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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

James Neal Ilya Kovalchuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames Neal: Goals, 0.50 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.51 a game, 91st percentileJames Neal: Points, 1.01 a game, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 4.11 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.35 a game, 63rd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 56.5%, 94th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 3.3, 77th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 55.3%, 90th percentileJames Neal: Rating, +10.6 goals above replacement, 90th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 1.29 xG per 60, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 46th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +7.2 goals above expected, 92nd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Goals, 0.48 a game, 98th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Assists, 0.60 a game, 96th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Points, 1.08 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shots, 4.03 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Hits, 0.35 a game, 7th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 68th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: CF% rel, 2.4, 71st percentileIlya Kovalchuk: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 74th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Rating, +9.0 goals above replacement, 87th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 72nd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 15th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 93rd percentile
02040608020406080Ilya Kovalchuk 83James Neal 81

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

James Neal
Ilya Kovalchuk

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2011-12 Ilya Kovalchuk L, WSH
80 Games played 77
40 Goals 37
41 Assists 46
81 Points 83
1.01 Points per game 1.08
6 Plus/minus -9
329 Shots 310
12.2 Shooting % 11.9
108 Hits 27
87 Penalty minutes 33
19:08 Average ice time 23:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.5 Corsi for % 51.9
+3.3 CF% relative to team +2.4
57.3 Fenwick for % 51.9
55.3 Expected goals for % 53.0
+1.7 xGF% relative to team +3.0
57.1 Goals for % 50.0
99.5 PDO 99.5
385 Shot attempts taken 332
Expected goals, all situations
32.8 Expected goals 25.7
1.29 Expected goals per 60 0.84
7.3% Chance per attempt 6.1%
+7.2 Goals above expected +7.3
Rating, in goals
+10.6 Goals above replacement +9.0
+1.8 Wins above replacement +1.5
+7.7 Even-strength offence +5.3
-4.2 Even-strength defence -3.1
+3.7 Power play +0.6
0.0 Penalty kill +0.8
-0.8 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$2.875M Cap hit $6.667M
$35K Cap dollars per point $80K
$5.3M Worth at the going rate $4.6M
+$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.1M

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