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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Justin Abdelkader Craig Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJustin Abdelkader: Goals, 0.32 a game, 89th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Assists, 0.30 a game, 64th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Points, 0.62 a game, 79th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Shots, 2.17 a game, 73rd percentileJustin Abdelkader: Hits, 2.15 a game, 84th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Corsi for %, 56.3%, 94th percentileJustin Abdelkader: CF% rel, 3.8, 84th percentileJustin Abdelkader: On-ice xG %, 58.1%, 96th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Rating, +9.6 goals above replacement, 88th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 78th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 92nd percentileJustin Abdelkader: Finishing, +3.4 goals above expected, 82nd percentileCraig Smith: Goals, 0.28 a game, 81st percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.26 a game, 55th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.54 a game, 68th percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 3.07 a game, 94th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 0.94 a game, 35th percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 55.4%, 91st percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 3.6, 83rd percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 55.3%, 84th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 65th percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 1.15 xG per 60, 97th percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 48th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, -1.8 goals above expected, 35th 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

Justin Abdelkader
Craig Smith

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The numbers

Justin Abdelkader L, DET 2014-15 Craig Smith C, DET
71 Games played 82
23 Goals 23
21 Assists 21
44 Points 44
0.62 Points per game 0.54
3 Plus/minus 11
154 Shots 252
14.9 Shooting % 9.1
153 Hits 77
72 Penalty minutes 44
17:55 Average ice time 15:44
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.3 Corsi for % 55.4
+3.8 CF% relative to team +3.6
54.8 Fenwick for % 55.2
58.1 Expected goals for % 55.3
+7.1 xGF% relative to team +1.2
55.1 Goals for % 59.6
100.1 PDO 101.7
170 Shot attempts taken 317
Expected goals, all situations
18.6 Expected goals 24.8
0.88 Expected goals per 60 1.15
9.3% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+3.4 Goals above expected -1.8
Rating, in goals
+9.6 Goals above replacement +5.0
+1.6 Wins above replacement +0.8
+1.5 Even-strength offence +5.5
+2.0 Even-strength defence -3.1
+1.6 Power play -0.4
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.7 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$1.8M Cap hit $2M
$41K Cap dollars per point $45K
$6.3M Worth at the going rate $3.6M
+$4.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.6M

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