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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Frans Nielsen Bryan Rust

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 percentileBryan Rust: Goals, 0.25 a game, 69th percentileBryan Rust: Assists, 0.24 a game, 52nd percentileBryan Rust: Points, 0.49 a game, 61st percentileBryan Rust: Shots, 1.96 a game, 63rd percentileBryan Rust: Hits, 1.65 a game, 76th percentileBryan Rust: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 53rd percentileBryan Rust: CF% rel, 0.6, 57th percentileBryan Rust: On-ice xG %, 49.8%, 47th percentileBryan Rust: Rating, +4.2 goals above replacement, 62nd percentileBryan Rust: Chances created, 0.93 xG per 60, 74th percentileBryan Rust: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 80th percentileBryan Rust: Finishing, +0.2 goals above expected, 57th 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
Bryan Rust

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The numbers

Frans Nielsen C, DET 2018-19 Bryan Rust R, PIT
72 Games played 72
10 Goals 18
25 Assists 17
35 Points 35
0.49 Points per game 0.49
-7 Plus/minus 10
120 Shots 141
8.3 Shooting % 12.8
79 Hits 119
14 Penalty minutes 24
16:41 Average ice time 15:54
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
44.6 Corsi for % 50.3
-3.4 CF% relative to team +0.6
44.0 Fenwick for % 50.6
42.5 Expected goals for % 49.8
-3.2 xGF% relative to team -2.9
49.4 Goals for % 54.2
101.6 PDO 101.1
144 Shot attempts taken 198
Expected goals, all situations
10.4 Expected goals 17.8
0.52 Expected goals per 60 0.93
7.1% Chance per attempt 9.0%
-0.4 Goals above expected +0.2
Rating, in goals
-2.3 Goals above replacement +4.2
-0.4 Wins above replacement +0.7
-3.1 Even-strength offence +1.3
-0.5 Even-strength defence -1.6
-1.1 Power play -0.1
-0.5 Penalty kill +0.5
-0.4 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$5.25M Cap hit $3.5M
$150K Cap dollars per point $100K
-$951K Worth at the going rate $3.5M
-$6.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$21K

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