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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Mark Giordano

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.12 a game, 86th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.44 a game, 94th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.57 a game, 93rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 2.00 a game, 85th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.53 a game, 60th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 81st percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 7.1, 99th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 88th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +7.9 goals above replacement, 87th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.1% a shot, 42nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +2.8 goals above expected, 88th percentileMark Giordano: Goals, 0.22 a game, 97th percentileMark Giordano: Assists, 0.52 a game, 96th percentileMark Giordano: Points, 0.73 a game, 99th percentileMark Giordano: Shots, 2.81 a game, 97th percentileMark Giordano: Hits, 1.14 a game, 40th percentileMark Giordano: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 81st percentileMark Giordano: CF% rel, 10.3, 99th percentileMark Giordano: On-ice xG %, 52.3%, 70th percentileMark Giordano: Rating, +14.0 goals above replacement, 98th percentileMark Giordano: Chances created, 0.35 xG per 60, 95th percentileMark Giordano: Shot quality, 3.7% a shot, 75th percentileMark Giordano: Finishing, +4.6 goals above expected, 97th 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
Mark Giordano

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2013-14 Mark Giordano D, TOR
81 Games played 64
10 Goals 14
36 Assists 33
46 Points 47
0.57 Points per game 0.73
33 Plus/minus 12
162 Shots 180
6.2 Shooting % 7.8
124 Hits 73
51 Penalty minutes 63
21:18 Average ice time 25:14
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.3 Corsi for % 53.3
+7.1 CF% relative to team +10.3
53.2 Fenwick for % 53.6
55.4 Expected goals for % 52.3
+7.8 xGF% relative to team +9.6
63.9 Goals for % 53.5
103.2 PDO 99.5
226 Shot attempts taken 260
Expected goals, all situations
7.2 Expected goals 9.4
0.25 Expected goals per 60 0.35
3.1% Chance per attempt 3.7%
+2.8 Goals above expected +4.6
Rating, in goals
+7.9 Goals above replacement +14.0
+1.3 Wins above replacement +2.3
+1.7 Even-strength offence +4.4
+3.3 Even-strength defence +4.6
-0.1 Power play +0.4
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.4
-2.4 Penalties -1.1
Contract
$2.3M Cap hit $4.02M
$50K Cap dollars per point $86K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $8.6M
+$2.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$4.6M

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