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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Ryan Kesler Brandon Saad

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRyan Kesler: Goals, 0.27 a game, 79th percentileRyan Kesler: Assists, 0.41 a game, 85th percentileRyan Kesler: Points, 0.67 a game, 82nd percentileRyan Kesler: Shots, 2.08 a game, 71st percentileRyan Kesler: Hits, 2.13 a game, 87th percentileRyan Kesler: Corsi for %, 52.8%, 78th percentileRyan Kesler: CF% rel, 0.7, 53rd percentileRyan Kesler: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 80th percentileRyan Kesler: Rating, +8.3 goals above replacement, 85th percentileRyan Kesler: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 70th percentileRyan Kesler: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 64th percentileRyan Kesler: Finishing, -3.0 goals above expected, 23rd percentileBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.40 a game, 96th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.28 a game, 65th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.68 a game, 83rd percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.99 a game, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.55 a game, 19th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 49.8%, 47th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 2.1, 68th percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +10.9 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 96th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 73rd percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, +2.6 goals above expected, 78th 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
Brandon Saad

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The numbers

Ryan Kesler C, ANA 2015-16 Brandon Saad L, VGK
79 Games played 78
21 Goals 31
32 Assists 22
53 Points 53
0.67 Points per game 0.68
5 Plus/minus 1
164 Shots 233
12.8 Shooting % 13.3
168 Hits 43
78 Penalty minutes 14
19:32 Average ice time 17:13
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.8 Corsi for % 49.8
+0.7 CF% relative to team +2.1
54.1 Fenwick for % 49.8
54.0 Expected goals for % 53.8
+1.6 xGF% relative to team +2.9
47.8 Goals for % 56.7
98.5 PDO 102.0
234 Shot attempts taken 298
Expected goals, all situations
21.0 Expected goals 25.4
0.82 Expected goals per 60 1.13
8.0% Chance per attempt 8.2%
-3.0 Goals above expected +2.6
Rating, in goals
+8.3 Goals above replacement +10.9
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.8
+1.5 Even-strength offence +6.1
+1.5 Even-strength defence -1.9
+1.1 Power play -0.1
-0.6 Penalty kill +0.4
+0.5 Penalties +2.6
Contract
$5M Cap hit $6M
$94K Cap dollars per point $113K
$5.8M Worth at the going rate $7.4M
+$824K 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