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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Ryan Kesler Tomas Plekanec

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRyan Kesler: Goals, 0.32 a game, 87th percentileRyan Kesler: Assists, 0.23 a game, 50th percentileRyan Kesler: Points, 0.56 a game, 71st percentileRyan Kesler: Shots, 3.10 a game, 93rd percentileRyan Kesler: Hits, 1.73 a game, 76th percentileRyan Kesler: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 67th percentileRyan Kesler: CF% rel, 1.3, 60th percentileRyan Kesler: On-ice xG %, 50.1%, 47th percentileRyan Kesler: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 75th percentileRyan Kesler: Chances created, 1.01 xG per 60, 90th percentileRyan Kesler: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 83rd percentileRyan Kesler: Finishing, -3.2 goals above expected, 22nd percentileTomas Plekanec: Goals, 0.25 a game, 73rd percentileTomas Plekanec: Assists, 0.28 a game, 63rd percentileTomas Plekanec: Points, 0.53 a game, 68th percentileTomas Plekanec: Shots, 2.46 a game, 81st percentileTomas Plekanec: Hits, 0.54 a game, 18th percentileTomas Plekanec: Corsi for %, 45.4%, 17th percentileTomas Plekanec: CF% rel, -2.1, 27th percentileTomas Plekanec: On-ice xG %, 45.4%, 16th percentileTomas Plekanec: Rating, +0.4 goals above replacement, 29th percentileTomas Plekanec: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 35th percentileTomas Plekanec: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 10th percentileTomas Plekanec: Finishing, +1.5 goals above expected, 67th 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

Ryan Kesler
Tomas Plekanec

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The numbers

Ryan Kesler C, ANA 2013-14 Tomas Plekanec C, MTL
77 Games played 81
25 Goals 20
18 Assists 23
43 Points 43
0.56 Points per game 0.53
-15 Plus/minus 11
239 Shots 199
10.5 Shooting % 10.1
133 Hits 44
81 Penalty minutes 38
21:49 Average ice time 19:47
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.2 Corsi for % 45.4
+1.3 CF% relative to team -2.1
52.1 Fenwick for % 46.8
50.1 Expected goals for % 45.4
+0.9 xGF% relative to team -3.9
50.5 Goals for % 52.2
99.6 PDO 101.7
251 Shot attempts taken 272
Expected goals, all situations
28.2 Expected goals 17.5
1.01 Expected goals per 60 0.65
8.5% Chance per attempt 6.1%
-3.2 Goals above expected +1.5
Rating, in goals
+6.6 Goals above replacement +0.4
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.1
+1.5 Even-strength offence -2.3
-1.5 Even-strength defence -1.5
+0.5 Power play -0.1
+0.9 Penalty kill 0.0
+0.6 Penalties -0.1
Contract
$5M Cap hit $5M
$116K Cap dollars per point $116K
$4.3M Worth at the going rate $774K
-$692K Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.2M

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