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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

James Neal Justin Abdelkader

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames Neal: Goals, 0.11 a game, 27th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.19 a game, 39th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.30 a game, 30th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 2.24 a game, 74th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 0.73 a game, 33rd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 54th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, -3.5, 13th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 49.0%, 41st percentileJames Neal: Rating, -2.1 goals above replacement, 6th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 69th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 32nd percentileJames Neal: Finishing, -7.1 goals above expected, 2nd percentileJustin Abdelkader: Goals, 0.08 a game, 16th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Assists, 0.18 a game, 36th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Points, 0.27 a game, 25th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Shots, 1.34 a game, 30th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Hits, 2.61 a game, 94th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Corsi for %, 46.2%, 14th percentileJustin Abdelkader: CF% rel, -1.9, 26th percentileJustin Abdelkader: On-ice xG %, 42.3%, 5th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Rating, -4.0 goals above replacement, 2nd percentileJustin Abdelkader: Chances created, 0.60 xG per 60, 19th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 61st percentileJustin Abdelkader: Finishing, -6.0 goals above expected, 5th percentile
051015204060James Neal 19Justin Abdelkader 19

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
Justin Abdelkader

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2018-19 Justin Abdelkader L, DET
63 Games played 71
7 Goals 6
12 Assists 13
19 Points 19
0.30 Points per game 0.27
-5 Plus/minus -14
141 Shots 95
5.0 Shooting % 6.3
46 Hits 185
28 Penalty minutes 38
14:57 Average ice time 15:24
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.3 Corsi for % 46.2
-3.5 CF% relative to team -1.9
48.9 Fenwick for % 44.5
49.0 Expected goals for % 42.3
-4.7 xGF% relative to team -3.6
45.5 Goals for % 38.3
99.3 PDO 98.4
188 Shot attempts taken 138
Expected goals, all situations
14.1 Expected goals 11.0
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.60
7.4% Chance per attempt 8.2%
-7.1 Goals above expected -6.0
Rating, in goals
-2.1 Goals above replacement -4.0
-0.3 Wins above replacement -0.7
-2.6 Even-strength offence -3.4
-1.6 Even-strength defence -3.8
-0.7 Power play -0.1
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.2 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$5.75M Cap hit $4.25M
$303K Cap dollars per point $224K
-$809K Worth at the going rate -$2.1M
-$6.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$6.4M

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