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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Alexander Steen Brandon Saad

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlexander Steen: Goals, 0.20 a game, 60th percentileAlexander Steen: Assists, 0.48 a game, 87th percentileAlexander Steen: Points, 0.68 a game, 81st percentileAlexander Steen: Shots, 3.23 a game, 95th percentileAlexander Steen: Hits, 0.70 a game, 27th percentileAlexander Steen: Corsi for %, 54.4%, 84th percentileAlexander Steen: CF% rel, 2.3, 73rd percentileAlexander Steen: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 78th percentileAlexander Steen: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileAlexander Steen: Chances created, 0.92 xG per 60, 82nd percentileAlexander Steen: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 19th percentileAlexander Steen: Finishing, -3.6 goals above expected, 9th percentileBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.22 a game, 67th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.37 a game, 76th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.13 a game, 72nd percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.89 a game, 36th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 94th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 3.8, 82nd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 62.1%, 98th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +9.2 goals above replacement, 95th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 71st percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 67th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -0.3 goals above expected, 49th percentile
010202040Alexander Steen 27Brandon Saad 27

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
Brandon Saad

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The numbers

Alexander Steen L, STL 2012-13 Brandon Saad L, VGK
40 Games played 46
8 Goals 10
19 Assists 17
27 Points 27
0.68 Points per game 0.59
5 Plus/minus 17
129 Shots 98
6.2 Shooting % 10.2
28 Hits 41
14 Penalty minutes 12
19:00 Average ice time 16:28
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.4 Corsi for % 57.2
+2.3 CF% relative to team +3.8
55.7 Fenwick for % 58.4
53.8 Expected goals for % 62.1
+4.9 xGF% relative to team +11.0
57.8 Goals for % 68.8
100.6 PDO 103.3
155 Shot attempts taken 131
Expected goals, all situations
11.6 Expected goals 10.3
0.92 Expected goals per 60 0.81
6.4% Chance per attempt 7.9%
-3.6 Goals above expected -0.3
Rating, in goals
+5.0 Goals above replacement +9.2
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.5
+3.0 Even-strength offence +4.5
-1.4 Even-strength defence +1.8
+0.4 Power play -1.0
+0.4 Penalty kill +0.4
+0.5 Penalties +1.4
Contract
$3.363M Cap hit $764K
$125K Cap dollars per point $28K
$4.9M Worth at the going rate $8.5M
+$1.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$7.8M

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