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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Matt Duchene

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.32 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.40 a game, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.72 a game, 86th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.34 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.11 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 1.4, 60th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 54.2%, 81st percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 70th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 1.00 xG per 60, 89th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 36th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, 0.0 goals above expected, 55th percentileMatt Duchene: Goals, 0.39 a game, 95th percentileMatt Duchene: Assists, 0.38 a game, 80th percentileMatt Duchene: Points, 0.78 a game, 91st percentileMatt Duchene: Shots, 2.63 a game, 88th percentileMatt Duchene: Hits, 0.54 a game, 19th percentileMatt Duchene: Corsi for %, 45.5%, 11th percentileMatt Duchene: CF% rel, 2.2, 69th percentileMatt Duchene: On-ice xG %, 43.7%, 9th percentileMatt Duchene: Rating, +7.2 goals above replacement, 79th percentileMatt Duchene: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 79th percentileMatt Duchene: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 65th percentileMatt Duchene: Finishing, +8.3 goals above expected, 95th 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
Matt Duchene

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2015-16 Matt Duchene C, DAL
82 Games played 76
26 Goals 30
33 Assists 29
59 Points 59
0.72 Points per game 0.78
9 Plus/minus -8
274 Shots 200
9.5 Shooting % 15.0
9 Hits 41
18 Penalty minutes 24
18:23 Average ice time 18:35
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.7 Corsi for % 45.5
+1.4 CF% relative to team +2.2
52.7 Fenwick for % 45.9
54.2 Expected goals for % 43.7
-2.8 xGF% relative to team +0.9
58.1 Goals for % 50.5
101.4 PDO 101.4
315 Shot attempts taken 239
Expected goals, all situations
25.0 Expected goals 20.7
1.00 Expected goals per 60 0.88
7.1% Chance per attempt 8.0%
0.0 Goals above expected +8.3
Rating, in goals
+5.4 Goals above replacement +7.2
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.2
+3.5 Even-strength offence +4.8
-3.9 Even-strength defence -4.0
+0.9 Power play -0.1
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.8 Penalties +2.5
Contract
$8M Cap hit $6M
$136K Cap dollars per point $102K
$4M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
-$4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$900K

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