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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Ilya Kovalchuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.45 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.55 a game, 94th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 1.00 a game, 98th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.60 a game, 98th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.15 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 42nd percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 0.6, 53rd percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 49.6%, 48th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +10.2 goals above replacement, 89th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 1.05 xG per 60, 91st percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 49th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 93rd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Goals, 0.48 a game, 98th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Assists, 0.60 a game, 96th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Points, 1.08 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shots, 4.03 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Hits, 0.35 a game, 7th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 68th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: CF% rel, 2.4, 71st percentileIlya Kovalchuk: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 74th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Rating, +9.0 goals above replacement, 87th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 72nd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 15th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 93rd percentile
02040608020406080Ilya Kovalchuk 83Phil Kessel 82

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
Ilya Kovalchuk

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2011-12 Ilya Kovalchuk L, WSH
82 Games played 77
37 Goals 37
45 Assists 46
82 Points 83
1.00 Points per game 1.08
-10 Plus/minus -9
295 Shots 310
12.5 Shooting % 11.9
12 Hits 27
20 Penalty minutes 33
20:03 Average ice time 23:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.3 Corsi for % 51.9
+0.6 CF% relative to team +2.4
47.8 Fenwick for % 51.9
49.6 Expected goals for % 53.0
+3.0 xGF% relative to team +3.0
48.1 Goals for % 50.0
99.7 PDO 99.5
387 Shot attempts taken 332
Expected goals, all situations
28.7 Expected goals 25.7
1.05 Expected goals per 60 0.84
7.4% Chance per attempt 6.1%
+7.3 Goals above expected +7.3
Rating, in goals
+10.2 Goals above replacement +9.0
+1.7 Wins above replacement +1.5
+10.6 Even-strength offence +5.3
-7.3 Even-strength defence -3.1
+0.9 Power play +0.6
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.8
+1.3 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$5.4M Cap hit $6.667M
$66K Cap dollars per point $80K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $4.6M
-$281K Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.1M

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