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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Jordan Staal Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJordan Staal: Goals, 0.21 a game, 66th percentileJordan Staal: Assists, 0.39 a game, 80th percentileJordan Staal: Points, 0.60 a game, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Shots, 2.19 a game, 76th percentileJordan Staal: Hits, 1.85 a game, 81st percentileJordan Staal: Corsi for %, 56.0%, 96th percentileJordan Staal: CF% rel, 6.4, 95th percentileJordan Staal: On-ice xG %, 59.2%, 99th percentileJordan Staal: Rating, +14.1 goals above replacement, 96th percentileJordan Staal: Chances created, 1.04 xG per 60, 92nd percentileJordan Staal: Shot quality, 10.5% a shot, 98th percentileJordan Staal: Finishing, -8.2 goals above expected, 2nd percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.31 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.56 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.14 a game, 73rd percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.62 a game, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 45.1%, 9th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -3.5, 14th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 46.0%, 17th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 68th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 66th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 59th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.2 goals above expected, 80th 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

Jordan Staal
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Jordan Staal C, CAR 2016-17 Brock Nelson C, COL
75 Games played 81
16 Goals 20
29 Assists 25
45 Points 45
0.60 Points per game 0.56
-1 Plus/minus -6
164 Shots 173
9.8 Shooting % 11.6
139 Hits 50
38 Penalty minutes 36
18:40 Average ice time 15:39
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.0 Corsi for % 45.1
+6.4 CF% relative to team -3.5
55.8 Fenwick for % 45.4
59.2 Expected goals for % 46.0
+11.2 xGF% relative to team -3.3
51.2 Goals for % 48.3
98.9 PDO 100.8
204 Shot attempts taken 238
Expected goals, all situations
24.2 Expected goals 16.8
1.04 Expected goals per 60 0.80
10.5% Chance per attempt 7.9%
-8.2 Goals above expected +3.2
Rating, in goals
+14.1 Goals above replacement +5.0
+2.4 Wins above replacement +0.8
+6.3 Even-strength offence +0.1
+1.8 Even-strength defence +0.1
+0.3 Power play -0.4
+0.7 Penalty kill 0.0
+1.1 Penalties +1.7
Contract
$6M Cap hit $2.5M
$133K Cap dollars per point $56K
$9.6M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
+$3.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.2M

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