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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Eric Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.42 a game, 96th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.67 a game, 96th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 1.08 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.35 a game, 96th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.33 a game, 6th percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 46.2%, 21st percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 3.2, 80th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 46.1%, 23rd percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +8.1 goals above replacement, 92nd percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 79th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 17th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +6.0 goals above expected, 95th percentileEric Staal: Goals, 0.38 a game, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.73 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Points, 1.10 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Shots, 3.17 a game, 94th percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.73 a game, 28th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 51st percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, -2.5, 28th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 32nd percentileEric Staal: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 86th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 1.09 xG per 60, 94th percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 90th percentileEric Staal: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 33rd percentile
020402040Eric Staal 53Phil Kessel 52

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
Eric Staal

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2012-13 Eric Staal C, FLA
48 Games played 48
20 Goals 18
32 Assists 35
52 Points 53
1.08 Points per game 1.10
-3 Plus/minus 5
161 Shots 152
12.4 Shooting % 11.8
16 Hits 35
18 Penalty minutes 54
19:49 Average ice time 21:00
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.2 Corsi for % 49.9
+3.2 CF% relative to team -2.5
44.7 Fenwick for % 49.1
46.1 Expected goals for % 47.3
+2.1 xGF% relative to team -1.6
54.2 Goals for % 56.1
103.1 PDO 103.1
230 Shot attempts taken 169
Expected goals, all situations
14.0 Expected goals 18.4
0.89 Expected goals per 60 1.09
6.3% Chance per attempt 9.0%
+6.0 Goals above expected -1.4
Rating, in goals
+8.1 Goals above replacement +6.3
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.0
+5.0 Even-strength offence +6.7
-2.3 Even-strength defence -2.6
+2.3 Power play +0.6
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.5 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$5.4M Cap hit $8.25M
$104K Cap dollars per point $156K
$7.6M Worth at the going rate $5.9M
+$2.2M 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