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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Matt Niskanen Seth Jones

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 percentileSeth Jones: Goals, 0.04 a game, 38th percentileSeth Jones: Assists, 0.35 a game, 84th percentileSeth Jones: Points, 0.38 a game, 77th percentileSeth Jones: Shots, 1.94 a game, 83rd percentileSeth Jones: Hits, 1.06 a game, 45th percentileSeth Jones: Corsi for %, 52.8%, 82nd percentileSeth Jones: CF% rel, 2.6, 79th percentileSeth Jones: On-ice xG %, 52.4%, 74th percentileSeth Jones: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 74th percentileSeth Jones: Chances created, 0.24 xG per 60, 71st percentileSeth Jones: Shot quality, 3.2% a shot, 51st percentileSeth Jones: Finishing, -4.1 goals above expected, 2nd 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
Seth Jones

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2015-16 Seth Jones D, FLA
82 Games played 81
5 Goals 3
27 Assists 28
32 Points 31
0.39 Points per game 0.38
10 Plus/minus -14
150 Shots 157
3.3 Shooting % 1.9
157 Hits 86
38 Penalty minutes 22
24:40 Average ice time 22:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.3 Corsi for % 52.8
+0.4 CF% relative to team +2.6
52.3 Fenwick for % 53.7
53.8 Expected goals for % 52.4
+2.7 xGF% relative to team +0.0
56.0 Goals for % 45.2
100.9 PDO 97.8
252 Shot attempts taken 276
Expected goals, all situations
5.9 Expected goals 7.1
0.18 Expected goals per 60 0.24
2.7% Chance per attempt 3.2%
-1.9 Goals above expected -4.1
Rating, in goals
+6.5 Goals above replacement +5.4
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.9
-2.6 Even-strength offence +1.9
+4.0 Even-strength defence -3.4
-0.4 Power play -1.4
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.8
-1.5 Penalties +1.5
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $925K
$180K Cap dollars per point $30K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $4M
-$1.1M 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