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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Niklas Kronwall Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNiklas Kronwall: Goals, 0.10 a game, 78th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Assists, 0.52 a game, 97th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Points, 0.62 a game, 95th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Shots, 1.39 a game, 56th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Hits, 1.18 a game, 45th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Corsi for %, 52.0%, 73rd percentileNiklas Kronwall: CF% rel, 0.9, 63rd percentileNiklas Kronwall: On-ice xG %, 49.3%, 42nd percentileNiklas Kronwall: Rating, +2.1 goals above replacement, 52nd percentileNiklas Kronwall: Chances created, 0.20 xG per 60, 55th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Shot quality, 3.8% a shot, 80th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Finishing, +1.6 goals above expected, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.12 a game, 86th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.44 a game, 94th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.57 a game, 93rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 2.00 a game, 85th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.53 a game, 60th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 81st percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 7.1, 99th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 88th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +7.9 goals above replacement, 87th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.1% a shot, 42nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +2.8 goals above expected, 88th percentile
01020304020406080Niklas Kronwall 49Matt Niskanen 46

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

Niklas Kronwall
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Niklas Kronwall D, DET 2013-14 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
79 Games played 81
8 Goals 10
41 Assists 36
49 Points 46
0.62 Points per game 0.57
0 Plus/minus 33
110 Shots 162
7.3 Shooting % 6.2
93 Hits 124
44 Penalty minutes 51
24:19 Average ice time 21:18
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.0 Corsi for % 53.3
+0.9 CF% relative to team +7.1
52.0 Fenwick for % 53.2
49.3 Expected goals for % 55.4
-1.7 xGF% relative to team +7.8
50.4 Goals for % 63.9
100.0 PDO 103.2
124 Shot attempts taken 226
Expected goals, all situations
6.4 Expected goals 7.2
0.20 Expected goals per 60 0.25
3.8% Chance per attempt 3.1%
+1.6 Goals above expected +2.8
Rating, in goals
+2.1 Goals above replacement +7.9
+0.3 Wins above replacement +1.3
-1.4 Even-strength offence +1.7
-1.4 Even-strength defence +3.3
+0.1 Power play -0.1
+0.3 Penalty kill -0.3
-2.0 Penalties -2.4
Contract
$4.75M Cap hit $2.3M
$97K Cap dollars per point $50K
$1.7M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
-$3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.8M

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