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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Vladimir Sobotka Sam Gagner

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerVladimir Sobotka: Goals, 0.14 a game, 35th percentileVladimir Sobotka: Assists, 0.25 a game, 53rd percentileVladimir Sobotka: Points, 0.38 a game, 45th percentileVladimir Sobotka: Shots, 1.68 a game, 48th percentileVladimir Sobotka: Hits, 1.57 a game, 74th percentileVladimir Sobotka: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 46th percentileVladimir Sobotka: CF% rel, -2.5, 22nd percentileVladimir Sobotka: On-ice xG %, 46.2%, 19th percentileVladimir Sobotka: Rating, -6.1 goals above replacement, 1st percentileVladimir Sobotka: Chances created, 0.48 xG per 60, 6th percentileVladimir Sobotka: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 20th percentileVladimir Sobotka: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 42nd percentileSam Gagner: Goals, 0.14 a game, 35th percentileSam Gagner: Assists, 0.28 a game, 62nd percentileSam Gagner: Points, 0.42 a game, 51st percentileSam Gagner: Shots, 2.22 a game, 74th percentileSam Gagner: Hits, 0.73 a game, 36th percentileSam Gagner: Corsi for %, 46.8%, 17th percentileSam Gagner: CF% rel, -1.2, 35th percentileSam Gagner: On-ice xG %, 45.4%, 15th percentileSam Gagner: Rating, -2.0 goals above replacement, 6th percentileSam Gagner: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 37th percentileSam Gagner: Shot quality, 5.9% a shot, 5th percentileSam Gagner: Finishing, -2.5 goals above expected, 27th 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

Vladimir Sobotka
Sam Gagner

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The numbers

Vladimir Sobotka C, BUF 2017-18 Sam Gagner C, EDM
81 Games played 74
11 Goals 10
20 Assists 21
31 Points 31
0.38 Points per game 0.42
-6 Plus/minus -18
136 Shots 164
8.1 Shooting % 6.1
127 Hits 54
50 Penalty minutes 35
17:07 Average ice time 15:07
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.9 Corsi for % 46.8
-2.5 CF% relative to team -1.2
49.6 Fenwick for % 47.1
46.2 Expected goals for % 45.4
-7.7 xGF% relative to team -0.6
43.9 Goals for % 37.3
99.1 PDO 97.0
186 Shot attempts taken 201
Expected goals, all situations
11.1 Expected goals 12.5
0.48 Expected goals per 60 0.67
6.5% Chance per attempt 5.9%
-1.1 Goals above expected -2.5
Rating, in goals
-6.1 Goals above replacement -2.0
-1.0 Wins above replacement -0.3
-4.5 Even-strength offence -1.5
-3.0 Even-strength defence -2.8
-1.8 Power play -0.3
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.8 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $3.15M
$113K Cap dollars per point $102K
-$3.3M Worth at the going rate -$680K
-$6.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.8M

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