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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Eric Staal Sean Couturier

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEric Staal: Goals, 0.51 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.41 a game, 82nd percentileEric Staal: Points, 0.93 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Shots, 2.94 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.51 a game, 19th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 43rd percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, 3.5, 84th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 54.8%, 89th percentileEric Staal: Rating, +10.4 goals above replacement, 90th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 67th percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 32nd percentileEric Staal: Finishing, +15.7 goals above expected, 99th percentileSean Couturier: Goals, 0.38 a game, 91st percentileSean Couturier: Assists, 0.55 a game, 91st percentileSean Couturier: Points, 0.93 a game, 91st percentileSean Couturier: Shots, 2.77 a game, 88th percentileSean Couturier: Hits, 0.90 a game, 46th percentileSean Couturier: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 85th percentileSean Couturier: CF% rel, 5.3, 94th percentileSean Couturier: On-ice xG %, 54.1%, 85th percentileSean Couturier: Rating, +16.4 goals above replacement, 99th percentileSean Couturier: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 90th percentileSean Couturier: Shot quality, 9.9% a shot, 96th percentileSean Couturier: Finishing, -1.5 goals above expected, 38th percentile
020406020406080Eric Staal 76Sean Couturier 76

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
Sean Couturier

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The numbers

Eric Staal C, FLA 2017-18 Sean Couturier C, PHI
82 Games played 82
42 Goals 31
34 Assists 45
76 Points 76
0.93 Points per game 0.93
8 Plus/minus 34
241 Shots 227
17.4 Shooting % 13.7
42 Hits 74
42 Penalty minutes 31
17:49 Average ice time 21:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.6 Corsi for % 53.3
+3.5 CF% relative to team +5.3
49.7 Fenwick for % 53.0
54.8 Expected goals for % 54.1
+2.3 xGF% relative to team +6.6
53.8 Goals for % 62.8
100.9 PDO 103.4
307 Shot attempts taken 241
Expected goals, all situations
20.3 Expected goals 30.5
0.83 Expected goals per 60 1.03
7.0% Chance per attempt 9.9%
+15.7 Goals above expected -1.5
Rating, in goals
+10.4 Goals above replacement +16.4
+1.7 Wins above replacement +2.7
+7.5 Even-strength offence +7.8
-1.7 Even-strength defence +0.0
+1.1 Power play +0.6
+0.4 Penalty kill +1.1
-1.0 Penalties +2.0
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $4.333M
$46K Cap dollars per point $57K
$7.2M Worth at the going rate $11.1M
+$3.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$6.8M

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