goals, 0.29 a game, 81st percentileRyan Kesler: Assists, 0.35 a game, 73rd percentileRyan Kesler: Points, 0.64 a game, 76th percentileRyan Kesler: Shots, 2.88 a game, 90th percentileRyan Kesler: Hits, 1.40 a game, 66th percentileRyan Kesler: Corsi for %, 56.0%, 93rd percentileRyan Kesler: CF% rel, 4.7, 87th percentileRyan Kesler: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 80th percentileRyan Kesler: Rating, +9.2 goals above replacement, 87th percentileRyan Kesler: Chances created, 1.01 xG per 60, 87th percentileRyan Kesler: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 77th percentileRyan Kesler: Finishing, -6.1 goals above expected, 4th 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

Alex Tanguay
Ryan Kesler

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The numbers

Alex Tanguay L, ARI 2011-12 Ryan Kesler C, ANA
64 Games played 77
13 Goals 22
36 Assists 27
49 Points 49
0.77 Points per game 0.64
7 Plus/minus 11
84 Shots 222
15.5 Shooting % 9.9
22 Hits 108
28 Penalty minutes 56
19:03 Average ice time 20:06
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.4 Corsi for % 56.0
-3.2 CF% relative to team +4.7
45.4 Fenwick for % 55.6
49.2 Expected goals for % 53.8
-1.1 xGF% relative to team +7.1
56.8 Goals for % 55.9
104.3 PDO 100.7
103 Shot attempts taken 272
Expected goals, all situations
9.9 Expected goals 26.1
0.49 Expected goals per 60 1.01
8.2% Chance per attempt 8.3%
+3.1 Goals above expected -6.1
Rating, in goals
+4.4 Goals above replacement +9.2
+0.7 Wins above replacement +1.5
+3.0 Even-strength offence +2.7
-1.5 Even-strength defence +1.8
-0.1 Power play +0.2
-0.4 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.0 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $5M
$71K Cap dollars per point $102K
$2.5M Worth at the going rate $4.7M
-$1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$322K

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