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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Erik Johnson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.21 a game, 53rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.31 a game, 60th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.79 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 2.09 a game, 84th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 23rd percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, -2.5, 28th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 45.9%, 17th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +2.0 goals above replacement, 53rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.17 xG per 60, 32nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 26th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +3.0 goals above expected, 92nd percentileErik Johnson: Goals, 0.09 a game, 70th percentileErik Johnson: Assists, 0.23 a game, 56th percentileErik Johnson: Points, 0.31 a game, 60th percentileErik Johnson: Shots, 1.80 a game, 76th percentileErik Johnson: Hits, 1.55 a game, 62nd percentileErik Johnson: Corsi for %, 48.6%, 35th percentileErik Johnson: CF% rel, -1.6, 35th percentileErik Johnson: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 49th percentileErik Johnson: Rating, +3.0 goals above replacement, 65th percentileErik Johnson: Chances created, 0.23 xG per 60, 63rd percentileErik Johnson: Shot quality, 3.6% a shot, 65th percentileErik Johnson: Finishing, +0.2 goals above expected, 62nd 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
Erik Johnson

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2018-19 Erik Johnson D, COL
80 Games played 80
8 Goals 7
17 Assists 18
25 Points 25
0.31 Points per game 0.31
-3 Plus/minus 8
143 Shots 144
5.6 Shooting % 4.9
167 Hits 124
41 Penalty minutes 38
21:56 Average ice time 21:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.4 Corsi for % 48.6
-2.5 CF% relative to team -1.6
47.0 Fenwick for % 48.2
45.9 Expected goals for % 49.2
-3.7 xGF% relative to team -1.0
46.9 Goals for % 46.6
100.2 PDO 99.1
224 Shot attempts taken 250
Expected goals, all situations
5.0 Expected goals 6.8
0.17 Expected goals per 60 0.23
2.7% Chance per attempt 3.6%
+3.0 Goals above expected +0.2
Rating, in goals
+2.0 Goals above replacement +3.0
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.5
-4.6 Even-strength offence -0.8
+1.4 Even-strength defence -0.3
-0.4 Power play -0.4
+0.3 Penalty kill -1.1
-0.7 Penalties -0.1
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $6M
$230K Cap dollars per point $240K
$2M Worth at the going rate $2.7M
-$3.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.3M

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