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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Brian Boyle Zack Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrian Boyle: Goals, 0.13 a game, 43rd percentileBrian Boyle: Assists, 0.18 a game, 44th percentileBrian Boyle: Points, 0.32 a game, 44th percentileBrian Boyle: Shots, 2.01 a game, 66th percentileBrian Boyle: Hits, 2.88 a game, 97th percentileBrian Boyle: Corsi for %, 48.0%, 31st percentileBrian Boyle: CF% rel, 0.4, 51st percentileBrian Boyle: On-ice xG %, 52.4%, 70th percentileBrian Boyle: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileBrian Boyle: Chances created, 0.87 xG per 60, 75th percentileBrian Boyle: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 62nd percentileBrian Boyle: Finishing, -7.1 goals above expected, 1st percentileZack Smith: Goals, 0.17 a game, 52nd percentileZack Smith: Assists, 0.15 a game, 33rd percentileZack Smith: Points, 0.32 a game, 44th percentileZack Smith: Shots, 1.65 a game, 51st percentileZack Smith: Hits, 2.07 a game, 86th percentileZack Smith: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 54th percentileZack Smith: CF% rel, -2.4, 26th percentileZack Smith: On-ice xG %, 47.8%, 31st percentileZack Smith: Rating, +4.8 goals above replacement, 68th percentileZack Smith: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 40th percentileZack Smith: Shot quality, 6.0% a shot, 12th percentileZack Smith: Finishing, +1.6 goals above expected, 65th 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

Brian Boyle
Zack Smith

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The numbers

Brian Boyle C, PIT 2011-12 Zack Smith C, CHI
82 Games played 81
11 Goals 14
15 Assists 12
26 Points 26
0.32 Points per game 0.32
2 Plus/minus 4
165 Shots 134
6.7 Shooting % 10.4
236 Hits 168
59 Penalty minutes 98
15:14 Average ice time 14:04
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.0 Corsi for % 50.4
+0.4 CF% relative to team -2.4
50.2 Fenwick for % 50.8
52.4 Expected goals for % 47.8
+1.2 xGF% relative to team -1.4
52.2 Goals for % 49.3
100.2 PDO 99.8
265 Shot attempts taken 242
Expected goals, all situations
18.1 Expected goals 12.4
0.87 Expected goals per 60 0.65
7.8% Chance per attempt 6.0%
-7.1 Goals above expected +1.6
Rating, in goals
+6.1 Goals above replacement +4.8
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.8
+1.1 Even-strength offence -1.3
+2.0 Even-strength defence +1.3
-0.5 Power play 0.0
-0.5 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.5 Penalties +1.6
Contract
$1.7M Cap hit $700K
$65K Cap dollars per point $27K
$3.3M Worth at the going rate $2.7M
+$1.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$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