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Compare players, 2016-17 season

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Frans Nielsen James Neal

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 percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.33 a game, 88th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.26 a game, 61st percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.59 a game, 71st percentileJames Neal: Shots, 2.89 a game, 93rd percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.20 a game, 61st percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 73rd percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 0.9, 55th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 53.1%, 73rd percentileJames Neal: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 76th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.98 xG per 60, 87th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 57th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +0.8 goals above expected, 61st 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
James Neal

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2016-17 James Neal L, STL
79 Games played 70
17 Goals 23
24 Assists 18
41 Points 41
0.52 Points per game 0.59
-19 Plus/minus -10
162 Shots 202
10.5 Shooting % 11.4
64 Hits 84
18 Penalty minutes 35
17:09 Average ice time 17:42
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.9 Corsi for % 52.2
+1.8 CF% relative to team +0.9
49.5 Fenwick for % 51.1
50.6 Expected goals for % 53.1
+2.8 xGF% relative to team +1.5
43.8 Goals for % 49.3
97.7 PDO 99.4
187 Shot attempts taken 255
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 20.2
0.77 Expected goals per 60 0.98
7.9% Chance per attempt 7.8%
-0.3 Goals above expected +0.8
Rating, in goals
+5.1 Goals above replacement +6.1
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.0
+1.2 Even-strength offence +1.3
-0.5 Even-strength defence +0.5
0.0 Power play +0.6
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.1
+1.0 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$5.25M Cap hit $5M
$128K Cap dollars per point $122K
$3.8M Worth at the going rate $4.4M
-$1.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$558K

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