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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel James Neal

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 percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.50 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.51 a game, 91st percentileJames Neal: Points, 1.01 a game, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 4.11 a game, 99th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.35 a game, 63rd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 56.5%, 94th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 3.3, 77th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 55.3%, 90th percentileJames Neal: Rating, +10.6 goals above replacement, 90th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 1.29 xG per 60, 98th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 46th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +7.2 goals above expected, 92nd 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
James Neal

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2011-12 James Neal L, STL
82 Games played 80
37 Goals 40
45 Assists 41
82 Points 81
1.00 Points per game 1.01
-10 Plus/minus 6
295 Shots 329
12.5 Shooting % 12.2
12 Hits 108
20 Penalty minutes 87
20:03 Average ice time 19:08
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.3 Corsi for % 56.5
+0.6 CF% relative to team +3.3
47.8 Fenwick for % 57.3
49.6 Expected goals for % 55.3
+3.0 xGF% relative to team +1.7
48.1 Goals for % 57.1
99.7 PDO 99.5
387 Shot attempts taken 385
Expected goals, all situations
28.7 Expected goals 32.8
1.05 Expected goals per 60 1.29
7.4% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+7.3 Goals above expected +7.2
Rating, in goals
+10.2 Goals above replacement +10.6
+1.7 Wins above replacement +1.8
+10.6 Even-strength offence +7.7
-7.3 Even-strength defence -4.2
+0.9 Power play +3.7
+0.1 Penalty kill 0.0
+1.3 Penalties -0.8
Contract
$5.4M Cap hit $2.875M
$66K Cap dollars per point $35K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $5.3M
-$281K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.4M

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