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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Claude Giroux James Neal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerClaude Giroux: Goals, 0.36 a game, 90th percentileClaude Giroux: Assists, 0.84 a game, 99th percentileClaude Giroux: Points, 1.21 a game, 99th percentileClaude Giroux: Shots, 3.14 a game, 94th percentileClaude Giroux: Hits, 0.91 a game, 42nd percentileClaude Giroux: Corsi for %, 52.6%, 73rd percentileClaude Giroux: CF% rel, 2.1, 66th percentileClaude Giroux: On-ice xG %, 53.1%, 75th percentileClaude Giroux: Rating, +17.1 goals above replacement, 98th percentileClaude Giroux: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 81st percentileClaude Giroux: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 59th percentileClaude Giroux: Finishing, +1.0 goals above expected, 59th percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.50 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.51 a game, 91st percentileJames Neal: Points, 1.01 a game, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 4.11 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.35 a game, 63rd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 56.5%, 94th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 3.3, 77th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 55.3%, 90th percentileJames Neal: Rating, +10.6 goals above replacement, 90th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 1.29 xG per 60, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 46th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +7.2 goals above expected, 92nd percentile
02040608020406080Claude Giroux 93James Neal 81

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

Claude Giroux
James Neal

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The numbers

Claude Giroux R, OTT 2011-12 James Neal L, STL
77 Games played 80
28 Goals 40
65 Assists 41
93 Points 81
1.21 Points per game 1.01
6 Plus/minus 6
242 Shots 329
11.6 Shooting % 12.2
70 Hits 108
29 Penalty minutes 87
21:33 Average ice time 19:08
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.6 Corsi for % 56.5
+2.1 CF% relative to team +3.3
52.5 Fenwick for % 57.3
53.1 Expected goals for % 55.3
+1.2 xGF% relative to team +1.7
57.3 Goals for % 57.1
101.3 PDO 99.5
280 Shot attempts taken 385
Expected goals, all situations
26.0 Expected goals 32.8
0.94 Expected goals per 60 1.29
7.8% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+1.0 Goals above expected +7.2
Rating, in goals
+17.1 Goals above replacement +10.6
+2.8 Wins above replacement +1.8
+8.3 Even-strength offence +7.7
-3.8 Even-strength defence -4.2
+4.1 Power play +3.7
+0.1 Penalty kill 0.0
+3.8 Penalties -0.8
Contract
$3.75M Cap hit $2.875M
$40K Cap dollars per point $35K
$8.2M Worth at the going rate $5.3M
+$4.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.4M

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