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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Ilya Kovalchuk Patrik Elias

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerIlya Kovalchuk: Goals, 0.38 a game, 93rd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Assists, 0.36 a game, 73rd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Points, 0.74 a game, 84th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shots, 3.02 a game, 91st percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Hits, 0.35 a game, 7th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Corsi for %, 50.9%, 57th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: CF% rel, -2.1, 28th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: On-ice xG %, 48.9%, 36th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Rating, +2.1 goals above replacement, 43rd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Chances created, 0.72 xG per 60, 46th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 18th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Finishing, +7.2 goals above expected, 96th percentilePatrik Elias: Goals, 0.26 a game, 72nd percentilePatrik Elias: Assists, 0.51 a game, 91st percentilePatrik Elias: Points, 0.77 a game, 86th percentilePatrik Elias: Shots, 2.52 a game, 80th percentilePatrik Elias: Hits, 0.77 a game, 32nd percentilePatrik Elias: Corsi for %, 57.6%, 99th percentilePatrik Elias: CF% rel, 7.0, 97th percentilePatrik Elias: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 93rd percentilePatrik Elias: Rating, +11.4 goals above replacement, 92nd percentilePatrik Elias: Chances created, 0.69 xG per 60, 42nd percentilePatrik Elias: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 33rd percentilePatrik Elias: Finishing, +0.6 goals above expected, 56th percentile
020406020406080Patrik Elias 62Ilya Kovalchuk 60

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

Ilya Kovalchuk
Patrik Elias

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The numbers

Ilya Kovalchuk L, WSH 2010-11 Patrik Elias C, NJD
81 Games played 81
31 Goals 21
29 Assists 41
60 Points 62
0.74 Points per game 0.77
-26 Plus/minus -4
245 Shots 204
12.7 Shooting % 10.3
28 Hits 62
28 Penalty minutes 16
22:34 Average ice time 18:38
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.9 Corsi for % 57.6
-2.1 CF% relative to team +7.0
49.6 Fenwick for % 58.0
48.9 Expected goals for % 56.3
-4.4 xGF% relative to team +6.3
41.7 Goals for % 50.0
97.4 PDO 97.4
298 Shot attempts taken 219
Expected goals, all situations
21.8 Expected goals 17.4
0.72 Expected goals per 60 0.69
6.3% Chance per attempt 6.7%
+7.2 Goals above expected +0.6
Rating, in goals
+2.1 Goals above replacement +11.4
+0.4 Wins above replacement +1.9
+0.2 Even-strength offence +2.6
-5.6 Even-strength defence +2.7
+0.3 Power play -0.2
-0.2 Penalty kill +1.0
+2.3 Penalties +1.2
Contract
$6.667M Cap hit $6M
$111K Cap dollars per point $97K
$1.4M Worth at the going rate $5.3M
-$5.3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$681K

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