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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Rick Nash David Desharnais

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 percentileDavid Desharnais: Goals, 0.20 a game, 59th percentileDavid Desharnais: Assists, 0.54 a game, 93rd percentileDavid Desharnais: Points, 0.74 a game, 84th percentileDavid Desharnais: Shots, 1.21 a game, 29th percentileDavid Desharnais: Hits, 0.41 a game, 10th percentileDavid Desharnais: Corsi for %, 48.9%, 39th percentileDavid Desharnais: CF% rel, 1.4, 61st percentileDavid Desharnais: On-ice xG %, 47.9%, 32nd percentileDavid Desharnais: Rating, +5.8 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileDavid Desharnais: Chances created, 0.55 xG per 60, 22nd percentileDavid Desharnais: Shot quality, 10.8% a shot, 99th percentileDavid Desharnais: Finishing, +2.2 goals above expected, 69th percentile
020406020406080David Desharnais 60Rick Nash 59

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
David Desharnais

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The numbers

Rick Nash L, BOS 2011-12 David Desharnais C, NYR
82 Games played 81
30 Goals 16
29 Assists 44
59 Points 60
0.72 Points per game 0.74
-19 Plus/minus 10
306 Shots 98
9.8 Shooting % 16.3
104 Hits 33
40 Penalty minutes 24
19:05 Average ice time 18:24
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.2 Corsi for % 48.9
-0.6 CF% relative to team +1.4
46.1 Fenwick for % 48.9
47.2 Expected goals for % 47.9
-2.6 xGF% relative to team +1.5
46.6 Goals for % 57.4
100.4 PDO 102.6
350 Shot attempts taken 110
Expected goals, all situations
24.1 Expected goals 13.8
0.92 Expected goals per 60 0.55
6.2% Chance per attempt 10.8%
+4.9 Goals above expected +2.2
Rating, in goals
+8.7 Goals above replacement +5.8
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.0
+4.6 Even-strength offence +1.9
-5.0 Even-strength defence -2.0
+0.9 Power play -0.1
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.5
+4.1 Penalties +1.2
Contract
$7.8M Cap hit $850K
$132K Cap dollars per point $14K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $3.1M
-$3.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.3M

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