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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Valeri Nichushkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.10 a game, 21st percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.54 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.63 a game, 71st percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 2.13 a game, 67th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.07 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 44.4%, 10th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 0.5, 52nd percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 42.7%, 8th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, -1.0 goals above replacement, 14th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 42nd percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 24th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, -9.8 goals above expected, 1st percentileValeri Nichushkin: Goals, 0.40 a game, 88th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Assists, 0.44 a game, 79th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Points, 0.84 a game, 84th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Shots, 2.90 a game, 89th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Hits, 1.44 a game, 69th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Corsi for %, 58.4%, 97th percentileValeri Nichushkin: CF% rel, 7.4, 98th percentileValeri Nichushkin: On-ice xG %, 56.9%, 89th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Rating, +11.9 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileValeri Nichushkin: Chances created, 1.05 xG per 60, 79th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 77th percentileValeri Nichushkin: Finishing, +2.3 goals above expected, 73rd percentile
0204020406080Phil Kessel 52Valeri Nichushkin 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
Valeri Nichushkin

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2021-22 Valeri Nichushkin R, CBJ
82 Games played 62
8 Goals 25
44 Assists 27
52 Points 52
0.63 Points per game 0.84
-24 Plus/minus 21
175 Shots 180
4.6 Shooting % 13.9
6 Hits 89
40 Penalty minutes 14
16:41 Average ice time 19:02
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
44.4 Corsi for % 58.4
+0.5 CF% relative to team +7.4
44.0 Fenwick for % 57.1
42.7 Expected goals for % 56.9
+0.8 xGF% relative to team +5.5
42.0 Goals for % 61.4
99.4 PDO 101.7
227 Shot attempts taken 209
Expected goals, all situations
16.8 Expected goals 20.7
0.74 Expected goals per 60 1.05
7.4% Chance per attempt 9.2%
-9.8 Goals above expected +2.3
Rating, in goals
-1.0 Goals above replacement +11.9
-0.2 Wins above replacement +2.0
+1.8 Even-strength offence +6.7
-3.8 Even-strength defence +0.7
-1.2 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.6
-1.5 Penalties +1.1
Contract
$8M Cap hit $2.5M
$154K Cap dollars per point $48K
-$43K Worth at the going rate $9.3M
-$8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$6.8M

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