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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Alexander Edler

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.05 a game, 46th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.33 a game, 79th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.38 a game, 73rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.43 a game, 61st percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.74 a game, 66th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 66th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 0.8, 63rd percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 53.2%, 73rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.18 xG per 60, 50th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.9% a shot, 37th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -1.5 goals above expected, 19th percentileAlexander Edler: Goals, 0.11 a game, 77th percentileAlexander Edler: Assists, 0.31 a game, 76th percentileAlexander Edler: Points, 0.42 a game, 78th percentileAlexander Edler: Shots, 2.36 a game, 92nd percentileAlexander Edler: Hits, 1.27 a game, 48th percentileAlexander Edler: Corsi for %, 52.1%, 69th percentileAlexander Edler: CF% rel, 3.9, 89th percentileAlexander Edler: On-ice xG %, 51.9%, 62nd percentileAlexander Edler: Rating, +7.4 goals above replacement, 86th percentileAlexander Edler: Chances created, 0.26 xG per 60, 76th percentileAlexander Edler: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 56th percentileAlexander Edler: Finishing, +0.2 goals above expected, 54th 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
Alexander Edler

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2014-15 Alexander Edler D, LAK
82 Games played 74
4 Goals 8
27 Assists 23
31 Points 31
0.38 Points per game 0.42
7 Plus/minus 13
117 Shots 175
3.4 Shooting % 4.6
143 Hits 94
47 Penalty minutes 54
22:21 Average ice time 23:59
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.9 Corsi for % 52.1
+0.8 CF% relative to team +3.9
51.8 Fenwick for % 53.7
53.2 Expected goals for % 51.9
+0.3 xGF% relative to team +5.4
50.5 Goals for % 53.7
100.1 PDO 99.8
230 Shot attempts taken 240
Expected goals, all situations
5.5 Expected goals 7.8
0.18 Expected goals per 60 0.26
2.9% Chance per attempt 3.3%
-1.5 Goals above expected +0.2
Rating, in goals
+6.6 Goals above replacement +7.4
+1.1 Wins above replacement +1.2
-2.0 Even-strength offence -1.6
+3.0 Even-strength defence +5.0
+0.5 Power play 0.0
+1.2 Penalty kill +0.8
-2.3 Penalties -2.6
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $5M
$185K Cap dollars per point $161K
$4.5M Worth at the going rate $5M
-$1.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$28K

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