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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Justin Schultz

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 percentileJustin Schultz: Goals, 0.07 a game, 64th percentileJustin Schultz: Assists, 0.31 a game, 75th percentileJustin Schultz: Points, 0.38 a game, 74th percentileJustin Schultz: Shots, 1.51 a game, 65th percentileJustin Schultz: Hits, 0.51 a game, 7th percentileJustin Schultz: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 45th percentileJustin Schultz: CF% rel, 3.3, 83rd percentileJustin Schultz: On-ice xG %, 47.1%, 24th percentileJustin Schultz: Rating, +5.5 goals above replacement, 76th percentileJustin Schultz: Chances created, 0.26 xG per 60, 75th percentileJustin Schultz: Shot quality, 4.2% a shot, 93rd percentileJustin Schultz: Finishing, -2.0 goals above expected, 13th 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
Justin Schultz

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2014-15 Justin Schultz D, SEA
82 Games played 81
4 Goals 6
27 Assists 25
31 Points 31
0.38 Points per game 0.38
7 Plus/minus -17
117 Shots 122
3.4 Shooting % 4.9
143 Hits 41
47 Penalty minutes 12
22:21 Average ice time 22:37
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.9 Corsi for % 50.0
+0.8 CF% relative to team +3.3
51.8 Fenwick for % 50.0
53.2 Expected goals for % 47.1
+0.3 xGF% relative to team +3.8
50.5 Goals for % 46.3
100.1 PDO 98.4
230 Shot attempts taken 212
Expected goals, all situations
5.5 Expected goals 8.0
0.18 Expected goals per 60 0.26
2.9% Chance per attempt 4.2%
-1.5 Goals above expected -2.0
Rating, in goals
+6.6 Goals above replacement +5.5
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.9
-2.0 Even-strength offence +3.5
+3.0 Even-strength defence -3.3
+0.5 Power play -0.7
+1.2 Penalty kill -0.3
-2.3 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $3.675M
$185K Cap dollars per point $119K
$4.5M Worth at the going rate $3.9M
-$1.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$176K

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