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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

James Neal Kevin Hayes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames Neal: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.27 a game, 57th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.62 a game, 75th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 2.85 a game, 90th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 0.62 a game, 27th percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 54th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, -0.7, 40th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 46.7%, 22nd percentileJames Neal: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 66th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.91 xG per 60, 76th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 26th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +5.6 goals above expected, 89th percentileKevin Hayes: Goals, 0.33 a game, 84th percentileKevin Hayes: Assists, 0.25 a game, 54th percentileKevin Hayes: Points, 0.58 a game, 70th percentileKevin Hayes: Shots, 2.26 a game, 75th percentileKevin Hayes: Hits, 0.53 a game, 21st percentileKevin Hayes: Corsi for %, 45.5%, 8th percentileKevin Hayes: CF% rel, -0.7, 39th percentileKevin Hayes: On-ice xG %, 47.8%, 31st percentileKevin Hayes: Rating, +3.8 goals above replacement, 60th percentileKevin Hayes: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 60th percentileKevin Hayes: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 66th percentileKevin Hayes: Finishing, +7.4 goals above expected, 93rd 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
Kevin Hayes

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2017-18 Kevin Hayes R, PIT
71 Games played 76
25 Goals 25
19 Assists 19
44 Points 44
0.62 Points per game 0.58
-11 Plus/minus 1
202 Shots 172
12.4 Shooting % 14.5
44 Hits 40
24 Penalty minutes 18
17:11 Average ice time 17:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.3 Corsi for % 45.5
-0.7 CF% relative to team -0.7
49.9 Fenwick for % 45.7
46.7 Expected goals for % 47.8
-5.7 xGF% relative to team +0.7
45.9 Goals for % 52.3
98.6 PDO 102.0
281 Shot attempts taken 202
Expected goals, all situations
18.4 Expected goals 17.6
0.91 Expected goals per 60 0.80
6.8% Chance per attempt 8.0%
+5.6 Goals above expected +7.4
Rating, in goals
+4.5 Goals above replacement +3.8
+0.8 Wins above replacement +0.6
-0.6 Even-strength offence +2.1
-0.5 Even-strength defence -1.3
-0.9 Power play +0.5
+0.0 Penalty kill -1.2
+3.2 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$5M Cap hit $2.6M
$114K Cap dollars per point $59K
$3.5M Worth at the going rate $3.1M
-$1.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$458K

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