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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Evgeni Malkin James Neal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEvgeni Malkin: Goals, 0.47 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Assists, 0.54 a game, 95th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Points, 1.02 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shots, 2.84 a game, 92nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Hits, 0.47 a game, 14th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Corsi for %, 54.4%, 88th percentileEvgeni Malkin: CF% rel, 3.5, 82nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: On-ice xG %, 56.8%, 95th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Rating, +9.1 goals above replacement, 87th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Chances created, 1.01 xG per 60, 90th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 79th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Finishing, +7.5 goals above expected, 93rd percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.38 a game, 94th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.33 a game, 74th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.71 a game, 85th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 3.27 a game, 97th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.38 a game, 62nd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 53.5%, 83rd percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 1.6, 62nd percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 80th percentileJames Neal: Rating, +8.1 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 88th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 31st percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +4.8 goals above expected, 87th 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

Evgeni Malkin
James Neal

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The numbers

Evgeni Malkin C, PIT 2015-16 James Neal L, STL
57 Games played 82
27 Goals 31
31 Assists 27
58 Points 58
1.02 Points per game 0.71
1 Plus/minus 27
162 Shots 268
16.7 Shooting % 11.6
27 Hits 113
65 Penalty minutes 65
19:22 Average ice time 19:04
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.4 Corsi for % 53.5
+3.5 CF% relative to team +1.6
53.4 Fenwick for % 54.0
56.8 Expected goals for % 54.0
+2.8 xGF% relative to team +0.9
52.5 Goals for % 63.9
99.9 PDO 103.2
160 Shot attempts taken 357
Expected goals, all situations
18.5 Expected goals 25.2
1.01 Expected goals per 60 0.97
8.5% Chance per attempt 7.0%
+7.5 Goals above expected +4.8
Rating, in goals
+9.1 Goals above replacement +8.1
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.3
+3.5 Even-strength offence +2.4
+0.4 Even-strength defence +1.0
+3.4 Power play +0.4
-0.2 Penalty kill 0.0
-1.2 Penalties +0.0
Contract
$9.5M Cap hit $5M
$164K Cap dollars per point $86K
$6.3M Worth at the going rate $5.7M
-$3.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$658K

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