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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Jason Spezza

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 percentileJason Spezza: Goals, 0.21 a game, 62nd percentileJason Spezza: Assists, 0.55 a game, 94th percentileJason Spezza: Points, 0.76 a game, 88th percentileJason Spezza: Shots, 2.49 a game, 84th percentileJason Spezza: Hits, 0.20 a game, 2nd percentileJason Spezza: Corsi for %, 54.6%, 86th percentileJason Spezza: CF% rel, 3.4, 81st percentileJason Spezza: On-ice xG %, 54.4%, 78th percentileJason Spezza: Rating, +6.9 goals above replacement, 78th percentileJason Spezza: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 82nd percentileJason Spezza: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 32nd percentileJason Spezza: Finishing, -4.1 goals above expected, 12th percentile
020406020406080Jason Spezza 62Phil Kessel 61

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
Jason Spezza

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2014-15 Jason Spezza C, TOR
82 Games played 82
25 Goals 17
36 Assists 45
61 Points 62
0.74 Points per game 0.76
-34 Plus/minus -7
280 Shots 204
8.9 Shooting % 8.3
18 Hits 16
30 Penalty minutes 28
18:48 Average ice time 17:13
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.9 Corsi for % 54.6
-0.8 CF% relative to team +3.4
45.6 Fenwick for % 54.3
41.0 Expected goals for % 54.4
-3.9 xGF% relative to team +2.5
39.4 Goals for % 53.8
98.1 PDO 100.2
326 Shot attempts taken 289
Expected goals, all situations
21.5 Expected goals 21.1
0.84 Expected goals per 60 0.90
5.8% Chance per attempt 6.8%
+2.5 Goals above expected -4.1
Rating, in goals
-5.1 Goals above replacement +6.9
-0.8 Wins above replacement +1.2
+1.3 Even-strength offence +2.6
-10.4 Even-strength defence -0.1
+0.4 Power play -0.1
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.6 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$8M Cap hit $7M
$131K Cap dollars per point $113K
-$2.5M Worth at the going rate $4.7M
-$10.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.3M

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