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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Brady Skjei

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 percentileBrady Skjei: Goals, 0.10 a game, 78th percentileBrady Skjei: Assists, 0.22 a game, 55th percentileBrady Skjei: Points, 0.32 a game, 63rd percentileBrady Skjei: Shots, 1.62 a game, 67th percentileBrady Skjei: Hits, 2.28 a game, 88th percentileBrady Skjei: Corsi for %, 45.8%, 12th percentileBrady Skjei: CF% rel, -0.4, 48th percentileBrady Skjei: On-ice xG %, 46.6%, 21st percentileBrady Skjei: Rating, +2.6 goals above replacement, 60th percentileBrady Skjei: Chances created, 0.23 xG per 60, 62nd percentileBrady Skjei: Shot quality, 3.7% a shot, 73rd percentileBrady Skjei: Finishing, +1.7 goals above expected, 80th 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 2018-19 Brady Skjei D, NSH
80 Games played 78
8 Goals 8
17 Assists 17
25 Points 25
0.31 Points per game 0.32
-3 Plus/minus -4
143 Shots 126
5.6 Shooting % 6.3
167 Hits 178
41 Penalty minutes 44
21:56 Average ice time 21:14
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.4 Corsi for % 45.8
-2.5 CF% relative to team -0.4
47.0 Fenwick for % 46.3
45.9 Expected goals for % 46.6
-3.7 xGF% relative to team -0.4
46.9 Goals for % 48.6
100.2 PDO 100.9
224 Shot attempts taken 203
Expected goals, all situations
5.0 Expected goals 6.3
0.17 Expected goals per 60 0.23
2.7% Chance per attempt 3.7%
+3.0 Goals above expected +1.7
Rating, in goals
+2.0 Goals above replacement +2.6
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.4
-4.6 Even-strength offence 0.0
+1.4 Even-strength defence -1.5
-0.4 Power play -0.3
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.5
-0.7 Penalties -1.5
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $5.25M
$230K Cap dollars per point $210K
$2M Worth at the going rate $2.4M
-$3.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.8M

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