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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Olli Maatta

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.32 a game, 77th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.43 a game, 76th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.76 a game, 69th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.72 a game, 70th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 48.5%, 34th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 0.7, 58th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 47.7%, 29th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +1.1 goals above replacement, 40th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.21 xG per 60, 56th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.9% a shot, 45th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +1.7 goals above expected, 76th percentileOlli Maatta: Goals, 0.09 a game, 67th percentileOlli Maatta: Assists, 0.27 a game, 70th percentileOlli Maatta: Points, 0.35 a game, 69th percentileOlli Maatta: Shots, 2.00 a game, 77th percentileOlli Maatta: Hits, 1.60 a game, 65th percentileOlli Maatta: Corsi for %, 51.8%, 75th percentileOlli Maatta: CF% rel, -0.7, 41st percentileOlli Maatta: On-ice xG %, 51.1%, 62nd percentileOlli Maatta: Rating, +0.7 goals above replacement, 35th percentileOlli Maatta: Chances created, 0.21 xG per 60, 57th percentileOlli Maatta: Shot quality, 2.5% a shot, 21st percentileOlli Maatta: Finishing, +1.6 goals above expected, 75th 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
Olli Maatta

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2017-18 Olli Maatta D, MIN
68 Games played 82
7 Goals 7
22 Assists 22
29 Points 29
0.43 Points per game 0.35
24 Plus/minus -1
120 Shots 164
5.8 Shooting % 4.3
117 Hits 131
36 Penalty minutes 28
22:36 Average ice time 18:45
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.5 Corsi for % 51.8
+0.7 CF% relative to team -0.7
47.9 Fenwick for % 52.6
47.7 Expected goals for % 51.1
-0.4 xGF% relative to team -2.9
56.8 Goals for % 48.0
103.1 PDO 98.5
254 Shot attempts taken 286
Expected goals, all situations
5.3 Expected goals 5.4
0.21 Expected goals per 60 0.21
2.9% Chance per attempt 2.5%
+1.7 Goals above expected +1.6
Rating, in goals
+1.1 Goals above replacement +0.7
+0.2 Wins above replacement +0.1
+0.7 Even-strength offence -1.1
-1.9 Even-strength defence -1.4
-0.6 Power play -0.9
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.3
-2.2 Penalties -0.8
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $4.083M
$198K Cap dollars per point $141K
$1.3M Worth at the going rate $1M
-$4.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$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