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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Michael Grabner Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMichael Grabner: Goals, 0.34 a game, 86th percentileMichael Grabner: Assists, 0.11 a game, 15th percentileMichael Grabner: Points, 0.45 a game, 56th percentileMichael Grabner: Shots, 2.09 a game, 69th percentileMichael Grabner: Hits, 0.85 a game, 42nd percentileMichael Grabner: Corsi for %, 45.4%, 8th percentileMichael Grabner: CF% rel, -1.8, 28th percentileMichael Grabner: On-ice xG %, 48.1%, 33rd percentileMichael Grabner: Rating, +4.2 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileMichael Grabner: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 75th percentileMichael Grabner: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 76th percentileMichael Grabner: Finishing, +2.3 goals above expected, 71st percentileJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.28 a game, 77th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.49 a game, 88th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.77 a game, 85th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.60 a game, 43rd percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.68 a game, 33rd percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 54.0%, 89th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 3.0, 80th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 50.2%, 49th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +2.3 goals above replacement, 48th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.44 xG per 60, 4th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 14th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, +4.7 goals above expected, 85th 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

Michael Grabner
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Michael Grabner L, ARI 2017-18 Joe Thornton C, FLA
80 Games played 47
27 Goals 13
9 Assists 23
36 Points 36
0.45 Points per game 0.77
11 Plus/minus -9
167 Shots 75
16.2 Shooting % 17.3
68 Hits 32
16 Penalty minutes 38
14:49 Average ice time 18:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.4 Corsi for % 54.0
-1.8 CF% relative to team +3.0
46.0 Fenwick for % 53.9
48.1 Expected goals for % 50.2
-0.2 xGF% relative to team -1.5
53.5 Goals for % 42.6
101.7 PDO 96.3
209 Shot attempts taken 75
Expected goals, all situations
17.7 Expected goals 6.3
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.44
8.5% Chance per attempt 6.3%
+2.3 Goals above expected +4.7
Rating, in goals
+4.2 Goals above replacement +2.3
+0.7 Wins above replacement +0.4
+1.0 Even-strength offence -2.0
-1.2 Even-strength defence +0.1
+0.2 Power play +1.1
0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.9 Penalties +0.7
Contract
$1.65M Cap hit $8M
$46K Cap dollars per point $222K
$3.3M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
+$1.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.9M

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