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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Thomas Vanek Nikolaj Ehlers

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.25 a game, 69th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.31 a game, 69th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 0.56 a game, 68th percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 1.69 a game, 51st percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.59 a game, 23rd percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 44.9%, 7th percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, -3.8, 10th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 42.9%, 5th percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, -2.1 goals above replacement, 5th percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 60th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 65th percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +3.4 goals above expected, 77th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.34 a game, 84th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.26 a game, 59th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.60 a game, 72nd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 2.55 a game, 83rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.44 a game, 14th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 52.5%, 74th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 3.8, 89th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 51.0%, 56th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +7.4 goals above replacement, 79th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 57th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 6th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +5.8 goals above expected, 88th 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

Thomas Vanek
Nikolaj Ehlers

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The numbers

Thomas Vanek L, DET 2018-19 Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR
64 Games played 62
16 Goals 21
20 Assists 16
36 Points 37
0.56 Points per game 0.60
-12 Plus/minus 2
108 Shots 158
14.8 Shooting % 13.3
38 Hits 27
26 Penalty minutes 15
14:07 Average ice time 15:46
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
44.9 Corsi for % 52.5
-3.8 CF% relative to team +3.8
44.6 Fenwick for % 52.2
42.9 Expected goals for % 51.0
-3.9 xGF% relative to team +3.7
45.2 Goals for % 51.4
100.2 PDO 99.8
136 Shot attempts taken 233
Expected goals, all situations
12.6 Expected goals 13.2
0.84 Expected goals per 60 0.81
8.3% Chance per attempt 6.4%
+3.4 Goals above expected +5.8
Rating, in goals
-2.1 Goals above replacement +7.4
-0.4 Wins above replacement +1.2
-0.7 Even-strength offence +2.1
-2.0 Even-strength defence -0.6
+0.0 Power play +0.2
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
-1.9 Penalties +3.1
Contract
$3M Cap hit $6M
$83K Cap dollars per point $162K
-$831K Worth at the going rate $5.7M
-$3.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$326K

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