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James Neal Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames Neal: Goals, 0.33 a game, 88th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.26 a game, 61st percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.59 a game, 71st percentileJames Neal: Shots, 2.89 a game, 93rd percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.20 a game, 61st percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 73rd percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 0.9, 55th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 53.1%, 73rd percentileJames Neal: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 76th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.98 xG per 60, 87th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 57th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +0.8 goals above expected, 61st percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.22 a game, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.30 a game, 68th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.52 a game, 65th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.05 a game, 69th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.81 a game, 39th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 46th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 1.8, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +5.1 goals above replacement, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 60th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 58th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -0.3 goals above expected, 50th 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

James Neal
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2016-17 Frans Nielsen C, DET
70 Games played 79
23 Goals 17
18 Assists 24
41 Points 41
0.59 Points per game 0.52
-10 Plus/minus -19
202 Shots 162
11.4 Shooting % 10.5
84 Hits 64
35 Penalty minutes 18
17:42 Average ice time 17:09
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.2 Corsi for % 49.9
+0.9 CF% relative to team +1.8
51.1 Fenwick for % 49.5
53.1 Expected goals for % 50.6
+1.5 xGF% relative to team +2.8
49.3 Goals for % 43.8
99.4 PDO 97.7
255 Shot attempts taken 187
Expected goals, all situations
20.2 Expected goals 17.3
0.98 Expected goals per 60 0.77
7.8% Chance per attempt 7.9%
+0.8 Goals above expected -0.3
Rating, in goals
+6.1 Goals above replacement +5.1
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.9
+1.3 Even-strength offence +1.2
+0.5 Even-strength defence -0.5
+0.6 Power play 0.0
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.3
+0.3 Penalties +1.0
Contract
$5M Cap hit $5.25M
$122K Cap dollars per point $128K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $3.8M
-$558K Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.4M

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