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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Colton Parayko

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.06 a game, 56th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.33 a game, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.39 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.83 a game, 79th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.91 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 68th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 0.4, 59th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 84th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.5 goals above replacement, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.18 xG per 60, 44th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 30th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 15th percentileColton Parayko: Goals, 0.11 a game, 83rd percentileColton Parayko: Assists, 0.30 a game, 77th percentileColton Parayko: Points, 0.42 a game, 82nd percentileColton Parayko: Shots, 2.09 a game, 87th percentileColton Parayko: Hits, 1.29 a game, 53rd percentileColton Parayko: Corsi for %, 55.1%, 94th percentileColton Parayko: CF% rel, 4.3, 90th percentileColton Parayko: On-ice xG %, 56.1%, 93rd percentileColton Parayko: Rating, +13.4 goals above replacement, 98th percentileColton Parayko: Chances created, 0.30 xG per 60, 87th percentileColton Parayko: Shot quality, 3.2% a shot, 51st percentileColton Parayko: Finishing, +1.4 goals above expected, 79th percentile
010203020406080Colton Parayko 33Matt Niskanen 32

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
Colton Parayko

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2015-16 Colton Parayko D, STL
82 Games played 79
5 Goals 9
27 Assists 24
32 Points 33
0.39 Points per game 0.42
10 Plus/minus 28
150 Shots 165
3.3 Shooting % 5.5
157 Hits 102
38 Penalty minutes 29
24:40 Average ice time 19:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.3 Corsi for % 55.1
+0.4 CF% relative to team +4.3
52.3 Fenwick for % 55.5
53.8 Expected goals for % 56.1
+2.7 xGF% relative to team +5.3
56.0 Goals for % 63.8
100.9 PDO 102.6
252 Shot attempts taken 273
Expected goals, all situations
5.9 Expected goals 7.6
0.18 Expected goals per 60 0.30
2.7% Chance per attempt 3.2%
-1.9 Goals above expected +1.4
Rating, in goals
+6.5 Goals above replacement +13.4
+1.1 Wins above replacement +2.2
-2.6 Even-strength offence +4.2
+4.0 Even-strength defence +3.8
-0.4 Power play -0.7
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.3
-1.5 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $859K
$180K Cap dollars per point $26K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $9M
-$1.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$8.2M

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