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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Brady Skjei

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.06 a game, 62nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.44 a game, 91st percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.50 a game, 86th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.97 a game, 83rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.88 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 54.4%, 94th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 4.0, 92nd percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 50.4%, 54th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 81st percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.21 xG per 60, 58th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.8% a shot, 34th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -2.0 goals above expected, 17th percentileBrady Skjei: Goals, 0.06 a game, 59th percentileBrady Skjei: Assists, 0.43 a game, 90th percentileBrady Skjei: Points, 0.49 a game, 83rd percentileBrady Skjei: Shots, 1.59 a game, 69th percentileBrady Skjei: Hits, 1.84 a game, 77th percentileBrady Skjei: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 61st percentileBrady Skjei: CF% rel, 3.8, 91st percentileBrady Skjei: On-ice xG %, 50.4%, 54th percentileBrady Skjei: Rating, +4.2 goals above replacement, 70th percentileBrady Skjei: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 73rd percentileBrady Skjei: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 61st percentileBrady Skjei: Finishing, -0.7 goals above expected, 39th 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
Brady Skjei

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2016-17 Brady Skjei D, NSH
78 Games played 80
5 Goals 5
34 Assists 34
39 Points 39
0.50 Points per game 0.49
20 Plus/minus 11
154 Shots 127
3.2 Shooting % 3.9
147 Hits 147
32 Penalty minutes 42
22:11 Average ice time 17:28
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.4 Corsi for % 50.5
+4.0 CF% relative to team +3.8
53.5 Fenwick for % 50.6
50.4 Expected goals for % 50.4
-0.7 xGF% relative to team +2.0
59.6 Goals for % 55.9
101.7 PDO 102.4
273 Shot attempts taken 183
Expected goals, all situations
6.0 Expected goals 5.7
0.21 Expected goals per 60 0.25
2.8% Chance per attempt 3.3%
-2.0 Goals above expected -0.7
Rating, in goals
+6.3 Goals above replacement +4.2
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.7
+1.6 Even-strength offence +2.4
-0.4 Even-strength defence 0.0
0.0 Power play -1.2
+0.7 Penalty kill -0.1
-1.4 Penalties -1.5
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $925K
$147K Cap dollars per point $24K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $3.3M
-$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.3M

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