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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Eric Staal Brad Richards

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEric Staal: Goals, 0.41 a game, 96th percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.53 a game, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Points, 0.94 a game, 96th percentileEric Staal: Shots, 3.65 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Hits, 1.00 a game, 44th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 51.7%, 63rd percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, 4.1, 84th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 48.9%, 36th percentileEric Staal: Rating, +5.2 goals above replacement, 65th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 1.11 xG per 60, 92nd percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 58th percentileEric Staal: Finishing, -0.7 goals above expected, 41st percentileBrad Richards: Goals, 0.39 a game, 94th percentileBrad Richards: Assists, 0.68 a game, 98th percentileBrad Richards: Points, 1.07 a game, 98th percentileBrad Richards: Shots, 3.78 a game, 98th percentileBrad Richards: Hits, 0.28 a game, 5th percentileBrad Richards: Corsi for %, 47.5%, 24th percentileBrad Richards: CF% rel, -0.9, 37th percentileBrad Richards: On-ice xG %, 47.7%, 29th percentileBrad Richards: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileBrad Richards: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 50th percentileBrad Richards: Shot quality, 4.8% a shot, 1st percentileBrad Richards: Finishing, +8.9 goals above expected, 97th 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

Eric Staal
Brad Richards

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The numbers

Eric Staal C, FLA 2010-11 Brad Richards C, DET
81 Games played 72
33 Goals 28
43 Assists 49
76 Points 77
0.94 Points per game 1.07
-10 Plus/minus 1
296 Shots 272
11.1 Shooting % 10.3
81 Hits 20
72 Penalty minutes 24
21:56 Average ice time 21:43
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.7 Corsi for % 47.5
+4.1 CF% relative to team -0.9
49.1 Fenwick for % 47.5
48.9 Expected goals for % 47.7
+2.0 xGF% relative to team +0.4
46.4 Goals for % 58.9
99.4 PDO 104.4
343 Shot attempts taken 274
Expected goals, all situations
32.7 Expected goals 19.1
1.11 Expected goals per 60 0.73
7.7% Chance per attempt 4.8%
-0.7 Goals above expected +8.9
Rating, in goals
+5.2 Goals above replacement +8.7
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.4
+5.6 Even-strength offence +5.1
-5.4 Even-strength defence -2.9
+1.2 Power play +2.1
-1.2 Penalty kill -0.5
-0.1 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$8.25M Cap hit $7.8M
$109K Cap dollars per point $101K
$2.7M Worth at the going rate $4.2M
-$5.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.6M

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