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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

James Neal Phil Kessel

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames Neal: Goals, 0.38 a game, 94th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.33 a game, 74th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.71 a game, 85th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 3.27 a game, 97th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.38 a game, 62nd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 53.5%, 83rd percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 1.6, 62nd percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 80th percentileJames Neal: Rating, +8.1 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 88th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 31st percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +4.8 goals above expected, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Goals, 0.32 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.40 a game, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.72 a game, 86th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.34 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.11 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 1.4, 60th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 54.2%, 81st percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 70th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 1.00 xG per 60, 89th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 36th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, 0.0 goals above expected, 55th 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
Phil Kessel

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2015-16 Phil Kessel R, VGK
82 Games played 82
31 Goals 26
27 Assists 33
58 Points 59
0.71 Points per game 0.72
27 Plus/minus 9
268 Shots 274
11.6 Shooting % 9.5
113 Hits 9
65 Penalty minutes 18
19:04 Average ice time 18:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.5 Corsi for % 53.7
+1.6 CF% relative to team +1.4
54.0 Fenwick for % 52.7
54.0 Expected goals for % 54.2
+0.9 xGF% relative to team -2.8
63.9 Goals for % 58.1
103.2 PDO 101.4
357 Shot attempts taken 315
Expected goals, all situations
25.2 Expected goals 25.0
0.97 Expected goals per 60 1.00
7.0% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+4.8 Goals above expected 0.0
Rating, in goals
+8.1 Goals above replacement +5.4
+1.3 Wins above replacement +0.9
+2.4 Even-strength offence +3.5
+1.0 Even-strength defence -3.9
+0.4 Power play +0.9
0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.0 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$5M Cap hit $8M
$86K Cap dollars per point $136K
$5.7M Worth at the going rate $4M
+$658K Value: worth minus cap hit -$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