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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Travis Zajac Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerTravis Zajac: Goals, 0.18 a game, 54th percentileTravis Zajac: Assists, 0.39 a game, 80th percentileTravis Zajac: Points, 0.56 a game, 70th percentileTravis Zajac: Shots, 1.58 a game, 46th percentileTravis Zajac: Hits, 1.01 a game, 52nd percentileTravis Zajac: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 53rd percentileTravis Zajac: CF% rel, 4.0, 87th percentileTravis Zajac: On-ice xG %, 50.2%, 50th percentileTravis Zajac: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileTravis Zajac: Chances created, 0.53 xG per 60, 15th percentileTravis Zajac: Shot quality, 8.8% a shot, 83rd percentileTravis Zajac: Finishing, -1.0 goals above expected, 43rd percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.31 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.56 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.14 a game, 73rd percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.62 a game, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 45.1%, 9th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -3.5, 14th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 46.0%, 17th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 68th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 66th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 59th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.2 goals above expected, 80th 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

Travis Zajac
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Travis Zajac C, NYI 2016-17 Brock Nelson C, COL
80 Games played 81
14 Goals 20
31 Assists 25
45 Points 45
0.56 Points per game 0.56
-8 Plus/minus -6
126 Shots 173
11.1 Shooting % 11.6
81 Hits 50
33 Penalty minutes 36
19:44 Average ice time 15:39
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.5 Corsi for % 45.1
+4.0 CF% relative to team -3.5
50.4 Fenwick for % 45.4
50.2 Expected goals for % 46.0
+3.1 xGF% relative to team -3.3
52.9 Goals for % 48.3
100.7 PDO 100.8
144 Shot attempts taken 238
Expected goals, all situations
14.0 Expected goals 16.8
0.53 Expected goals per 60 0.80
8.8% Chance per attempt 7.9%
-1.0 Goals above expected +3.2
Rating, in goals
+4.3 Goals above replacement +5.0
+0.7 Wins above replacement +0.8
+2.1 Even-strength offence +0.1
-1.6 Even-strength defence +0.1
-0.1 Power play -0.4
-0.2 Penalty kill 0.0
-0.2 Penalties +1.7
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $2.5M
$128K Cap dollars per point $56K
$3.3M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
-$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.2M

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