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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Brent Burns Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrent Burns: Goals, 0.32 a game, 99th percentileBrent Burns: Assists, 0.38 a game, 89th percentileBrent Burns: Points, 0.70 a game, 97th percentileBrent Burns: Shots, 3.55 a game, 99th percentileBrent Burns: Hits, 2.10 a game, 80th percentileBrent Burns: Corsi for %, 57.1%, 97th percentileBrent Burns: CF% rel, 4.6, 91st percentileBrent Burns: On-ice xG %, 58.1%, 97th percentileBrent Burns: Rating, +20.1 goals above replacement, 99th percentileBrent Burns: Chances created, 1.27 xG per 60, 99th percentileBrent Burns: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 99th percentileBrent Burns: Finishing, -4.6 goals above expected, 1st percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.12 a game, 86th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.44 a game, 94th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.57 a game, 93rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 2.00 a game, 85th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.53 a game, 60th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 81st percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 7.1, 99th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 88th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +7.9 goals above replacement, 87th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.1% a shot, 42nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +2.8 goals above expected, 88th percentile
01020304020406080Brent Burns 48Matt Niskanen 46

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

Brent Burns
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Brent Burns D, COL 2013-14 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
69 Games played 81
22 Goals 10
26 Assists 36
48 Points 46
0.70 Points per game 0.57
26 Plus/minus 33
245 Shots 162
9.0 Shooting % 6.2
145 Hits 124
34 Penalty minutes 51
16:49 Average ice time 21:18
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.1 Corsi for % 53.3
+4.6 CF% relative to team +7.1
57.2 Fenwick for % 53.2
58.1 Expected goals for % 55.4
+0.4 xGF% relative to team +7.8
64.0 Goals for % 63.9
102.6 PDO 103.2
355 Shot attempts taken 226
Expected goals, all situations
24.6 Expected goals 7.2
1.27 Expected goals per 60 0.25
7.0% Chance per attempt 3.1%
-4.6 Goals above expected +2.8
Rating, in goals
+20.1 Goals above replacement +7.9
+3.4 Wins above replacement +1.3
+16.4 Even-strength offence +1.7
-0.7 Even-strength defence +3.3
-0.1 Power play -0.1
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.3
+0.7 Penalties -2.4
Contract
$5.76M Cap hit $2.3M
$120K Cap dollars per point $50K
$12.1M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
+$6.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.8M

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