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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Frans Nielsen Matt Duchene

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 percentileMatt Duchene: Goals, 0.23 a game, 71st percentileMatt Duchene: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileMatt Duchene: Points, 0.53 a game, 67th percentileMatt Duchene: Shots, 2.08 a game, 70th percentileMatt Duchene: Hits, 0.55 a game, 20th percentileMatt Duchene: Corsi for %, 49.1%, 38th percentileMatt Duchene: CF% rel, 1.0, 57th percentileMatt Duchene: On-ice xG %, 46.3%, 19th percentileMatt Duchene: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 77th percentileMatt Duchene: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 69th percentileMatt Duchene: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 77th percentileMatt Duchene: Finishing, -1.2 goals above expected, 41st 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
Matt Duchene

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2016-17 Matt Duchene C, DAL
79 Games played 77
17 Goals 18
24 Assists 23
41 Points 41
0.52 Points per game 0.53
-19 Plus/minus -34
162 Shots 160
10.5 Shooting % 11.3
64 Hits 42
18 Penalty minutes 12
17:09 Average ice time 18:18
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.9 Corsi for % 49.1
+1.8 CF% relative to team +1.0
49.5 Fenwick for % 48.5
50.6 Expected goals for % 46.3
+2.8 xGF% relative to team +3.0
43.8 Goals for % 34.8
97.7 PDO 95.9
187 Shot attempts taken 212
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 19.2
0.77 Expected goals per 60 0.82
7.9% Chance per attempt 8.5%
-0.3 Goals above expected -1.2
Rating, in goals
+5.1 Goals above replacement +6.1
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.0
+1.2 Even-strength offence +2.0
-0.5 Even-strength defence -0.5
0.0 Power play -1.2
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.1
+1.0 Penalties +1.8
Contract
$5.25M Cap hit $6M
$128K Cap dollars per point $146K
$3.8M Worth at the going rate $4.5M
-$1.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.5M

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