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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

Alexander Edler Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerAlexander Edler: Goals, 0.13 a game, 83rd percentileAlexander Edler: Assists, 0.34 a game, 79th percentileAlexander Edler: Points, 0.46 a game, 81st percentileAlexander Edler: Shots, 1.81 a game, 82nd percentileAlexander Edler: Hits, 1.28 a game, 62nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.08 a game, 69th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.36 a game, 83rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.44 a game, 77th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.39 a game, 66th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.09 a game, 51st percentile
010203020406080Alexander Edler 37Matt Niskanen 35

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.

The numbers

Alexander Edler D, LAK 2008-09 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
80 Games played 80
10 Goals 6
27 Assists 29
37 Points 35
0.46 Points per game 0.44
11 Plus/minus -11
145 Shots 111
6.9 Shooting % 5.4
102 Hits 87
54 Penalty minutes 52
21:08 Average ice time 19:58

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.