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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Frans Nielsen Patrick Sharp

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.18 a game, 54th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.37 a game, 79th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.55 a game, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.01 a game, 67th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.62 a game, 20th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 52.4%, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, -0.8, 37th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 54.8%, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 68th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 60th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -4.5 goals above expected, 10th percentilePatrick Sharp: Goals, 0.24 a game, 72nd percentilePatrick Sharp: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentilePatrick Sharp: Points, 0.63 a game, 80th percentilePatrick Sharp: Shots, 3.38 a game, 97th percentilePatrick Sharp: Hits, 1.09 a game, 44th percentilePatrick Sharp: Corsi for %, 55.4%, 91st percentilePatrick Sharp: CF% rel, 2.4, 74th percentilePatrick Sharp: On-ice xG %, 51.6%, 59th percentilePatrick Sharp: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 67th percentilePatrick Sharp: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 88th percentilePatrick Sharp: Shot quality, 6.0% a shot, 9th percentilePatrick Sharp: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 31st 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

Frans Nielsen
Patrick Sharp

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2014-15 Patrick Sharp L, CHI
78 Games played 68
14 Goals 16
29 Assists 27
43 Points 43
0.55 Points per game 0.63
8 Plus/minus -8
157 Shots 230
8.9 Shooting % 7.0
48 Hits 74
12 Penalty minutes 33
16:35 Average ice time 16:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.4 Corsi for % 55.4
-0.8 CF% relative to team +2.4
53.7 Fenwick for % 53.4
54.8 Expected goals for % 51.6
-0.5 xGF% relative to team +0.9
55.4 Goals for % 47.6
100.8 PDO 98.0
224 Shot attempts taken 279
Expected goals, all situations
17.5 Expected goals 18.3
0.81 Expected goals per 60 0.96
7.7% Chance per attempt 6.0%
-4.5 Goals above expected -2.3
Rating, in goals
+8.7 Goals above replacement +5.4
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.9
-1.1 Even-strength offence +2.3
+3.9 Even-strength defence -1.1
+1.8 Power play +0.9
-1.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.6 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$2.75M Cap hit $5.9M
$64K Cap dollars per point $137K
$5.8M Worth at the going rate $3.8M
+$3.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.1M

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