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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Eric Staal James van Riemsdyk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEric Staal: Goals, 0.27 a game, 77th percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.51 a game, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Points, 0.77 a game, 88th percentileEric Staal: Shots, 2.91 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.85 a game, 35th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 52.3%, 71st percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, 2.8, 77th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 49.3%, 39th percentileEric Staal: Rating, +5.6 goals above replacement, 71st percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 77th percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 51st percentileEric Staal: Finishing, -5.6 goals above expected, 5th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Goals, 0.38 a game, 92nd percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Assists, 0.39 a game, 80th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Points, 0.76 a game, 87th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Shots, 3.49 a game, 97th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Hits, 1.48 a game, 65th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Corsi for %, 44.1%, 9th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: CF% rel, 1.7, 65th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: On-ice xG %, 44.0%, 11th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Rating, +2.7 goals above replacement, 50th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Chances created, 1.07 xG per 60, 93rd percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 85th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Finishing, -0.2 goals above expected, 49th 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
James van Riemsdyk

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The numbers

Eric Staal C, FLA 2013-14 James van Riemsdyk L, DET
79 Games played 80
21 Goals 30
40 Assists 31
61 Points 61
0.77 Points per game 0.76
-13 Plus/minus -9
230 Shots 279
9.1 Shooting % 10.8
67 Hits 118
74 Penalty minutes 50
20:17 Average ice time 21:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.3 Corsi for % 44.1
+2.8 CF% relative to team +1.7
51.3 Fenwick for % 43.5
49.3 Expected goals for % 44.0
+0.8 xGF% relative to team +2.0
46.7 Goals for % 52.0
98.8 PDO 102.2
284 Shot attempts taken 295
Expected goals, all situations
23.6 Expected goals 30.2
0.89 Expected goals per 60 1.07
7.4% Chance per attempt 8.6%
-5.6 Goals above expected -0.2
Rating, in goals
+5.6 Goals above replacement +2.7
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.5
+5.9 Even-strength offence +6.3
-2.4 Even-strength defence -8.1
-0.7 Power play +1.0
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.2
-1.7 Penalties -0.9
Contract
$8.25M Cap hit $4.25M
$135K Cap dollars per point $70K
$3.7M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
-$4.5M 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