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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Rick Nash Matt Cullen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRick Nash: Goals, 0.40 a game, 94th percentileRick Nash: Assists, 0.20 a game, 43rd percentileRick Nash: Points, 0.60 a game, 73rd percentileRick Nash: Shots, 3.97 a game, 99th percentileRick Nash: Hits, 0.17 a game, 1st percentileRick Nash: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 85th percentileRick Nash: CF% rel, 2.6, 76th percentileRick Nash: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 71st percentileRick Nash: Rating, +9.0 goals above replacement, 85th percentileRick Nash: Chances created, 1.12 xG per 60, 94th percentileRick Nash: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 14th percentileRick Nash: Finishing, +4.3 goals above expected, 84th percentileMatt Cullen: Goals, 0.13 a game, 39th percentileMatt Cullen: Assists, 0.38 a game, 78th percentileMatt Cullen: Points, 0.51 a game, 65th percentileMatt Cullen: Shots, 1.74 a game, 51st percentileMatt Cullen: Hits, 0.23 a game, 3rd percentileMatt Cullen: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 47th percentileMatt Cullen: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileMatt Cullen: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 77th percentileMatt Cullen: Rating, +4.6 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileMatt Cullen: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 39th percentileMatt Cullen: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 62nd percentileMatt Cullen: Finishing, -3.5 goals above expected, 19th 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

Rick Nash
Matt Cullen

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The numbers

Rick Nash L, BOS 2013-14 Matt Cullen C, PIT
65 Games played 77
26 Goals 10
13 Assists 29
39 Points 39
0.60 Points per game 0.51
10 Plus/minus 4
258 Shots 134
10.1 Shooting % 7.5
11 Hits 18
36 Penalty minutes 32
17:01 Average ice time 15:30
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 50.4
+2.6 CF% relative to team +2.9
54.3 Fenwick for % 50.1
53.0 Expected goals for % 53.9
+1.6 xGF% relative to team +3.6
58.7 Goals for % 53.4
101.3 PDO 100.4
308 Shot attempts taken 176
Expected goals, all situations
20.7 Expected goals 13.5
1.12 Expected goals per 60 0.68
6.3% Chance per attempt 7.8%
+4.3 Goals above expected -3.5
Rating, in goals
+9.0 Goals above replacement +4.6
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.8
+3.3 Even-strength offence +4.0
+0.5 Even-strength defence -1.5
-0.2 Power play -0.8
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.4 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$7.8M Cap hit $3.5M
$200K Cap dollars per point $90K
$5.7M Worth at the going rate $3.2M
-$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$334K

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