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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Kris Letang John Carlson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerKris Letang: Goals, 0.16 a game, 92nd percentileKris Letang: Assists, 0.62 a game, 99th percentileKris Letang: Points, 0.78 a game, 98th percentileKris Letang: Shots, 2.86 a game, 97th percentileKris Letang: Hits, 1.90 a game, 71st percentileKris Letang: Corsi for %, 55.6%, 96th percentileKris Letang: CF% rel, 4.7, 95th percentileKris Letang: On-ice xG %, 55.7%, 91st percentileKris Letang: Rating, +10.3 goals above replacement, 95th percentileKris Letang: Chances created, 0.41 xG per 60, 97th percentileKris Letang: Shot quality, 4.7% a shot, 99th percentileKris Letang: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 25th percentileJohn Carlson: Goals, 0.15 a game, 89th percentileJohn Carlson: Assists, 0.52 a game, 96th percentileJohn Carlson: Points, 0.67 a game, 96th percentileJohn Carlson: Shots, 2.35 a game, 92nd percentileJohn Carlson: Hits, 0.90 a game, 28th percentileJohn Carlson: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 61st percentileJohn Carlson: CF% rel, 0.0, 51st percentileJohn Carlson: On-ice xG %, 54.3%, 82nd percentileJohn Carlson: Rating, +12.1 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Carlson: Chances created, 0.31 xG per 60, 88th percentileJohn Carlson: Shot quality, 3.5% a shot, 65th percentileJohn Carlson: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 77th 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

Kris Letang
John Carlson

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The numbers

Kris Letang D, PIT 2014-15 John Carlson D, TBL
69 Games played 82
11 Goals 12
43 Assists 43
54 Points 55
0.78 Points per game 0.67
12 Plus/minus 11
197 Shots 193
5.6 Shooting % 6.2
131 Hits 74
79 Penalty minutes 28
25:29 Average ice time 23:04
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.6 Corsi for % 51.3
+4.7 CF% relative to team 0.0
55.6 Fenwick for % 51.9
55.7 Expected goals for % 54.3
+5.8 xGF% relative to team +2.2
55.4 Goals for % 52.1
100.2 PDO 100.2
264 Shot attempts taken 283
Expected goals, all situations
12.1 Expected goals 9.7
0.41 Expected goals per 60 0.31
4.7% Chance per attempt 3.5%
-1.1 Goals above expected +1.3
Rating, in goals
+10.3 Goals above replacement +12.1
+1.7 Wins above replacement +2.0
+5.0 Even-strength offence +7.2
+0.8 Even-strength defence +0.3
+0.8 Power play +1.7
-1.2 Penalty kill -2.3
-1.0 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$7.25M Cap hit $3.967M
$134K Cap dollars per point $72K
$6.7M Worth at the going rate $7.8M
-$525K Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.9M

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