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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Corey Potter

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 percentileCorey Potter: Goals, 0.06 a game, 63rd percentileCorey Potter: Assists, 0.27 a game, 71st percentileCorey Potter: Points, 0.34 a game, 70th percentileCorey Potter: Shots, 1.58 a game, 73rd percentileCorey Potter: Hits, 1.45 a game, 62nd percentileCorey Potter: Corsi for %, 48.3%, 38th percentileCorey Potter: CF% rel, 1.9, 73rd percentileCorey Potter: On-ice xG %, 44.1%, 7th percentileCorey Potter: Rating, +2.2 goals above replacement, 55th percentileCorey Potter: Chances created, 0.22 xG per 60, 65th percentileCorey Potter: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 52nd percentileCorey Potter: Finishing, -0.6 goals above expected, 48th percentile
05101520204060Matt Niskanen 21Corey Potter 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
Corey Potter

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2011-12 Corey Potter D, NSH
75 Games played 62
4 Goals 4
17 Assists 17
21 Points 21
0.28 Points per game 0.34
9 Plus/minus -16
118 Shots 98
3.4 Shooting % 4.1
105 Hits 90
47 Penalty minutes 24
17:56 Average ice time 19:57
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.0 Corsi for % 48.3
+3.8 CF% relative to team +1.9
55.7 Fenwick for % 47.3
55.1 Expected goals for % 44.1
+1.0 xGF% relative to team -1.8
56.2 Goals for % 41.0
100.1 PDO 97.8
176 Shot attempts taken 159
Expected goals, all situations
5.9 Expected goals 4.6
0.26 Expected goals per 60 0.22
3.3% Chance per attempt 3.3%
-1.9 Goals above expected -0.6
Rating, in goals
0.0 Goals above replacement +2.2
0.0 Wins above replacement +0.4
-1.4 Even-strength offence -1.2
-0.5 Even-strength defence -1.3
-0.6 Power play +0.0
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.2
-2.0 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$1.5M Cap hit $525K
$71K Cap dollars per point $25K
$491K Worth at the going rate $1.5M
-$1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$955K

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