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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Andrej Sekera

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 percentileAndrej Sekera: Goals, 0.15 a game, 92nd percentileAndrej Sekera: Assists, 0.45 a game, 95th percentileAndrej Sekera: Points, 0.59 a game, 94th percentileAndrej Sekera: Shots, 1.92 a game, 84th percentileAndrej Sekera: Hits, 0.73 a game, 22nd percentileAndrej Sekera: Corsi for %, 51.6%, 70th percentileAndrej Sekera: CF% rel, 1.8, 73rd percentileAndrej Sekera: On-ice xG %, 48.7%, 36th percentileAndrej Sekera: Rating, +5.8 goals above replacement, 79th percentileAndrej Sekera: Chances created, 0.24 xG per 60, 71st percentileAndrej Sekera: Shot quality, 3.5% a shot, 65th percentileAndrej Sekera: Finishing, +4.0 goals above expected, 94th 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
Andrej Sekera

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2013-14 Andrej Sekera D, DAL
81 Games played 74
10 Goals 11
36 Assists 33
46 Points 44
0.57 Points per game 0.59
33 Plus/minus 4
162 Shots 142
6.2 Shooting % 7.7
124 Hits 54
51 Penalty minutes 20
21:18 Average ice time 23:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.3 Corsi for % 51.6
+7.1 CF% relative to team +1.8
53.2 Fenwick for % 50.8
55.4 Expected goals for % 48.7
+7.8 xGF% relative to team -0.8
63.9 Goals for % 50.9
103.2 PDO 100.5
226 Shot attempts taken 209
Expected goals, all situations
7.2 Expected goals 7.0
0.25 Expected goals per 60 0.24
3.1% Chance per attempt 3.5%
+2.8 Goals above expected +4.0
Rating, in goals
+7.9 Goals above replacement +5.8
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.0
+1.7 Even-strength offence +2.3
+3.3 Even-strength defence -3.0
-0.1 Power play +1.0
-0.3 Penalty kill -0.4
-2.4 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$2.3M Cap hit $2.75M
$50K Cap dollars per point $63K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $3.8M
+$2.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.1M

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