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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Eric Staal Phil Kessel

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEric Staal: Goals, 0.38 a game, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.73 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Points, 1.10 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Shots, 3.17 a game, 94th percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.73 a game, 28th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 51st percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, -2.5, 28th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 32nd percentileEric Staal: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 86th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 1.09 xG per 60, 94th percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 90th percentileEric Staal: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 33rd percentilePhil Kessel: Goals, 0.42 a game, 96th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.67 a game, 96th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 1.08 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.35 a game, 96th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.33 a game, 6th percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 46.2%, 21st percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 3.2, 80th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 46.1%, 23rd percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +8.1 goals above replacement, 92nd percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 79th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 17th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +6.0 goals above expected, 95th percentile
020402040Eric Staal 53Phil Kessel 52

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
Phil Kessel

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The numbers

Eric Staal C, FLA 2012-13 Phil Kessel R, VGK
48 Games played 48
18 Goals 20
35 Assists 32
53 Points 52
1.10 Points per game 1.08
5 Plus/minus -3
152 Shots 161
11.8 Shooting % 12.4
35 Hits 16
54 Penalty minutes 18
21:00 Average ice time 19:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.9 Corsi for % 46.2
-2.5 CF% relative to team +3.2
49.1 Fenwick for % 44.7
47.3 Expected goals for % 46.1
-1.6 xGF% relative to team +2.1
56.1 Goals for % 54.2
103.1 PDO 103.1
169 Shot attempts taken 230
Expected goals, all situations
18.4 Expected goals 14.0
1.09 Expected goals per 60 0.89
9.0% Chance per attempt 6.3%
-1.4 Goals above expected +6.0
Rating, in goals
+6.3 Goals above replacement +8.1
+1.0 Wins above replacement +1.4
+6.7 Even-strength offence +5.0
-2.6 Even-strength defence -2.3
+0.6 Power play +2.3
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
-1.2 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$8.25M Cap hit $5.4M
$156K Cap dollars per point $104K
$5.9M Worth at the going rate $7.6M
-$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.2M

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