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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Brad Richards James Neal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrad Richards: Goals, 0.16 a game, 46th percentileBrad Richards: Assists, 0.33 a game, 72nd percentileBrad Richards: Points, 0.49 a game, 61st percentileBrad Richards: Shots, 2.62 a game, 87th percentileBrad Richards: Hits, 0.42 a game, 10th percentileBrad Richards: Corsi for %, 54.0%, 80th percentileBrad Richards: CF% rel, 0.6, 53rd percentileBrad Richards: On-ice xG %, 48.4%, 38th percentileBrad Richards: Rating, +0.8 goals above replacement, 29th percentileBrad Richards: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 43rd percentileBrad Richards: Shot quality, 5.1% a shot, 1st percentileBrad Richards: Finishing, -0.7 goals above expected, 48th percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.34 a game, 92nd percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.21 a game, 44th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.55 a game, 70th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 3.30 a game, 97th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.06 a game, 42nd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 97th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 5.6, 95th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 56.9%, 91st percentileJames Neal: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 92nd percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 30th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 66th 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

Brad Richards
James Neal

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The numbers

Brad Richards C, DET 2014-15 James Neal L, STL
76 Games played 67
12 Goals 23
25 Assists 14
37 Points 37
0.49 Points per game 0.55
3 Plus/minus 12
199 Shots 221
6.0 Shooting % 10.4
32 Hits 71
12 Penalty minutes 57
14:53 Average ice time 18:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.0 Corsi for % 57.2
+0.6 CF% relative to team +5.6
52.3 Fenwick for % 56.3
48.4 Expected goals for % 56.9
-3.6 xGF% relative to team +2.6
58.8 Goals for % 60.5
102.0 PDO 101.6
250 Shot attempts taken 345
Expected goals, all situations
12.7 Expected goals 20.7
0.67 Expected goals per 60 1.03
5.1% Chance per attempt 6.7%
-0.7 Goals above expected +1.3
Rating, in goals
+0.8 Goals above replacement +6.1
+0.1 Wins above replacement +1.0
+0.5 Even-strength offence +3.8
-3.1 Even-strength defence +0.2
-0.3 Power play -1.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.6 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$2M Cap hit $5M
$54K Cap dollars per point $135K
$1.1M Worth at the going rate $4.2M
-$949K Value: worth minus cap hit -$794K

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