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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Marian Hossa

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.30 a game, 86th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.44 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.74 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.41 a game, 98th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.22 a game, 2nd percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 45.9%, 19th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, -0.8, 36th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 41.0%, 5th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, -5.1 goals above replacement, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 73rd percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 5.8% a shot, 6th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +2.5 goals above expected, 76th percentileMarian Hossa: Goals, 0.27 a game, 79th percentileMarian Hossa: Assists, 0.48 a game, 92nd percentileMarian Hossa: Points, 0.74 a game, 87th percentileMarian Hossa: Shots, 3.01 a game, 92nd percentileMarian Hossa: Hits, 0.76 a game, 25th percentileMarian Hossa: Corsi for %, 55.2%, 90th percentileMarian Hossa: CF% rel, 2.2, 72nd percentileMarian Hossa: On-ice xG %, 54.3%, 77th percentileMarian Hossa: Rating, +10.4 goals above replacement, 91st percentileMarian Hossa: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 80th percentileMarian Hossa: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 41st percentileMarian Hossa: Finishing, -3.5 goals above expected, 17th 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

Phil Kessel
Marian Hossa

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2014-15 Marian Hossa R, CHI
82 Games played 82
25 Goals 22
36 Assists 39
61 Points 61
0.74 Points per game 0.74
-34 Plus/minus 17
280 Shots 247
8.9 Shooting % 8.9
18 Hits 62
30 Penalty minutes 32
18:48 Average ice time 18:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.9 Corsi for % 55.2
-0.8 CF% relative to team +2.2
45.6 Fenwick for % 53.9
41.0 Expected goals for % 54.3
-3.9 xGF% relative to team +4.5
39.4 Goals for % 60.2
98.1 PDO 102.1
326 Shot attempts taken 328
Expected goals, all situations
21.5 Expected goals 22.5
0.84 Expected goals per 60 0.89
5.8% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+2.5 Goals above expected -3.5
Rating, in goals
-5.1 Goals above replacement +10.4
-0.8 Wins above replacement +1.7
+1.3 Even-strength offence +5.2
-10.4 Even-strength defence +0.6
+0.4 Power play -0.1
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.5
-0.6 Penalties +0.0
Contract
$8M Cap hit $5.275M
$131K Cap dollars per point $86K
-$2.5M Worth at the going rate $6.8M
-$10.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.6M

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