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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

James Neal Sean Couturier

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames Neal: Goals, 0.34 a game, 92nd percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.21 a game, 44th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.55 a game, 70th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 3.30 a game, 97th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.06 a game, 42nd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 97th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 5.6, 95th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 56.9%, 91st percentileJames Neal: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 92nd percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 30th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 66th percentileSean Couturier: Goals, 0.18 a game, 55th percentileSean Couturier: Assists, 0.27 a game, 57th percentileSean Couturier: Points, 0.45 a game, 56th percentileSean Couturier: Shots, 1.80 a game, 56th percentileSean Couturier: Hits, 0.88 a game, 31st percentileSean Couturier: Corsi for %, 48.3%, 34th percentileSean Couturier: CF% rel, -1.3, 31st percentileSean Couturier: On-ice xG %, 47.8%, 33rd percentileSean Couturier: Rating, +4.1 goals above replacement, 57th percentileSean Couturier: Chances created, 0.50 xG per 60, 16th percentileSean Couturier: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 15th percentileSean Couturier: Finishing, +0.5 goals above expected, 58th 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
Sean Couturier

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2014-15 Sean Couturier C, PHI
67 Games played 82
23 Goals 15
14 Assists 22
37 Points 37
0.55 Points per game 0.45
12 Plus/minus 4
221 Shots 148
10.4 Shooting % 10.1
71 Hits 72
57 Penalty minutes 28
18:05 Average ice time 18:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.2 Corsi for % 48.3
+5.6 CF% relative to team -1.3
56.3 Fenwick for % 47.2
56.9 Expected goals for % 47.8
+2.6 xGF% relative to team -0.4
60.5 Goals for % 54.7
101.6 PDO 102.7
345 Shot attempts taken 208
Expected goals, all situations
20.7 Expected goals 12.5
1.03 Expected goals per 60 0.50
6.7% Chance per attempt 6.3%
+1.3 Goals above expected +0.5
Rating, in goals
+6.1 Goals above replacement +4.1
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.7
+3.8 Even-strength offence -1.3
+0.2 Even-strength defence -0.2
-1.7 Power play -1.0
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.5 Penalties +2.5
Contract
$5M Cap hit $1.75M
$135K Cap dollars per point $47K
$4.2M Worth at the going rate $3M
-$794K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.3M

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