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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Tomas Plekanec Matt Nieto

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 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
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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

Tomas Plekanec
Matt Nieto

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The numbers

Tomas Plekanec C, MTL 2017-18 Matt Nieto L, PIT
77 Games played 74
6 Goals 15
20 Assists 11
26 Points 26
0.34 Points per game 0.35
1 Plus/minus 6
144 Shots 84
4.2 Shooting % 17.9
61 Hits 27
45 Penalty minutes 14
15:08 Average ice time 14:55
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.4 Corsi for % 46.1
-0.1 CF% relative to team -2.1
52.1 Fenwick for % 45.1
54.3 Expected goals for % 44.5
+2.0 xGF% relative to team -2.4
47.3 Goals for % 50.8
98.4 PDO 101.5
202 Shot attempts taken 126
Expected goals, all situations
11.0 Expected goals 8.8
0.57 Expected goals per 60 0.48
6.1% Chance per attempt 7.8%
-5.0 Goals above expected +4.2
Rating, in goals
+1.5 Goals above replacement +2.2
+0.2 Wins above replacement +0.4
+0.1 Even-strength offence -2.9
+0.7 Even-strength defence +1.0
-0.2 Power play -0.1
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.5
-2.0 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$6M Cap hit $1M
$231K Cap dollars per point $38K
$1.5M Worth at the going rate $2M
-$4.5M 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