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At a glance

Tomas Plekanec Travis Zajac

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerTomas 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 percentileTravis Zajac: Goals, 0.19 a game, 55th percentileTravis Zajac: Assists, 0.22 a game, 48th percentileTravis Zajac: Points, 0.41 a game, 49th percentileTravis Zajac: Shots, 1.44 a game, 35th percentileTravis Zajac: Hits, 1.02 a game, 52nd percentileTravis Zajac: Corsi for %, 47.2%, 20th percentileTravis Zajac: CF% rel, -3.2, 16th percentileTravis Zajac: On-ice xG %, 49.1%, 39th percentileTravis Zajac: Rating, +0.5 goals above replacement, 29th percentileTravis Zajac: Chances created, 0.61 xG per 60, 25th percentileTravis Zajac: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 88th percentileTravis Zajac: Finishing, +0.6 goals above expected, 57th percentile
01020204060Tomas Plekanec 26Travis Zajac 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

Tomas Plekanec
Travis Zajac

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The numbers

Tomas Plekanec C, MTL 2017-18 Travis Zajac C, NYI
77 Games played 63
6 Goals 12
20 Assists 14
26 Points 26
0.34 Points per game 0.41
1 Plus/minus -8
144 Shots 91
4.2 Shooting % 13.2
61 Hits 64
45 Penalty minutes 25
15:08 Average ice time 17:54
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.4 Corsi for % 47.2
-0.1 CF% relative to team -3.2
52.1 Fenwick for % 47.9
54.3 Expected goals for % 49.1
+2.0 xGF% relative to team -2.9
47.3 Goals for % 41.9
98.4 PDO 97.8
202 Shot attempts taken 120
Expected goals, all situations
11.0 Expected goals 11.4
0.57 Expected goals per 60 0.61
6.1% Chance per attempt 9.2%
-5.0 Goals above expected +0.6
Rating, in goals
+1.5 Goals above replacement +0.5
+0.2 Wins above replacement +0.1
+0.1 Even-strength offence -2.6
+0.7 Even-strength defence +1.6
-0.2 Power play -0.6
-0.3 Penalty kill -0.1
-2.0 Penalties -0.9
Contract
$6M Cap hit $5.75M
$231K Cap dollars per point $221K
$1.5M Worth at the going rate $948K
-$4.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.8M

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