Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Jason Spezza Matt Nieto

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 percentileMatt Nieto: Goals, 0.20 a game, 61st percentileMatt Nieto: Assists, 0.15 a game, 27th percentileMatt Nieto: Points, 0.35 a game, 40th percentileMatt Nieto: Shots, 1.14 a game, 20th percentileMatt Nieto: Hits, 0.36 a game, 10th percentileMatt Nieto: Corsi for %, 46.1%, 11th percentileMatt Nieto: CF% rel, -2.1, 26th percentileMatt Nieto: On-ice xG %, 44.5%, 10th percentileMatt Nieto: Rating, +2.2 goals above replacement, 46th percentileMatt Nieto: Chances created, 0.48 xG per 60, 6th percentileMatt Nieto: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 61st percentileMatt Nieto: Finishing, +4.2 goals above expected, 82nd percentile
01020204060Jason Spezza 26Matt Nieto 26

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
Matt Nieto

Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a line in a key to filter its map.

The numbers

Jason Spezza C, TOR 2017-18 Matt Nieto L, PIT
78 Games played 74
8 Goals 15
18 Assists 11
26 Points 26
0.33 Points per game 0.35
-12 Plus/minus 6
138 Shots 84
5.8 Shooting % 17.9
16 Hits 27
12 Penalty minutes 14
13:00 Average ice time 14:55
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.5 Corsi for % 46.1
+1.9 CF% relative to team -2.1
51.9 Fenwick for % 45.1
54.0 Expected goals for % 44.5
+1.6 xGF% relative to team -2.4
47.2 Goals for % 50.8
98.8 PDO 101.5
204 Shot attempts taken 126
Expected goals, all situations
13.1 Expected goals 8.8
0.78 Expected goals per 60 0.48
6.6% Chance per attempt 7.8%
-6.1 Goals above expected +4.2
Rating, in goals
+2.2 Goals above replacement +2.2
+0.4 Wins above replacement +0.4
-1.4 Even-strength offence -2.9
0.0 Even-strength defence +1.0
+0.8 Power play -0.1
0.0 Penalty kill +0.5
+0.1 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$7.5M Cap hit $1M
$288K Cap dollars per point $38K
$2M Worth at the going rate $2M
-$5.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$984K

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