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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Rick Nash Justin Williams

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRick Nash: Goals, 0.37 a game, 90th percentileRick Nash: Assists, 0.35 a game, 74th percentileRick Nash: Points, 0.72 a game, 82nd percentileRick Nash: Shots, 3.73 a game, 98th percentileRick Nash: Hits, 1.27 a game, 59th percentileRick Nash: Corsi for %, 47.2%, 25th percentileRick Nash: CF% rel, -0.6, 43rd percentileRick Nash: On-ice xG %, 47.2%, 26th percentileRick Nash: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 86th percentileRick Nash: Chances created, 0.92 xG per 60, 80th percentileRick Nash: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 16th percentileRick Nash: Finishing, +4.9 goals above expected, 83rd percentileJustin Williams: Goals, 0.27 a game, 77th percentileJustin Williams: Assists, 0.45 a game, 87th percentileJustin Williams: Points, 0.72 a game, 82nd percentileJustin Williams: Shots, 2.94 a game, 91st percentileJustin Williams: Hits, 0.44 a game, 12th percentileJustin Williams: Corsi for %, 59.2%, 98th percentileJustin Williams: CF% rel, 6.6, 95th percentileJustin Williams: On-ice xG %, 58.6%, 97th percentileJustin Williams: Rating, +14.2 goals above replacement, 96th percentileJustin Williams: Chances created, 1.01 xG per 60, 86th percentileJustin Williams: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 38th percentileJustin Williams: Finishing, -3.7 goals above expected, 18th 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
Justin Williams

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The numbers

Rick Nash L, BOS 2011-12 Justin Williams R, CAR
82 Games played 82
30 Goals 22
29 Assists 37
59 Points 59
0.72 Points per game 0.72
-19 Plus/minus 10
306 Shots 241
9.8 Shooting % 9.1
104 Hits 36
40 Penalty minutes 44
19:05 Average ice time 17:09
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.2 Corsi for % 59.2
-0.6 CF% relative to team +6.6
46.1 Fenwick for % 58.1
47.2 Expected goals for % 58.6
-2.6 xGF% relative to team +8.6
46.6 Goals for % 56.1
100.4 PDO 99.6
350 Shot attempts taken 326
Expected goals, all situations
24.1 Expected goals 23.7
0.92 Expected goals per 60 1.01
6.2% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+4.9 Goals above expected -3.7
Rating, in goals
+8.7 Goals above replacement +14.2
+1.4 Wins above replacement +2.4
+4.6 Even-strength offence +6.9
-5.0 Even-strength defence +0.8
+0.9 Power play +1.7
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.1
+4.1 Penalties +0.7
Contract
$7.8M Cap hit $3.65M
$132K Cap dollars per point $62K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $6.9M
-$3.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.3M

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