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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Alexander Steen Jordan Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlexander Steen: Goals, 0.20 a game, 59th percentileAlexander Steen: Assists, 0.41 a game, 81st percentileAlexander Steen: Points, 0.61 a game, 73rd percentileAlexander Steen: Shots, 2.21 a game, 73rd percentileAlexander Steen: Hits, 0.70 a game, 34th percentileAlexander Steen: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 84th percentileAlexander Steen: CF% rel, 1.4, 64th percentileAlexander Steen: On-ice xG %, 52.6%, 73rd percentileAlexander Steen: Rating, +6.4 goals above replacement, 75th percentileAlexander Steen: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 32nd percentileAlexander Steen: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 38th percentileAlexander Steen: Finishing, -3.3 goals above expected, 21st percentileJordan Staal: Goals, 0.24 a game, 70th percentileJordan Staal: Assists, 0.34 a game, 72nd percentileJordan Staal: Points, 0.58 a game, 71st percentileJordan Staal: Shots, 2.03 a game, 66th percentileJordan Staal: Hits, 2.29 a game, 92nd percentileJordan Staal: Corsi for %, 54.3%, 90th percentileJordan Staal: CF% rel, -0.5, 43rd percentileJordan Staal: On-ice xG %, 53.7%, 82nd percentileJordan Staal: Rating, +4.9 goals above replacement, 69th percentileJordan Staal: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Shot quality, 10.1% a shot, 98th percentileJordan Staal: Finishing, -4.2 goals above expected, 13th 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
Jordan Staal

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The numbers

Alexander Steen L, STL 2017-18 Jordan Staal C, CAR
76 Games played 79
15 Goals 19
31 Assists 27
46 Points 46
0.61 Points per game 0.58
-11 Plus/minus -4
168 Shots 160
8.9 Shooting % 11.9
53 Hits 181
20 Penalty minutes 26
18:42 Average ice time 19:15
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.3 Corsi for % 54.3
+1.4 CF% relative to team -0.5
54.8 Fenwick for % 52.9
52.6 Expected goals for % 53.7
+0.8 xGF% relative to team +0.8
50.6 Goals for % 49.0
98.5 PDO 98.9
211 Shot attempts taken 190
Expected goals, all situations
15.3 Expected goals 22.2
0.65 Expected goals per 60 0.88
7.2% Chance per attempt 10.1%
-3.3 Goals above expected -4.2
Rating, in goals
+6.4 Goals above replacement +4.9
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.8
-0.6 Even-strength offence -0.1
+1.7 Even-strength defence -0.1
-0.5 Power play -0.1
+0.4 Penalty kill +0.5
+1.5 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $6M
$125K Cap dollars per point $130K
$4.7M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
-$1.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.3M

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