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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

James Neal John Tavares

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 percentileJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.38 a game, 92nd percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.61 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.99 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.49 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.33 a game, 6th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 56th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 4.4, 85th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 55.0%, 88th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +25.9 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.32 xG per 60, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 10.3% a shot, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, -9.1 goals above expected, 1st 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
John Tavares

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2011-12 John Tavares C, TOR
80 Games played 82
40 Goals 31
41 Assists 50
81 Points 81
1.01 Points per game 0.99
6 Plus/minus -6
329 Shots 286
12.2 Shooting % 10.8
108 Hits 27
87 Penalty minutes 26
19:08 Average ice time 20:34
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.5 Corsi for % 50.5
+3.3 CF% relative to team +4.4
57.3 Fenwick for % 51.1
55.3 Expected goals for % 55.0
+1.7 xGF% relative to team +9.8
57.1 Goals for % 49.2
99.5 PDO 98.4
385 Shot attempts taken 330
Expected goals, all situations
32.8 Expected goals 37.1
1.29 Expected goals per 60 1.32
7.3% Chance per attempt 10.3%
+7.2 Goals above expected -9.1
Rating, in goals
+10.6 Goals above replacement +25.9
+1.8 Wins above replacement +4.3
+7.7 Even-strength offence +14.9
-4.2 Even-strength defence -1.5
+3.7 Power play +2.9
0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.8 Penalties +5.0
Contract
$2.875M Cap hit $900K
$35K Cap dollars per point $11K
$5.3M Worth at the going rate $12.3M
+$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$11.4M

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