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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Nick Johnson Brian Boyle

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNick Johnson: Goals, 0.10 a game, 34th percentileNick Johnson: Assists, 0.23 a game, 54th percentileNick Johnson: Points, 0.34 a game, 46th percentileNick Johnson: Shots, 1.90 a game, 62nd percentileNick Johnson: Hits, 0.77 a game, 33rd percentileNick Johnson: Corsi for %, 43.9%, 5th percentileNick Johnson: CF% rel, -0.3, 45th percentileNick Johnson: On-ice xG %, 47.7%, 30th percentileNick Johnson: Rating, +3.7 goals above replacement, 59th percentileNick Johnson: Chances created, 0.70 xG per 60, 48th percentileNick Johnson: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 39th percentileNick Johnson: Finishing, -4.9 goals above expected, 9th percentileBrian Boyle: Goals, 0.13 a game, 43rd percentileBrian Boyle: Assists, 0.18 a game, 44th percentileBrian Boyle: Points, 0.32 a game, 44th percentileBrian Boyle: Shots, 2.01 a game, 66th percentileBrian Boyle: Hits, 2.88 a game, 97th percentileBrian Boyle: Corsi for %, 48.0%, 31st percentileBrian Boyle: CF% rel, 0.4, 51st percentileBrian Boyle: On-ice xG %, 52.4%, 70th percentileBrian Boyle: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileBrian Boyle: Chances created, 0.87 xG per 60, 75th percentileBrian Boyle: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 62nd percentileBrian Boyle: Finishing, -7.1 goals above expected, 1st 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

Nick Johnson
Brian Boyle

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The numbers

Nick Johnson R, BOS 2011-12 Brian Boyle C, PIT
77 Games played 82
8 Goals 11
18 Assists 15
26 Points 26
0.34 Points per game 0.32
-6 Plus/minus 2
146 Shots 165
5.5 Shooting % 6.7
59 Hits 236
45 Penalty minutes 59
14:27 Average ice time 15:14
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
43.9 Corsi for % 48.0
-0.3 CF% relative to team +0.4
44.4 Fenwick for % 50.2
47.7 Expected goals for % 52.4
+2.6 xGF% relative to team +1.2
46.6 Goals for % 52.2
99.9 PDO 100.2
212 Shot attempts taken 265
Expected goals, all situations
12.9 Expected goals 18.1
0.70 Expected goals per 60 0.87
7.1% Chance per attempt 7.8%
-4.9 Goals above expected -7.1
Rating, in goals
+3.7 Goals above replacement +6.1
+0.6 Wins above replacement +1.0
+1.5 Even-strength offence +1.1
-0.6 Even-strength defence +2.0
-0.1 Power play -0.5
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.5
-0.2 Penalties +0.5

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