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At a glance

Drew Stafford Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDrew Stafford: Goals, 0.24 a game, 72nd percentileDrew Stafford: Assists, 0.33 a game, 72nd percentileDrew Stafford: Points, 0.57 a game, 71st percentileDrew Stafford: Shots, 1.93 a game, 62nd percentileDrew Stafford: Hits, 1.07 a game, 42nd percentileDrew Stafford: Corsi for %, 41.3%, 5th percentileDrew Stafford: CF% rel, -1.6, 29th percentileDrew Stafford: On-ice xG %, 44.2%, 14th percentileDrew Stafford: Rating, +2.5 goals above replacement, 46th percentileDrew Stafford: Chances created, 0.69 xG per 60, 45th percentileDrew Stafford: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 56th percentileDrew Stafford: Finishing, +2.7 goals above expected, 78th percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.18 a game, 54th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.37 a game, 79th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.55 a game, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.01 a game, 67th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.62 a game, 20th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 52.4%, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, -0.8, 37th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 54.8%, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 68th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 60th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -4.5 goals above expected, 10th 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

Drew Stafford
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Drew Stafford R, NJD 2014-15 Frans Nielsen C, DET
76 Games played 78
18 Goals 14
25 Assists 29
43 Points 43
0.57 Points per game 0.55
-12 Plus/minus 8
147 Shots 157
12.2 Shooting % 8.9
81 Hits 48
47 Penalty minutes 12
16:30 Average ice time 16:35
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
41.3 Corsi for % 52.4
-1.6 CF% relative to team -0.8
42.5 Fenwick for % 53.7
44.2 Expected goals for % 54.8
+1.9 xGF% relative to team -0.5
48.1 Goals for % 55.4
101.4 PDO 100.8
169 Shot attempts taken 224
Expected goals, all situations
14.3 Expected goals 17.5
0.69 Expected goals per 60 0.81
7.6% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+2.7 Goals above expected -4.5
Rating, in goals
+2.5 Goals above replacement +8.7
+0.4 Wins above replacement +1.5
+1.9 Even-strength offence -1.1
-3.0 Even-strength defence +3.9
-0.6 Power play +1.8
+0.1 Penalty kill -1.0
+0.6 Penalties +1.6
Contract
$4M Cap hit $2.75M
$93K Cap dollars per point $64K
$2M Worth at the going rate $5.8M
-$2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.1M

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