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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Alexander Edler Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlexander Edler: Goals, 0.08 a game, 70th percentileAlexander Edler: Assists, 0.47 a game, 91st percentileAlexander Edler: Points, 0.56 a game, 90th percentileAlexander Edler: Shots, 2.00 a game, 82nd percentileAlexander Edler: Hits, 1.83 a game, 78th percentileAlexander Edler: Corsi for %, 47.8%, 30th percentileAlexander Edler: CF% rel, -1.0, 42nd percentileAlexander Edler: On-ice xG %, 46.9%, 29th percentileAlexander Edler: Rating, -1.4 goals above replacement, 19th percentileAlexander Edler: Chances created, 0.14 xG per 60, 24th percentileAlexander Edler: Shot quality, 2.0% a shot, 3rd percentileAlexander Edler: Finishing, +1.8 goals above expected, 82nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.12 a game, 82nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.37 a game, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.49 a game, 81st percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.85 a game, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.82 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 79th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 2.0, 76th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 53.1%, 77th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 85th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.24 xG per 60, 65th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.6% a shot, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +1.1 goals above expected, 72nd 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

Alexander Edler
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Alexander Edler D, LAK 2019-20 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
59 Games played 68
5 Goals 8
28 Assists 25
33 Points 33
0.56 Points per game 0.49
13 Plus/minus 15
118 Shots 126
4.2 Shooting % 6.3
108 Hits 124
62 Penalty minutes 29
22:37 Average ice time 21:54
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.8 Corsi for % 52.2
-1.0 CF% relative to team +2.0
48.6 Fenwick for % 52.6
46.9 Expected goals for % 53.1
-2.6 xGF% relative to team +4.3
52.1 Goals for % 55.8
101.4 PDO 100.5
207 Shot attempts taken 177
Expected goals, all situations
3.2 Expected goals 5.9
0.14 Expected goals per 60 0.24
2.0% Chance per attempt 3.6%
+1.8 Goals above expected +1.1
Rating, in goals
-1.4 Goals above replacement +6.2
-0.2 Wins above replacement +1.0
-0.3 Even-strength offence -0.1
-2.3 Even-strength defence +0.3
-0.8 Power play +0.7
-0.7 Penalty kill +0.7
-1.8 Penalties -0.3
Contract
$6M Cap hit $5.75M
$182K Cap dollars per point $174K
-$515K Worth at the going rate $5.8M
-$6.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$90K

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