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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Alexander Steen Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlexander Steen: Goals, 0.25 a game, 75th percentileAlexander Steen: Assists, 0.52 a game, 94th percentileAlexander Steen: Points, 0.78 a game, 91st percentileAlexander Steen: Shots, 2.57 a game, 86th percentileAlexander Steen: Hits, 0.75 a game, 30th percentileAlexander Steen: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 49th percentileAlexander Steen: CF% rel, -1.8, 27th percentileAlexander Steen: On-ice xG %, 48.9%, 40th percentileAlexander Steen: Rating, +1.4 goals above replacement, 38th percentileAlexander Steen: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 38th percentileAlexander Steen: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 20th percentileAlexander Steen: Finishing, +1.5 goals above expected, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.64 a game, 80th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.23 a game, 77th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.43 a game, 12th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 62nd percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 2.3, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 88th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 61st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 47th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 29th 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

Alexander Steen
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Alexander Steen L, STL 2015-16 Frans Nielsen C, DET
67 Games played 81
17 Goals 20
35 Assists 32
52 Points 52
0.78 Points per game 0.64
3 Plus/minus 1
172 Shots 181
9.9 Shooting % 11.0
50 Hits 35
48 Penalty minutes 12
20:22 Average ice time 17:43
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.0 Corsi for % 51.3
-1.8 CF% relative to team +2.3
50.4 Fenwick for % 52.9
48.9 Expected goals for % 50.3
-3.1 xGF% relative to team +1.5
54.5 Goals for % 52.2
100.8 PDO 99.9
178 Shot attempts taken 215
Expected goals, all situations
14.5 Expected goals 18.3
0.64 Expected goals per 60 0.77
6.5% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+1.5 Goals above expected -2.3
Rating, in goals
+1.4 Goals above replacement +9.3
+0.2 Wins above replacement +1.6
0.0 Even-strength offence -0.6
-1.8 Even-strength defence +2.6
+1.1 Power play +0.9
-0.6 Penalty kill +1.1
-1.0 Penalties +1.3
Contract
$5.8M Cap hit $2.75M
$112K Cap dollars per point $53K
$1.5M Worth at the going rate $6.4M
-$4.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.7M

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