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At a glance

Benoit Pouliot Nino Niederreiter

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBenoit Pouliot: Goals, 0.19 a game, 57th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Assists, 0.26 a game, 58th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Points, 0.45 a game, 56th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Shots, 1.76 a game, 52nd percentileBenoit Pouliot: Hits, 1.76 a game, 77th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Corsi for %, 55.0%, 88th percentileBenoit Pouliot: CF% rel, 3.3, 81st percentileBenoit Pouliot: On-ice xG %, 55.1%, 85th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 68th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Chances created, 0.95 xG per 60, 86th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Shot quality, 8.9% a shot, 91st percentileBenoit Pouliot: Finishing, -2.0 goals above expected, 32nd percentileNino Niederreiter: Goals, 0.17 a game, 52nd percentileNino Niederreiter: Assists, 0.27 a game, 59th percentileNino Niederreiter: Points, 0.44 a game, 55th percentileNino Niederreiter: Shots, 1.77 a game, 52nd percentileNino Niederreiter: Hits, 2.16 a game, 88th percentileNino Niederreiter: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 46th percentileNino Niederreiter: CF% rel, 2.1, 71st percentileNino Niederreiter: On-ice xG %, 54.2%, 80th percentileNino Niederreiter: Rating, +5.8 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileNino Niederreiter: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 71st percentileNino Niederreiter: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 77th percentileNino Niederreiter: Finishing, -1.8 goals above expected, 34th percentile
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Where they shot from

Benoit Pouliot
Nino Niederreiter

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The numbers

Benoit Pouliot L, BUF 2013-14 Nino Niederreiter R, WPG
80 Games played 81
15 Goals 14
21 Assists 22
36 Points 36
0.45 Points per game 0.44
10 Plus/minus 12
141 Shots 143
10.6 Shooting % 9.8
141 Hits 175
56 Penalty minutes 44
13:26 Average ice time 14:06
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.0 Corsi for % 50.3
+3.3 CF% relative to team +2.1
54.1 Fenwick for % 51.5
55.1 Expected goals for % 54.2
+4.0 xGF% relative to team +5.6
58.5 Goals for % 58.2
100.9 PDO 101.9
187 Shot attempts taken 197
Expected goals, all situations
17.0 Expected goals 15.8
0.95 Expected goals per 60 0.83
8.9% Chance per attempt 8.3%
-2.0 Goals above expected -1.8
Rating, in goals
+5.3 Goals above replacement +5.8
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.0
+0.8 Even-strength offence +1.9
+1.6 Even-strength defence +2.1
+0.6 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.8 Penalties -1.0
Contract
$1.3M Cap hit $870K
$36K Cap dollars per point $24K
$3.6M Worth at the going rate $3.8M
+$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3M

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