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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Frans Nielsen Travis Zajac

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.18 a game, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.44 a game, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.62 a game, 74th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.20 a game, 69th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.32 a game, 6th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 50.6%, 55th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 6.2, 96th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 72nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +12.4 goals above replacement, 95th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 40th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 42nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -3.3 goals above expected, 17th percentileTravis Zajac: Goals, 0.16 a game, 45th percentileTravis Zajac: Assists, 0.38 a game, 76th percentileTravis Zajac: Points, 0.54 a game, 64th percentileTravis Zajac: Shots, 2.11 a game, 65th percentileTravis Zajac: Hits, 0.67 a game, 25th percentileTravis Zajac: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 78th percentileTravis Zajac: CF% rel, 1.5, 60th percentileTravis Zajac: On-ice xG %, 51.9%, 64th percentileTravis Zajac: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 64th percentileTravis Zajac: Chances created, 0.57 xG per 60, 21st percentileTravis Zajac: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 38th percentileTravis Zajac: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 25th 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
Travis Zajac

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2010-11 Travis Zajac C, NYI
71 Games played 82
13 Goals 13
31 Assists 31
44 Points 44
0.62 Points per game 0.54
13 Plus/minus -6
156 Shots 173
8.3 Shooting % 7.5
23 Hits 55
38 Penalty minutes 24
17:46 Average ice time 19:47
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.6 Corsi for % 53.2
+6.2 CF% relative to team +1.5
51.5 Fenwick for % 52.6
53.0 Expected goals for % 51.9
+10.0 xGF% relative to team +0.5
54.4 Goals for % 48.3
100.8 PDO 98.6
169 Shot attempts taken 220
Expected goals, all situations
14.3 Expected goals 15.3
0.68 Expected goals per 60 0.57
7.1% Chance per attempt 7.0%
-3.3 Goals above expected -2.3
Rating, in goals
+12.4 Goals above replacement +5.0
+2.1 Wins above replacement +0.8
+2.5 Even-strength offence +0.2
+4.9 Even-strength defence -0.2
-0.8 Power play -0.6
-0.2 Penalty kill +0.5
+2.4 Penalties +0.7
Contract
$525K Cap hit $3.888M
$12K Cap dollars per point $88K
$5.7M Worth at the going rate $2.6M
+$5.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.3M

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