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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Blake Wheeler

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 percentileBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.33 a game, 90th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.44 a game, 88th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 0.77 a game, 90th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 3.09 a game, 95th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 1.62 a game, 67th percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 83rd percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, 2.1, 71st percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 55.8%, 87th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, +10.3 goals above replacement, 90th percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 86th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 41st percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, -0.4 goals above expected, 50th percentile
020406020406080Phil Kessel 61Blake Wheeler 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
Blake Wheeler

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2014-15 Blake Wheeler R, NYR
82 Games played 79
25 Goals 26
36 Assists 35
61 Points 61
0.74 Points per game 0.77
-34 Plus/minus 26
280 Shots 244
8.9 Shooting % 10.7
18 Hits 128
30 Penalty minutes 73
18:48 Average ice time 19:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.9 Corsi for % 54.2
-0.8 CF% relative to team +2.1
45.6 Fenwick for % 54.3
41.0 Expected goals for % 55.8
-3.9 xGF% relative to team +4.4
39.4 Goals for % 64.5
98.1 PDO 103.0
326 Shot attempts taken 300
Expected goals, all situations
21.5 Expected goals 24.4
0.84 Expected goals per 60 0.94
5.8% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+2.5 Goals above expected -0.4
Rating, in goals
-5.1 Goals above replacement +10.3
-0.8 Wins above replacement +1.7
+1.3 Even-strength offence +5.9
-10.4 Even-strength defence +0.8
+0.4 Power play -0.8
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.8
-0.6 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$8M Cap hit $5.6M
$131K Cap dollars per point $92K
-$2.5M Worth at the going rate $6.7M
-$10.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.1M

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