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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Rick Nash Chris Higgins

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 percentileChris Higgins: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileChris Higgins: Assists, 0.28 a game, 62nd percentileChris Higgins: Points, 0.50 a game, 63rd percentileChris Higgins: Shots, 2.77 a game, 89th percentileChris Higgins: Hits, 1.26 a game, 56th percentileChris Higgins: Corsi for %, 50.6%, 49th percentileChris Higgins: CF% rel, -1.3, 34th percentileChris Higgins: On-ice xG %, 47.2%, 30th percentileChris Higgins: Rating, +2.8 goals above replacement, 51st percentileChris Higgins: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 64th percentileChris Higgins: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 41st percentileChris Higgins: Finishing, -3.0 goals above expected, 23rd 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
Chris Higgins

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The numbers

Rick Nash L, BOS 2013-14 Chris Higgins L, VAN
65 Games played 78
26 Goals 17
13 Assists 22
39 Points 39
0.60 Points per game 0.50
10 Plus/minus -14
258 Shots 216
10.1 Shooting % 7.9
11 Hits 98
36 Penalty minutes 30
17:01 Average ice time 19:10
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 50.6
+2.6 CF% relative to team -1.3
54.3 Fenwick for % 51.6
53.0 Expected goals for % 47.2
+1.6 xGF% relative to team -4.1
58.7 Goals for % 47.8
101.3 PDO 98.8
308 Shot attempts taken 270
Expected goals, all situations
20.7 Expected goals 20.0
1.12 Expected goals per 60 0.80
6.3% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+4.3 Goals above expected -3.0
Rating, in goals
+9.0 Goals above replacement +2.8
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.5
+3.3 Even-strength offence +2.3
+0.5 Even-strength defence -3.6
-0.2 Power play -1.0
+0.0 Penalty kill +1.4
+2.4 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$7.8M Cap hit $2.5M
$200K Cap dollars per point $64K
$5.7M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
-$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$367K

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