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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Mattias Ekholm

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.12 a game, 82nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.37 a game, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.49 a game, 81st percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.85 a game, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.82 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 79th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 2.0, 76th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 53.1%, 77th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 85th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.24 xG per 60, 65th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.6% a shot, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +1.1 goals above expected, 72nd percentileMattias Ekholm: Goals, 0.12 a game, 82nd percentileMattias Ekholm: Assists, 0.37 a game, 80th percentileMattias Ekholm: Points, 0.49 a game, 81st percentileMattias Ekholm: Shots, 2.26 a game, 89th percentileMattias Ekholm: Hits, 0.72 a game, 21st percentileMattias Ekholm: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 52nd percentileMattias Ekholm: CF% rel, -1.3, 40th percentileMattias Ekholm: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 50th percentileMattias Ekholm: Rating, +4.4 goals above replacement, 76th percentileMattias Ekholm: Chances created, 0.24 xG per 60, 66th percentileMattias Ekholm: Shot quality, 3.0% a shot, 46th percentileMattias Ekholm: Finishing, +1.6 goals above expected, 81st 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
Mattias Ekholm

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2019-20 Mattias Ekholm D, EDM
68 Games played 68
8 Goals 8
25 Assists 25
33 Points 33
0.49 Points per game 0.49
15 Plus/minus -1
126 Shots 154
6.3 Shooting % 5.2
124 Hits 49
29 Penalty minutes 32
21:54 Average ice time 23:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.2 Corsi for % 50.0
+2.0 CF% relative to team -1.3
52.6 Fenwick for % 50.4
53.1 Expected goals for % 49.2
+4.3 xGF% relative to team -2.5
55.8 Goals for % 45.5
100.5 PDO 98.2
177 Shot attempts taken 254
Expected goals, all situations
5.9 Expected goals 6.4
0.24 Expected goals per 60 0.24
3.6% Chance per attempt 3.0%
+1.1 Goals above expected +1.6
Rating, in goals
+6.2 Goals above replacement +4.4
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.7
-0.1 Even-strength offence +2.2
+0.3 Even-strength defence -2.5
+0.7 Power play +0.2
+0.7 Penalty kill -0.7
-0.3 Penalties 0.0
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $3.75M
$174K Cap dollars per point $114K
$5.8M Worth at the going rate $4.4M
+$90K Value: worth minus cap hit +$630K

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