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At a glance

Matt Niskanen Marcus Pettersson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.21 a game, 53rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.31 a game, 60th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.79 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 2.09 a game, 84th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 23rd percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, -2.5, 28th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 45.9%, 17th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +2.0 goals above replacement, 53rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.17 xG per 60, 32nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 26th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +3.0 goals above expected, 92nd percentileMarcus Pettersson: Goals, 0.02 a game, 17th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Assists, 0.27 a game, 67th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Points, 0.30 a game, 57th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Shots, 1.04 a game, 20th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Hits, 1.20 a game, 45th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 55th percentileMarcus Pettersson: CF% rel, 2.9, 81st percentileMarcus Pettersson: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 69th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 75th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Chances created, 0.17 xG per 60, 31st percentileMarcus Pettersson: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 28th percentileMarcus Pettersson: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 18th 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
Marcus Pettersson

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The numbers

Matt Niskanen D, PHI 2018-19 Marcus Pettersson D, NYR
80 Games played 84
8 Goals 2
17 Assists 23
25 Points 25
0.31 Points per game 0.30
-3 Plus/minus 17
143 Shots 87
5.6 Shooting % 2.3
167 Hits 101
41 Penalty minutes 66
21:56 Average ice time 16:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.4 Corsi for % 50.0
-2.5 CF% relative to team +2.9
47.0 Fenwick for % 49.6
45.9 Expected goals for % 52.1
-3.7 xGF% relative to team +4.1
46.9 Goals for % 58.3
100.2 PDO 102.2
224 Shot attempts taken 195
Expected goals, all situations
5.0 Expected goals 3.9
0.17 Expected goals per 60 0.17
2.7% Chance per attempt 2.7%
+3.0 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
+2.0 Goals above replacement +4.5
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.7
-4.6 Even-strength offence -1.0
+1.4 Even-strength defence +2.4
-0.4 Power play -0.1
+0.3 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.7 Penalties -1.4
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $794K
$230K Cap dollars per point $32K
$2M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
-$3.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.9M

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