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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Frans Nielsen Derek Stepan

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.14 a game, 37th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.35 a game, 75th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.49 a game, 61st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 1.67 a game, 50th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 1.10 a game, 56th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 44.6%, 5th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, -3.4, 14th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 42.5%, 5th percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, -2.3 goals above replacement, 5th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.52 xG per 60, 9th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 22nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -0.4 goals above expected, 51st percentileDerek Stepan: Goals, 0.21 a game, 59th percentileDerek Stepan: Assists, 0.28 a game, 62nd percentileDerek Stepan: Points, 0.49 a game, 61st percentileDerek Stepan: Shots, 2.71 a game, 87th percentileDerek Stepan: Hits, 0.69 a game, 31st percentileDerek Stepan: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 56th percentileDerek Stepan: CF% rel, 1.7, 69th percentileDerek Stepan: On-ice xG %, 49.7%, 46th percentileDerek Stepan: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 62nd percentileDerek Stepan: Chances created, 0.75 xG per 60, 47th percentileDerek Stepan: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 20th percentileDerek Stepan: Finishing, -3.4 goals above expected, 23rd 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
Derek Stepan

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2018-19 Derek Stepan C, CAR
72 Games played 72
10 Goals 15
25 Assists 20
35 Points 35
0.49 Points per game 0.49
-7 Plus/minus -2
120 Shots 195
8.3 Shooting % 7.7
79 Hits 50
14 Penalty minutes 14
16:41 Average ice time 19:13
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
44.6 Corsi for % 50.4
-3.4 CF% relative to team +1.7
44.0 Fenwick for % 51.2
42.5 Expected goals for % 49.7
-3.2 xGF% relative to team +0.7
49.4 Goals for % 46.7
101.6 PDO 98.3
144 Shot attempts taken 228
Expected goals, all situations
10.4 Expected goals 17.4
0.52 Expected goals per 60 0.75
7.1% Chance per attempt 7.0%
-0.4 Goals above expected -3.4
Rating, in goals
-2.3 Goals above replacement +4.3
-0.4 Wins above replacement +0.7
-3.1 Even-strength offence +1.6
-0.5 Even-strength defence -0.2
-1.1 Power play -1.9
-0.5 Penalty kill +0.5
-0.4 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$5.25M Cap hit $6.5M
$150K Cap dollars per point $186K
-$951K Worth at the going rate $3.5M
-$6.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$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