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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Shea Theodore

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 percentileShea Theodore: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileShea Theodore: Assists, 0.38 a game, 83rd percentileShea Theodore: Points, 0.48 a game, 83rd percentileShea Theodore: Shots, 2.36 a game, 86th percentileShea Theodore: Hits, 0.48 a game, 8th percentileShea Theodore: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 66th percentileShea Theodore: CF% rel, -0.7, 40th percentileShea Theodore: On-ice xG %, 47.5%, 27th percentileShea Theodore: Rating, +1.3 goals above replacement, 42nd percentileShea Theodore: Chances created, 0.35 xG per 60, 92nd percentileShea Theodore: Shot quality, 3.8% a shot, 89th percentileShea Theodore: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 27th 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
Shea Theodore

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2017-18 Shea Theodore D, VGK
68 Games played 61
7 Goals 6
22 Assists 23
29 Points 29
0.43 Points per game 0.48
24 Plus/minus 5
120 Shots 144
5.8 Shooting % 4.2
117 Hits 29
36 Penalty minutes 14
22:36 Average ice time 20:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.5 Corsi for % 51.3
+0.7 CF% relative to team -0.7
47.9 Fenwick for % 50.8
47.7 Expected goals for % 47.5
-0.4 xGF% relative to team -5.8
56.8 Goals for % 49.4
103.1 PDO 99.4
254 Shot attempts taken 195
Expected goals, all situations
5.3 Expected goals 7.1
0.21 Expected goals per 60 0.35
2.9% Chance per attempt 3.8%
+1.7 Goals above expected -1.1
Rating, in goals
+1.1 Goals above replacement +1.3
+0.2 Wins above replacement +0.2
+0.7 Even-strength offence +0.7
-1.9 Even-strength defence -3.5
-0.6 Power play -0.5
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.2
-2.2 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $863K
$198K Cap dollars per point $30K
$1.3M Worth at the going rate $1.4M
-$4.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$566K

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