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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Ryan Kesler Loui Eriksson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRyan Kesler: Goals, 0.25 a game, 76th percentileRyan Kesler: Assists, 0.33 a game, 73rd percentileRyan Kesler: Points, 0.58 a game, 73rd percentileRyan Kesler: Shots, 2.53 a game, 86th percentileRyan Kesler: Hits, 2.09 a game, 82nd percentileRyan Kesler: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 51st percentileRyan Kesler: CF% rel, -0.8, 38th percentileRyan Kesler: On-ice xG %, 50.5%, 50th percentileRyan Kesler: Rating, +4.6 goals above replacement, 60th percentileRyan Kesler: Chances created, 0.86 xG per 60, 77th percentileRyan Kesler: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 63rd percentileRyan Kesler: Finishing, -3.7 goals above expected, 14th percentileLoui Eriksson: Goals, 0.27 a game, 80th percentileLoui Eriksson: Assists, 0.31 a game, 66th percentileLoui Eriksson: Points, 0.58 a game, 73rd percentileLoui Eriksson: Shots, 2.09 a game, 69th percentileLoui Eriksson: Hits, 0.36 a game, 6th percentileLoui Eriksson: Corsi for %, 52.8%, 70th percentileLoui Eriksson: CF% rel, 1.7, 66th percentileLoui Eriksson: On-ice xG %, 52.0%, 61st percentileLoui Eriksson: Rating, +8.4 goals above replacement, 84th percentileLoui Eriksson: Chances created, 0.85 xG per 60, 75th percentileLoui Eriksson: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 91st percentileLoui Eriksson: Finishing, -0.3 goals above expected, 51st 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
Loui Eriksson

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The numbers

Ryan Kesler C, ANA 2014-15 Loui Eriksson L, ARI
81 Games played 81
20 Goals 22
27 Assists 25
47 Points 47
0.58 Points per game 0.58
-5 Plus/minus 1
205 Shots 169
9.8 Shooting % 13.0
169 Hits 29
75 Penalty minutes 14
19:31 Average ice time 18:29
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.7 Corsi for % 52.8
-0.8 CF% relative to team +1.7
50.0 Fenwick for % 51.8
50.5 Expected goals for % 52.0
-1.4 xGF% relative to team +1.3
48.2 Goals for % 49.4
99.8 PDO 99.4
232 Shot attempts taken 176
Expected goals, all situations
22.7 Expected goals 21.3
0.86 Expected goals per 60 0.85
7.8% Chance per attempt 9.3%
-3.7 Goals above expected -0.3
Rating, in goals
+4.6 Goals above replacement +8.4
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.4
-0.8 Even-strength offence +1.1
+0.4 Even-strength defence +0.2
+0.9 Power play +1.0
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.4
-0.6 Penalties +1.5
Contract
$5M Cap hit $4.25M
$106K Cap dollars per point $90K
$3.3M Worth at the going rate $5.6M
-$1.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.4M

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