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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Eric Staal Jeff Carter

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEric Staal: Goals, 0.34 a game, 89th percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.45 a game, 86th percentileEric Staal: Points, 0.79 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Shots, 2.57 a game, 87th percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.51 a game, 17th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 65th percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 87th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 72nd percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 62nd percentileEric Staal: Finishing, +2.5 goals above expected, 75th percentileJeff Carter: Goals, 0.39 a game, 94th percentileJeff Carter: Assists, 0.41 a game, 83rd percentileJeff Carter: Points, 0.80 a game, 92nd percentileJeff Carter: Shots, 3.05 a game, 95th percentileJeff Carter: Hits, 1.05 a game, 55th percentileJeff Carter: Corsi for %, 54.8%, 92nd percentileJeff Carter: CF% rel, -0.2, 45th percentileJeff Carter: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 72nd percentileJeff Carter: Rating, +6.5 goals above replacement, 78th percentileJeff Carter: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 91st percentileJeff Carter: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 33rd percentileJeff Carter: Finishing, +4.7 goals above expected, 87th percentile
020406020406080Jeff Carter 66Eric Staal 65

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
Jeff Carter

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The numbers

Eric Staal C, FLA 2016-17 Jeff Carter C, PIT
82 Games played 82
28 Goals 32
37 Assists 34
65 Points 66
0.79 Points per game 0.80
17 Plus/minus 2
211 Shots 250
13.3 Shooting % 12.8
42 Hits 86
34 Penalty minutes 41
18:36 Average ice time 18:02
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.4 Corsi for % 54.8
+2.9 CF% relative to team -0.2
51.4 Fenwick for % 55.0
56.3 Expected goals for % 53.0
+1.6 xGF% relative to team -2.0
55.1 Goals for % 54.8
100.7 PDO 100.0
250 Shot attempts taken 303
Expected goals, all situations
21.5 Expected goals 25.3
0.84 Expected goals per 60 1.03
8.0% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+2.5 Goals above expected +4.7
Rating, in goals
+9.3 Goals above replacement +6.5
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.1
+3.7 Even-strength offence +4.6
+0.6 Even-strength defence -2.7
+0.2 Power play +0.9
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.7
+0.2 Penalties -1.0
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $5.273M
$54K Cap dollars per point $80K
$6.5M Worth at the going rate $4.7M
+$3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$553K

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