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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Jordan Staal Zack Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJordan Staal: Goals, 0.22 a game, 63rd percentileJordan Staal: Assists, 0.34 a game, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Points, 0.56 a game, 67th percentileJordan Staal: Shots, 2.42 a game, 78th percentileJordan Staal: Hits, 2.44 a game, 92nd percentileJordan Staal: Corsi for %, 59.5%, 99th percentileJordan Staal: CF% rel, 4.5, 91st percentileJordan Staal: On-ice xG %, 61.6%, 99th percentileJordan Staal: Rating, +5.6 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileJordan Staal: Chances created, 1.02 xG per 60, 85th percentileJordan Staal: Shot quality, 9.9% a shot, 94th percentileJordan Staal: Finishing, -4.5 goals above expected, 12th percentileZack Smith: Goals, 0.13 a game, 34th percentileZack Smith: Assists, 0.27 a game, 61st percentileZack Smith: Points, 0.40 a game, 50th percentileZack Smith: Shots, 1.44 a game, 36th percentileZack Smith: Hits, 1.94 a game, 83rd percentileZack Smith: Corsi for %, 44.9%, 6th percentileZack Smith: CF% rel, -0.4, 42nd percentileZack Smith: On-ice xG %, 43.8%, 8th percentileZack Smith: Rating, -1.9 goals above replacement, 7th percentileZack Smith: Chances created, 0.49 xG per 60, 4th percentileZack Smith: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 13th percentileZack Smith: Finishing, -1.3 goals above expected, 44th percentile
01020204060Jordan Staal 28Zack Smith 28

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

Jordan Staal
Zack Smith

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The numbers

Jordan Staal C, CAR 2018-19 Zack Smith C, CHI
50 Games played 70
11 Goals 9
17 Assists 19
28 Points 28
0.56 Points per game 0.40
6 Plus/minus -6
121 Shots 101
9.1 Shooting % 8.9
122 Hits 136
26 Penalty minutes 81
18:17 Average ice time 16:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
59.5 Corsi for % 44.9
+4.5 CF% relative to team -0.4
58.6 Fenwick for % 45.3
61.6 Expected goals for % 43.8
+5.9 xGF% relative to team -3.3
52.0 Goals for % 43.1
98.3 PDO 99.4
154 Shot attempts taken 162
Expected goals, all situations
15.5 Expected goals 9.3
1.02 Expected goals per 60 0.49
9.9% Chance per attempt 6.7%
-4.5 Goals above expected -1.3
Rating, in goals
+5.6 Goals above replacement -1.9
+0.9 Wins above replacement -0.3
+2.1 Even-strength offence -2.9
+2.1 Even-strength defence -0.2
-0.8 Power play -0.2
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.6 Penalties -1.9
Contract
$6M Cap hit $3.25M
$214K Cap dollars per point $116K
$4.5M Worth at the going rate -$694K
-$1.5M 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