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At a glance

Frans Nielsen Valtteri Filppula

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.22 a game, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.30 a game, 68th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.52 a game, 65th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.05 a game, 69th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.81 a game, 39th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 46th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 1.8, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +5.1 goals above replacement, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 60th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 58th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -0.3 goals above expected, 50th percentileValtteri Filppula: Goals, 0.15 a game, 43rd percentileValtteri Filppula: Assists, 0.38 a game, 79th percentileValtteri Filppula: Points, 0.53 a game, 67th percentileValtteri Filppula: Shots, 1.23 a game, 28th percentileValtteri Filppula: Hits, 0.33 a game, 7th percentileValtteri Filppula: Corsi for %, 48.6%, 33rd percentileValtteri Filppula: CF% rel, -3.2, 17th percentileValtteri Filppula: On-ice xG %, 47.4%, 27th percentileValtteri Filppula: Rating, +0.5 goals above replacement, 26th percentileValtteri Filppula: Chances created, 0.42 xG per 60, 6th percentileValtteri Filppula: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 50th percentileValtteri Filppula: Finishing, +0.3 goals above expected, 58th 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
Valtteri Filppula

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2016-17 Valtteri Filppula C, DET
79 Games played 79
17 Goals 12
24 Assists 30
41 Points 42
0.52 Points per game 0.53
-19 Plus/minus -1
162 Shots 97
10.5 Shooting % 12.4
64 Hits 26
18 Penalty minutes 26
17:09 Average ice time 17:24
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.9 Corsi for % 48.6
+1.8 CF% relative to team -3.2
49.5 Fenwick for % 48.9
50.6 Expected goals for % 47.4
+2.8 xGF% relative to team -4.7
43.8 Goals for % 44.9
97.7 PDO 98.6
187 Shot attempts taken 107
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 9.7
0.77 Expected goals per 60 0.42
7.9% Chance per attempt 7.7%
-0.3 Goals above expected +0.3
Rating, in goals
+5.1 Goals above replacement +0.5
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.1
+1.2 Even-strength offence +0.1
-0.5 Even-strength defence -2.3
0.0 Power play -1.0
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.0 Penalties 0.0
Contract
$5.25M Cap hit $5M
$128K Cap dollars per point $119K
$3.8M Worth at the going rate $888K
-$1.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.1M

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