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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Joel Ward Patrik Elias

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJoel Ward: Goals, 0.23 a game, 71st percentileJoel Ward: Assists, 0.18 a game, 37th percentileJoel Ward: Points, 0.41 a game, 51st percentileJoel Ward: Shots, 1.68 a game, 50th percentileJoel Ward: Hits, 0.65 a game, 21st percentileJoel Ward: Corsi for %, 50.2%, 45th percentileJoel Ward: CF% rel, -1.6, 29th percentileJoel Ward: On-ice xG %, 53.4%, 72nd percentileJoel Ward: Rating, +4.7 goals above replacement, 61st percentileJoel Ward: Chances created, 0.72 xG per 60, 53rd percentileJoel Ward: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 85th percentileJoel Ward: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 67th percentilePatrik Elias: Goals, 0.19 a game, 57th percentilePatrik Elias: Assists, 0.30 a game, 65th percentilePatrik Elias: Points, 0.49 a game, 62nd percentilePatrik Elias: Shots, 1.65 a game, 48th percentilePatrik Elias: Hits, 0.33 a game, 5th percentilePatrik Elias: Corsi for %, 48.1%, 33rd percentilePatrik Elias: CF% rel, 0.2, 49th percentilePatrik Elias: On-ice xG %, 46.7%, 25th percentilePatrik Elias: Rating, +0.9 goals above replacement, 31st percentilePatrik Elias: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 38th percentilePatrik Elias: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 76th percentilePatrik Elias: Finishing, -0.2 goals above expected, 52nd 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

Joel Ward
Patrik Elias

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The numbers

Joel Ward R, SJS 2014-15 Patrik Elias C, NJD
82 Games played 69
19 Goals 13
15 Assists 21
34 Points 34
0.41 Points per game 0.49
-4 Plus/minus -20
138 Shots 114
13.8 Shooting % 11.4
53 Hits 23
30 Penalty minutes 12
16:52 Average ice time 17:39
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.2 Corsi for % 48.1
-1.6 CF% relative to team +0.2
50.7 Fenwick for % 47.6
53.4 Expected goals for % 46.7
+0.6 xGF% relative to team -2.5
47.1 Goals for % 40.4
99.2 PDO 98.7
175 Shot attempts taken 130
Expected goals, all situations
16.7 Expected goals 13.2
0.72 Expected goals per 60 0.65
8.7% Chance per attempt 8.2%
+1.3 Goals above expected -0.2
Rating, in goals
+4.7 Goals above replacement +0.9
+0.8 Wins above replacement +0.2
-1.1 Even-strength offence -0.4
+0.1 Even-strength defence -2.5
+0.6 Power play +0.1
+0.2 Penalty kill -0.1
+1.0 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$3M Cap hit $5.5M
$88K Cap dollars per point $162K
$3.4M Worth at the going rate $1.1M
+$373K Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.4M

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