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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Jaccob Slavin

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 percentileJaccob Slavin: Goals, 0.10 a game, 73rd percentileJaccob Slavin: Assists, 0.27 a game, 70th percentileJaccob Slavin: Points, 0.37 a game, 70th percentileJaccob Slavin: Shots, 1.88 a game, 74th percentileJaccob Slavin: Hits, 0.57 a game, 15th percentileJaccob Slavin: Corsi for %, 55.3%, 96th percentileJaccob Slavin: CF% rel, 1.4, 71st percentileJaccob Slavin: On-ice xG %, 54.5%, 87th percentileJaccob Slavin: Rating, +11.9 goals above replacement, 98th percentileJaccob Slavin: Chances created, 0.22 xG per 60, 59th percentileJaccob Slavin: Shot quality, 3.2% a shot, 57th percentileJaccob Slavin: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 70th 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
Jaccob Slavin

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2017-18 Jaccob Slavin D, CAR
68 Games played 82
7 Goals 8
22 Assists 22
29 Points 30
0.43 Points per game 0.37
24 Plus/minus 1
120 Shots 154
5.8 Shooting % 5.2
117 Hits 47
36 Penalty minutes 10
22:36 Average ice time 22:35
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.5 Corsi for % 55.3
+0.7 CF% relative to team +1.4
47.9 Fenwick for % 54.8
47.7 Expected goals for % 54.5
-0.4 xGF% relative to team +2.9
56.8 Goals for % 45.8
103.1 PDO 96.8
254 Shot attempts taken 260
Expected goals, all situations
5.3 Expected goals 6.7
0.21 Expected goals per 60 0.22
2.9% Chance per attempt 3.2%
+1.7 Goals above expected +1.3
Rating, in goals
+1.1 Goals above replacement +11.9
+0.2 Wins above replacement +2.0
+0.7 Even-strength offence -0.1
-1.9 Even-strength defence +6.4
-0.6 Power play -0.2
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.9
-2.2 Penalties +0.7
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $743K
$198K Cap dollars per point $25K
$1.3M Worth at the going rate $8.2M
-$4.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$7.5M

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