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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

James Neal Nathan MacKinnon

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 percentileNathan MacKinnon: Goals, 0.22 a game, 67th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Assists, 0.38 a game, 79th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Points, 0.59 a game, 76th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shots, 3.00 a game, 92nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Hits, 0.67 a game, 22nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Corsi for %, 49.0%, 37th percentileNathan MacKinnon: CF% rel, 7.3, 98th percentileNathan MacKinnon: On-ice xG %, 46.5%, 23rd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Rating, +10.4 goals above replacement, 91st percentileNathan MacKinnon: Chances created, 0.87 xG per 60, 78th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 12th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 35th percentile
0102030204060Nathan MacKinnon 38James Neal 37

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
Nathan MacKinnon

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The numbers

James Neal L, STL 2014-15 Nathan MacKinnon C, COL
67 Games played 64
23 Goals 14
14 Assists 24
37 Points 38
0.55 Points per game 0.59
12 Plus/minus -7
221 Shots 192
10.4 Shooting % 7.3
71 Hits 43
57 Penalty minutes 34
18:05 Average ice time 17:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.2 Corsi for % 49.0
+5.6 CF% relative to team +7.3
56.3 Fenwick for % 49.6
56.9 Expected goals for % 46.5
+2.6 xGF% relative to team +7.9
60.5 Goals for % 52.2
101.6 PDO 100.3
345 Shot attempts taken 253
Expected goals, all situations
20.7 Expected goals 15.9
1.03 Expected goals per 60 0.87
6.7% Chance per attempt 6.2%
+1.3 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
+6.1 Goals above replacement +10.4
+1.0 Wins above replacement +1.7
+3.8 Even-strength offence +4.9
+0.2 Even-strength defence +0.9
-1.7 Power play -0.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.5 Penalties +2.2
Contract
$5M Cap hit $925K
$135K Cap dollars per point $24K
$4.2M Worth at the going rate $6.8M
-$794K Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.9M

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