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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Brian Boyle Melker Karlsson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrian Boyle: Goals, 0.18 a game, 55th percentileBrian Boyle: Assists, 0.11 a game, 20th percentileBrian Boyle: Points, 0.29 a game, 32nd percentileBrian Boyle: Shots, 1.71 a game, 52nd percentileBrian Boyle: Hits, 1.66 a game, 69th percentileBrian Boyle: Corsi for %, 50.1%, 44th percentileBrian Boyle: CF% rel, -3.7, 16th percentileBrian Boyle: On-ice xG %, 54.7%, 81st percentileBrian Boyle: Rating, +5.9 goals above replacement, 71st percentileBrian Boyle: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 37th percentileBrian Boyle: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 20th percentileBrian Boyle: Finishing, +2.6 goals above expected, 77th percentileMelker Karlsson: Goals, 0.25 a game, 75th percentileMelker Karlsson: Assists, 0.21 a game, 43rd percentileMelker Karlsson: Points, 0.45 a game, 57th percentileMelker Karlsson: Shots, 1.89 a game, 61st percentileMelker Karlsson: Hits, 0.96 a game, 37th percentileMelker Karlsson: Corsi for %, 54.5%, 86th percentileMelker Karlsson: CF% rel, 5.2, 93rd percentileMelker Karlsson: On-ice xG %, 56.6%, 90th percentileMelker Karlsson: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileMelker Karlsson: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 79th percentileMelker Karlsson: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 83rd percentileMelker Karlsson: Finishing, +1.0 goals above expected, 64th 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
Melker Karlsson

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The numbers

Brian Boyle C, PIT 2014-15 Melker Karlsson C, SJS
82 Games played 53
15 Goals 13
9 Assists 11
24 Points 24
0.29 Points per game 0.45
3 Plus/minus -3
140 Shots 100
10.7 Shooting % 13.0
136 Hits 51
54 Penalty minutes 20
13:00 Average ice time 15:26
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.1 Corsi for % 54.5
-3.7 CF% relative to team +5.2
51.7 Fenwick for % 54.5
54.7 Expected goals for % 56.6
-0.4 xGF% relative to team +7.4
50.9 Goals for % 50.8
99.4 PDO 98.7
199 Shot attempts taken 163
Expected goals, all situations
11.4 Expected goals 12.0
0.64 Expected goals per 60 0.88
6.4% Chance per attempt 8.5%
+2.6 Goals above expected +1.0
Rating, in goals
+5.9 Goals above replacement +6.1
+1.0 Wins above replacement +1.0
-1.6 Even-strength offence +1.5
+4.6 Even-strength defence +2.5
-0.3 Power play -0.6
-0.1 Penalty kill 0.0
+0.4 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$2M Cap hit $825K
$83K Cap dollars per point $34K
$4.1M Worth at the going rate $4.2M
+$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.4M

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