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Patrick Sharp Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrick Sharp: Goals, 0.24 a game, 72nd percentilePatrick Sharp: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentilePatrick Sharp: Points, 0.63 a game, 80th percentilePatrick Sharp: Shots, 3.38 a game, 97th percentilePatrick Sharp: Hits, 1.09 a game, 44th percentilePatrick Sharp: Corsi for %, 55.4%, 91st percentilePatrick Sharp: CF% rel, 2.4, 74th percentilePatrick Sharp: On-ice xG %, 51.6%, 59th percentilePatrick Sharp: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 67th percentilePatrick Sharp: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 88th percentilePatrick Sharp: Shot quality, 6.0% a shot, 9th percentilePatrick Sharp: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 31st percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.18 a game, 54th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.37 a game, 79th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.55 a game, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.01 a game, 67th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.62 a game, 20th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 52.4%, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, -0.8, 37th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 54.8%, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 68th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 60th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -4.5 goals above expected, 10th 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

Patrick Sharp
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Patrick Sharp L, CHI 2014-15 Frans Nielsen C, DET
68 Games played 78
16 Goals 14
27 Assists 29
43 Points 43
0.63 Points per game 0.55
-8 Plus/minus 8
230 Shots 157
7.0 Shooting % 8.9
74 Hits 48
33 Penalty minutes 12
16:49 Average ice time 16:35
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.4 Corsi for % 52.4
+2.4 CF% relative to team -0.8
53.4 Fenwick for % 53.7
51.6 Expected goals for % 54.8
+0.9 xGF% relative to team -0.5
47.6 Goals for % 55.4
98.0 PDO 100.8
279 Shot attempts taken 224
Expected goals, all situations
18.3 Expected goals 17.5
0.96 Expected goals per 60 0.81
6.0% Chance per attempt 7.7%
-2.3 Goals above expected -4.5
Rating, in goals
+5.4 Goals above replacement +8.7
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.5
+2.3 Even-strength offence -1.1
-1.1 Even-strength defence +3.9
+0.9 Power play +1.8
+0.0 Penalty kill -1.0
+0.1 Penalties +1.6
Contract
$5.9M Cap hit $2.75M
$137K Cap dollars per point $64K
$3.8M Worth at the going rate $5.8M
-$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.1M

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