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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Dion Phaneuf

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.06 a game, 56th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.33 a game, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.39 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.83 a game, 79th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.91 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 68th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 0.4, 59th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 84th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.5 goals above replacement, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.18 xG per 60, 44th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 30th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 15th percentileDion Phaneuf: Goals, 0.06 a game, 53rd percentileDion Phaneuf: Assists, 0.39 a game, 87th percentileDion Phaneuf: Points, 0.45 a game, 83rd percentileDion Phaneuf: Shots, 2.03 a game, 86th percentileDion Phaneuf: Hits, 2.37 a game, 90th percentileDion Phaneuf: Corsi for %, 50.8%, 63rd percentileDion Phaneuf: CF% rel, 1.1, 66th percentileDion Phaneuf: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 55th percentileDion Phaneuf: Rating, +3.8 goals above replacement, 66th percentileDion Phaneuf: Chances created, 0.27 xG per 60, 81st percentileDion Phaneuf: Shot quality, 3.1% a shot, 50th percentileDion Phaneuf: Finishing, -3.1 goals above expected, 5th 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

Matt Niskanen
Dion Phaneuf

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2015-16 Dion Phaneuf D, LAK
82 Games played 71
5 Goals 4
27 Assists 28
32 Points 32
0.39 Points per game 0.45
10 Plus/minus -7
150 Shots 144
3.3 Shooting % 2.8
157 Hits 168
38 Penalty minutes 92
24:40 Average ice time 22:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.3 Corsi for % 50.8
+0.4 CF% relative to team +1.1
52.3 Fenwick for % 49.7
53.8 Expected goals for % 50.3
+2.7 xGF% relative to team +0.8
56.0 Goals for % 44.3
100.9 PDO 99.0
252 Shot attempts taken 226
Expected goals, all situations
5.9 Expected goals 7.1
0.18 Expected goals per 60 0.27
2.7% Chance per attempt 3.1%
-1.9 Goals above expected -3.1
Rating, in goals
+6.5 Goals above replacement +3.8
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.6
-2.6 Even-strength offence +0.1
+4.0 Even-strength defence -1.1
-0.4 Power play -1.0
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.8
-1.5 Penalties -0.3
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $7M
$180K Cap dollars per point $219K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $3M
-$1.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4M

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