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At a glance

Benoit Pouliot Milan Michalek

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBenoit Pouliot: Goals, 0.33 a game, 90th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Assists, 0.26 a game, 55th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Points, 0.59 a game, 75th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Shots, 1.81 a game, 57th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Hits, 1.22 a game, 51st percentileBenoit Pouliot: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 48th percentileBenoit Pouliot: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileBenoit Pouliot: On-ice xG %, 44.4%, 15th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Rating, +3.5 goals above replacement, 54th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 60th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 70th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Finishing, +6.7 goals above expected, 92nd percentileMilan Michalek: Goals, 0.20 a game, 60th percentileMilan Michalek: Assists, 0.32 a game, 68th percentileMilan Michalek: Points, 0.52 a game, 66th percentileMilan Michalek: Shots, 1.97 a game, 65th percentileMilan Michalek: Hits, 0.97 a game, 37th percentileMilan Michalek: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 38th percentileMilan Michalek: CF% rel, -1.1, 34th percentileMilan Michalek: On-ice xG %, 50.8%, 52nd percentileMilan Michalek: Rating, +4.9 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileMilan Michalek: Chances created, 0.92 xG per 60, 85th percentileMilan Michalek: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 89th percentileMilan Michalek: Finishing, -3.6 goals above expected, 15th 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

Benoit Pouliot
Milan Michalek

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The numbers

Benoit Pouliot L, BUF 2014-15 Milan Michalek L, TOR
58 Games played 66
19 Goals 13
15 Assists 21
34 Points 34
0.59 Points per game 0.52
-1 Plus/minus 3
105 Shots 130
18.1 Shooting % 10.0
71 Hits 64
28 Penalty minutes 33
16:37 Average ice time 16:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 49.3
+2.9 CF% relative to team -1.1
48.3 Fenwick for % 47.3
44.4 Expected goals for % 50.8
-0.7 xGF% relative to team -0.1
50.7 Goals for % 48.4
101.0 PDO 100.5
136 Shot attempts taken 178
Expected goals, all situations
12.3 Expected goals 16.6
0.77 Expected goals per 60 0.92
8.0% Chance per attempt 9.0%
+6.7 Goals above expected -3.6
Rating, in goals
+3.5 Goals above replacement +4.9
+0.6 Wins above replacement +0.8
+1.9 Even-strength offence +1.0
-1.9 Even-strength defence +0.3
+0.6 Power play +0.3
+0.4 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.2 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$4M Cap hit $4M
$118K Cap dollars per point $118K
$2.7M Worth at the going rate $3.5M
-$1.3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$470K

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