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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Sheldon Souray

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.05 a game, 54th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.23 a game, 59th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.28 a game, 56th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.57 a game, 72nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.40 a game, 58th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 57.0%, 99th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 3.8, 90th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 55.1%, 93rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, 0.0 goals above replacement, 31st percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.26 xG per 60, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 57th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 17th percentileSheldon Souray: Goals, 0.09 a game, 78th percentileSheldon Souray: Assists, 0.23 a game, 62nd percentileSheldon Souray: Points, 0.33 a game, 66th percentileSheldon Souray: Shots, 2.80 a game, 97th percentileSheldon Souray: Hits, 0.86 a game, 31st percentileSheldon Souray: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 50th percentileSheldon Souray: CF% rel, 0.8, 63rd percentileSheldon Souray: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 13th percentileSheldon Souray: Rating, -2.2 goals above replacement, 7th percentileSheldon Souray: Chances created, 0.27 xG per 60, 85th percentileSheldon Souray: Shot quality, 2.4% a shot, 11th percentileSheldon Souray: Finishing, -1.0 goals above expected, 36th percentile
05101520204060Matt Niskanen 21Sheldon Souray 21

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

Matt Niskanen
Sheldon Souray

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2011-12 Sheldon Souray D, ANA
75 Games played 64
4 Goals 6
17 Assists 15
21 Points 21
0.28 Points per game 0.33
9 Plus/minus 11
118 Shots 179
3.4 Shooting % 3.4
105 Hits 55
47 Penalty minutes 73
17:56 Average ice time 20:28
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.0 Corsi for % 49.6
+3.8 CF% relative to team +0.8
55.7 Fenwick for % 49.1
55.1 Expected goals for % 45.5
+1.0 xGF% relative to team -2.8
56.2 Goals for % 53.8
100.1 PDO 101.8
176 Shot attempts taken 234
Expected goals, all situations
5.9 Expected goals 6.0
0.26 Expected goals per 60 0.27
3.3% Chance per attempt 2.4%
-1.9 Goals above expected -1.0
Rating, in goals
0.0 Goals above replacement -2.2
0.0 Wins above replacement -0.4
-1.4 Even-strength offence +0.3
-0.5 Even-strength defence -2.9
-0.6 Power play -0.3
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
-2.0 Penalties -3.5

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