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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Sidney Crosby Blake Wheeler

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.73 a game, 97th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.09 a game, 97th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.01 a game, 93rd percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 0.91 a game, 46th percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 55.5%, 94th percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 4.9, 92nd percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 57.1%, 96th percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +12.6 goals above replacement, 95th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 1.05 xG per 60, 90th percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 8.8% a shot, 82nd percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, -3.7 goals above expected, 18th percentileBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.28 a game, 78th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.84 a game, 99th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 1.12 a game, 98th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 3.04 a game, 93rd percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 1.16 a game, 61st percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 50.2%, 51st percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, -2.2, 24th percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 52.7%, 74th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +11.3 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 50th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 14th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, +0.6 goals above expected, 58th percentile
02040608020406080Blake Wheeler 91Sidney Crosby 89

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

Sidney Crosby
Blake Wheeler

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The numbers

Sidney Crosby C, PIT 2017-18 Blake Wheeler R, NYR
82 Games played 81
29 Goals 23
60 Assists 68
89 Points 91
1.09 Points per game 1.12
0 Plus/minus 13
247 Shots 246
11.7 Shooting % 9.3
75 Hits 94
46 Penalty minutes 52
20:41 Average ice time 20:15
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.5 Corsi for % 50.2
+4.9 CF% relative to team -2.2
57.3 Fenwick for % 51.3
57.1 Expected goals for % 52.7
+6.2 xGF% relative to team -0.3
46.6 Goals for % 55.9
97.0 PDO 101.2
278 Shot attempts taken 279
Expected goals, all situations
29.7 Expected goals 20.4
1.05 Expected goals per 60 0.74
8.8% Chance per attempt 6.3%
-3.7 Goals above expected +0.6
Rating, in goals
+12.6 Goals above replacement +11.3
+2.1 Wins above replacement +1.9
+5.6 Even-strength offence +3.9
-1.1 Even-strength defence -2.5
+3.4 Power play +5.5
0.0 Penalty kill 0.0
+0.0 Penalties -0.1
Contract
$8.7M Cap hit $5.6M
$98K Cap dollars per point $62K
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $7.8M
-$81K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.2M

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