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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Frans Nielsen Alexander Steen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.64 a game, 80th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.23 a game, 77th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.43 a game, 12th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 62nd percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 2.3, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 88th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 61st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 47th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 29th percentileAlexander Steen: Goals, 0.25 a game, 75th percentileAlexander Steen: Assists, 0.52 a game, 94th percentileAlexander Steen: Points, 0.78 a game, 91st percentileAlexander Steen: Shots, 2.57 a game, 86th percentileAlexander Steen: Hits, 0.75 a game, 30th percentileAlexander Steen: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 49th percentileAlexander Steen: CF% rel, -1.8, 27th percentileAlexander Steen: On-ice xG %, 48.9%, 40th percentileAlexander Steen: Rating, +1.4 goals above replacement, 38th percentileAlexander Steen: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 38th percentileAlexander Steen: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 20th percentileAlexander Steen: Finishing, +1.5 goals above expected, 70th 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
Alexander Steen

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2015-16 Alexander Steen L, STL
81 Games played 67
20 Goals 17
32 Assists 35
52 Points 52
0.64 Points per game 0.78
1 Plus/minus 3
181 Shots 172
11.0 Shooting % 9.9
35 Hits 50
12 Penalty minutes 48
17:43 Average ice time 20:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.3 Corsi for % 50.0
+2.3 CF% relative to team -1.8
52.9 Fenwick for % 50.4
50.3 Expected goals for % 48.9
+1.5 xGF% relative to team -3.1
52.2 Goals for % 54.5
99.9 PDO 100.8
215 Shot attempts taken 178
Expected goals, all situations
18.3 Expected goals 14.5
0.77 Expected goals per 60 0.64
7.4% Chance per attempt 6.5%
-2.3 Goals above expected +1.5
Rating, in goals
+9.3 Goals above replacement +1.4
+1.6 Wins above replacement +0.2
-0.6 Even-strength offence 0.0
+2.6 Even-strength defence -1.8
+0.9 Power play +1.1
+1.1 Penalty kill -0.6
+1.3 Penalties -1.0
Contract
$2.75M Cap hit $5.8M
$53K Cap dollars per point $112K
$6.4M Worth at the going rate $1.5M
+$3.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.3M

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