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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Rick Nash Blake Wheeler

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRick Nash: Goals, 0.48 a game, 97th percentileRick Nash: Assists, 0.48 a game, 87th percentileRick Nash: Points, 0.95 a game, 94th percentileRick Nash: Shots, 4.00 a game, 99th percentileRick Nash: Hits, 1.05 a game, 44th percentileRick Nash: Corsi for %, 55.5%, 88th percentileRick Nash: CF% rel, 5.1, 88th percentileRick Nash: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 84th percentileRick Nash: Rating, +6.8 goals above replacement, 88th percentileRick Nash: Chances created, 1.10 xG per 60, 94th percentileRick Nash: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 48th percentileRick Nash: Finishing, +4.9 goals above expected, 92nd percentileBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.40 a game, 95th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.46 a game, 85th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 0.85 a game, 92nd percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 2.69 a game, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 1.88 a game, 78th percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 50.1%, 54th percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, 0.9, 61st percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 49.6%, 48th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.86 xG per 60, 77th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 39th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, +2.1 goals above expected, 77th 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
Blake Wheeler

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The numbers

Rick Nash L, BOS 2012-13 Blake Wheeler R, NYR
44 Games played 48
21 Goals 19
21 Assists 22
42 Points 41
0.95 Points per game 0.85
16 Plus/minus -3
176 Shots 129
11.9 Shooting % 14.7
46 Hits 90
26 Penalty minutes 28
19:58 Average ice time 18:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.5 Corsi for % 50.1
+5.1 CF% relative to team +0.9
56.7 Fenwick for % 50.4
55.4 Expected goals for % 49.6
+2.3 xGF% relative to team +1.0
68.4 Goals for % 47.3
103.5 PDO 99.0
202 Shot attempts taken 180
Expected goals, all situations
16.1 Expected goals 12.9
1.10 Expected goals per 60 0.86
7.4% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+4.9 Goals above expected +2.1
Rating, in goals
+6.8 Goals above replacement +6.3
+1.1 Wins above replacement +1.1
+5.0 Even-strength offence +4.0
-1.0 Even-strength defence -1.6
+0.1 Power play +0.3
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.2
0.0 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$7.8M Cap hit $2.55M
$186K Cap dollars per point $62K
$6.4M Worth at the going rate $6M
-$1.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.4M

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