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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Ales Hemsky Craig Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAles Hemsky: Goals, 0.14 a game, 46th percentileAles Hemsky: Assists, 0.38 a game, 79th percentileAles Hemsky: Points, 0.52 a game, 65th percentileAles Hemsky: Shots, 1.99 a game, 65th percentileAles Hemsky: Hits, 0.32 a game, 5th percentileAles Hemsky: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 55th percentileAles Hemsky: CF% rel, 3.7, 80th percentileAles Hemsky: On-ice xG %, 49.3%, 45th percentileAles Hemsky: Rating, +3.2 goals above replacement, 57th percentileAles Hemsky: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 41st percentileAles Hemsky: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 40th percentileAles Hemsky: Finishing, -3.2 goals above expected, 23rd percentileCraig Smith: Goals, 0.19 a game, 58th percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.31 a game, 67th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.50 a game, 62nd percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 2.39 a game, 78th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 0.61 a game, 23rd percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 47.5%, 27th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 1.4, 62nd percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 48.4%, 37th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +4.2 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 83rd percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 28th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, -2.4 goals above expected, 29th 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

Ales Hemsky
Craig Smith

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The numbers

Ales Hemsky R, MTL 2011-12 Craig Smith C, DET
69 Games played 72
10 Goals 14
26 Assists 22
36 Points 36
0.52 Points per game 0.50
-13 Plus/minus -9
137 Shots 172
7.3 Shooting % 8.1
22 Hits 44
43 Penalty minutes 30
17:36 Average ice time 14:11
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 47.5
+3.7 CF% relative to team +1.4
51.0 Fenwick for % 47.8
49.3 Expected goals for % 48.4
+4.6 xGF% relative to team -0.4
47.0 Goals for % 46.9
99.6 PDO 100.0
213 Shot attempts taken 234
Expected goals, all situations
13.2 Expected goals 16.4
0.65 Expected goals per 60 0.96
7.1% Chance per attempt 6.7%
-3.2 Goals above expected -2.4
Rating, in goals
+3.2 Goals above replacement +4.2
+0.5 Wins above replacement +0.7
+1.4 Even-strength offence +2.2
-0.1 Even-strength defence -0.5
-1.4 Power play -0.1
+0.0 Penalty kill 0.0
-0.1 Penalties -0.3
Contract
$4.1M Cap hit $715K
$114K Cap dollars per point $20K
$2M Worth at the going rate $2.4M
-$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.7M

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