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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Matt Moulson Zack Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Moulson: Goals, 0.17 a game, 53rd percentileMatt Moulson: Assists, 0.22 a game, 50th percentileMatt Moulson: Points, 0.40 a game, 50th percentileMatt Moulson: Shots, 1.65 a game, 51st percentileMatt Moulson: Hits, 0.46 a game, 15th percentileMatt Moulson: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 52nd percentileMatt Moulson: CF% rel, 3.8, 85th percentileMatt Moulson: On-ice xG %, 52.2%, 65th percentileMatt Moulson: Rating, +5.7 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileMatt Moulson: Chances created, 1.05 xG per 60, 93rd percentileMatt Moulson: Shot quality, 9.5% a shot, 94th percentileMatt Moulson: Finishing, -2.5 goals above expected, 25th percentileZack Smith: Goals, 0.22 a game, 67th percentileZack Smith: Assists, 0.22 a game, 49th percentileZack Smith: Points, 0.43 a game, 57th percentileZack Smith: Shots, 1.85 a game, 59th percentileZack Smith: Hits, 1.89 a game, 83rd percentileZack Smith: Corsi for %, 50.8%, 58th percentileZack Smith: CF% rel, 3.7, 84th percentileZack Smith: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 55th percentileZack Smith: Rating, +2.0 goals above replacement, 43rd percentileZack Smith: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 41st percentileZack Smith: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 37th percentileZack Smith: Finishing, +1.4 goals above expected, 66th 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

Matt Moulson
Zack Smith

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The numbers

Matt Moulson L, BUF 2016-17 Zack Smith C, CHI
81 Games played 74
14 Goals 16
18 Assists 16
32 Points 32
0.40 Points per game 0.43
-4 Plus/minus 6
134 Shots 137
10.4 Shooting % 11.7
37 Hits 140
10 Penalty minutes 61
11:36 Average ice time 16:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 50.8
+3.8 CF% relative to team +3.7
50.2 Fenwick for % 50.3
52.2 Expected goals for % 50.6
+5.8 xGF% relative to team +2.3
46.9 Goals for % 46.9
98.9 PDO 98.6
140 Shot attempts taken 191
Expected goals, all situations
16.5 Expected goals 13.6
1.05 Expected goals per 60 0.67
9.5% Chance per attempt 7.3%
-2.5 Goals above expected +1.4
Rating, in goals
+5.7 Goals above replacement +2.0
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.3
-0.9 Even-strength offence +0.0
+1.6 Even-strength defence +0.3
+2.3 Power play -1.1
+0.0 Penalty kill 0.0
+0.1 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$5M Cap hit $1.888M
$156K Cap dollars per point $59K
$4.2M Worth at the going rate $1.9M
-$802K Value: worth minus cap hit -$12K

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