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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Kris Letang Jake Gardiner

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerKris Letang: Goals, 0.11 a game, 80th percentileKris Letang: Assists, 0.53 a game, 94th percentileKris Letang: Points, 0.65 a game, 92nd percentileKris Letang: Shots, 2.81 a game, 96th percentileKris Letang: Hits, 1.38 a game, 57th percentileKris Letang: Corsi for %, 55.0%, 95th percentileKris Letang: CF% rel, 4.3, 90th percentileKris Letang: On-ice xG %, 56.5%, 96th percentileKris Letang: Rating, +9.9 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileKris Letang: Chances created, 0.29 xG per 60, 81st percentileKris Letang: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 62nd percentileKris Letang: Finishing, -0.6 goals above expected, 36th percentileJake Gardiner: Goals, 0.06 a game, 48th percentileJake Gardiner: Assists, 0.57 a game, 95th percentileJake Gardiner: Points, 0.63 a game, 92nd percentileJake Gardiner: Shots, 1.62 a game, 63rd percentileJake Gardiner: Hits, 0.62 a game, 17th percentileJake Gardiner: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 43rd percentileJake Gardiner: CF% rel, -0.9, 37th percentileJake Gardiner: On-ice xG %, 50.8%, 58th percentileJake Gardiner: Rating, +6.9 goals above replacement, 86th percentileJake Gardiner: Chances created, 0.22 xG per 60, 62nd percentileJake Gardiner: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 67th percentileJake Gardiner: Finishing, -1.7 goals above expected, 17th percentile
0204020406080Jake Gardiner 52Kris Letang 51

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

Kris Letang
Jake Gardiner

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The numbers

Kris Letang D, PIT 2017-18 Jake Gardiner D, CAR
79 Games played 82
9 Goals 5
42 Assists 47
51 Points 52
0.65 Points per game 0.63
-9 Plus/minus 9
222 Shots 133
4.1 Shooting % 3.8
109 Hits 51
56 Penalty minutes 32
25:20 Average ice time 22:32
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.0 Corsi for % 49.3
+4.3 CF% relative to team -0.9
55.1 Fenwick for % 48.0
56.5 Expected goals for % 50.8
+5.3 xGF% relative to team +0.3
41.7 Goals for % 56.0
95.3 PDO 102.5
336 Shot attempts taken 247
Expected goals, all situations
9.6 Expected goals 6.7
0.29 Expected goals per 60 0.22
3.3% Chance per attempt 3.3%
-0.6 Goals above expected -1.7
Rating, in goals
+9.9 Goals above replacement +6.9
+1.7 Wins above replacement +1.1
+1.4 Even-strength offence +0.0
+2.4 Even-strength defence +0.7
+0.4 Power play +0.1
+0.8 Penalty kill +0.1
-1.6 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$7.25M Cap hit $4.05M
$142K Cap dollars per point $78K
$6.9M Worth at the going rate $5M
-$309K Value: worth minus cap hit +$952K

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