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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Jason Spezza Tomas Plekanec

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJason Spezza: Goals, 0.10 a game, 23rd percentileJason Spezza: Assists, 0.23 a game, 50th percentileJason Spezza: Points, 0.33 a game, 36th percentileJason Spezza: Shots, 1.77 a game, 54th percentileJason Spezza: Hits, 0.21 a game, 2nd percentileJason Spezza: Corsi for %, 52.5%, 78th percentileJason Spezza: CF% rel, 1.9, 70th percentileJason Spezza: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 84th percentileJason Spezza: Rating, +2.2 goals above replacement, 46th percentileJason Spezza: Chances created, 0.78 xG per 60, 57th percentileJason Spezza: Shot quality, 6.6% a shot, 21st percentileJason Spezza: Finishing, -6.1 goals above expected, 4th percentileTomas Plekanec: Goals, 0.08 a game, 13th percentileTomas Plekanec: Assists, 0.26 a game, 56th percentileTomas Plekanec: Points, 0.34 a game, 39th percentileTomas Plekanec: Shots, 1.87 a game, 59th percentileTomas Plekanec: Hits, 0.79 a game, 39th percentileTomas Plekanec: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 66th percentileTomas Plekanec: CF% rel, -0.1, 48th percentileTomas Plekanec: On-ice xG %, 54.3%, 87th percentileTomas Plekanec: Rating, +1.5 goals above replacement, 37th percentileTomas Plekanec: Chances created, 0.57 xG per 60, 17th percentileTomas Plekanec: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 9th percentileTomas Plekanec: Finishing, -5.0 goals above expected, 8th 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

Jason Spezza
Tomas Plekanec

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The numbers

Jason Spezza C, TOR 2017-18 Tomas Plekanec C, MTL
78 Games played 77
8 Goals 6
18 Assists 20
26 Points 26
0.33 Points per game 0.34
-12 Plus/minus 1
138 Shots 144
5.8 Shooting % 4.2
16 Hits 61
12 Penalty minutes 45
13:00 Average ice time 15:08
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.5 Corsi for % 51.4
+1.9 CF% relative to team -0.1
51.9 Fenwick for % 52.1
54.0 Expected goals for % 54.3
+1.6 xGF% relative to team +2.0
47.2 Goals for % 47.3
98.8 PDO 98.4
204 Shot attempts taken 202
Expected goals, all situations
13.1 Expected goals 11.0
0.78 Expected goals per 60 0.57
6.6% Chance per attempt 6.1%
-6.1 Goals above expected -5.0
Rating, in goals
+2.2 Goals above replacement +1.5
+0.4 Wins above replacement +0.2
-1.4 Even-strength offence +0.1
0.0 Even-strength defence +0.7
+0.8 Power play -0.2
0.0 Penalty kill -0.3
+0.1 Penalties -2.0
Contract
$7.5M Cap hit $6M
$288K Cap dollars per point $231K
$2M Worth at the going rate $1.5M
-$5.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.5M

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