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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Blake Wheeler Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.26 a game, 69th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.66 a game, 95th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 0.92 a game, 88th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 2.57 a game, 79th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 0.95 a game, 43rd percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 50.1%, 52nd percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, 1.3, 61st percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 49.4%, 48th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +3.6 goals above replacement, 62nd percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 67th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 9.6% a shot, 85th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, -4.0 goals above expected, 17th percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.51 a game, 96th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.31 a game, 65th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.82 a game, 83rd percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.38 a game, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.43 a game, 13th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 46.3%, 20th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, 0.5, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 47.6%, 31st percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +8.9 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 70th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 10.0% a shot, 91st percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +12.4 goals above expected, 98th 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

Blake Wheeler
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Blake Wheeler R, NYR 2021-22 Brock Nelson C, COL
65 Games played 72
17 Goals 37
43 Assists 22
60 Points 59
0.92 Points per game 0.82
-15 Plus/minus -5
167 Shots 171
10.2 Shooting % 21.6
62 Hits 31
36 Penalty minutes 33
19:32 Average ice time 17:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.1 Corsi for % 46.3
+1.3 CF% relative to team +0.5
50.0 Fenwick for % 46.0
49.4 Expected goals for % 47.6
-0.1 xGF% relative to team +0.6
47.8 Goals for % 51.1
99.1 PDO 101.6
203 Shot attempts taken 183
Expected goals, all situations
20.0 Expected goals 20.6
0.94 Expected goals per 60 0.97
9.6% Chance per attempt 10.0%
-4.0 Goals above expected +12.4
Rating, in goals
+3.6 Goals above replacement +8.9
+0.6 Wins above replacement +1.5
+4.2 Even-strength offence +4.0
-3.0 Even-strength defence -1.3
-0.1 Power play +1.3
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.4
-0.9 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$8.25M Cap hit $6M
$138K Cap dollars per point $102K
$3.3M Worth at the going rate $7.1M
-$4.9M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.1M

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