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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Matthew Tkachuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.36 a game, 88th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.41 a game, 80th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.77 a game, 85th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 2.05 a game, 70th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.14 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 46.6%, 22nd percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, -3.0, 19th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 42.4%, 6th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, -3.1 goals above replacement, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 36th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 24th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +8.6 goals above expected, 98th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Goals, 0.29 a game, 77th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Assists, 0.48 a game, 88th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Points, 0.77 a game, 85th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shots, 2.70 a game, 90th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Hits, 2.36 a game, 91st percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Corsi for %, 55.5%, 88th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: CF% rel, 3.7, 83rd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: On-ice xG %, 54.5%, 79th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 85th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Chances created, 1.22 xG per 60, 97th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shot quality, 10.0% a shot, 90th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Finishing, -4.7 goals above expected, 3rd percentile
0102030402040Phil Kessel 43Matthew Tkachuk 43

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
Matthew Tkachuk

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2020-21 Matthew Tkachuk L, FLA
56 Games played 56
20 Goals 16
23 Assists 27
43 Points 43
0.77 Points per game 0.77
-17 Plus/minus 6
115 Shots 151
17.4 Shooting % 10.6
8 Hits 132
12 Penalty minutes 55
17:05 Average ice time 18:09
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.6 Corsi for % 55.5
-3.0 CF% relative to team +3.7
45.3 Fenwick for % 54.1
42.4 Expected goals for % 54.5
-7.1 xGF% relative to team +1.0
41.9 Goals for % 58.0
98.6 PDO 101.5
140 Shot attempts taken 176
Expected goals, all situations
10.4 Expected goals 20.7
0.65 Expected goals per 60 1.22
7.2% Chance per attempt 10.0%
+8.6 Goals above expected -4.7
Rating, in goals
-3.1 Goals above replacement +6.2
-0.5 Wins above replacement +1.0
-0.8 Even-strength offence +2.9
-3.9 Even-strength defence -1.2
-0.6 Power play +1.5
0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.4 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$8M Cap hit $7M
$186K Cap dollars per point $163K
-$2.4M Worth at the going rate $7M
-$10.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$33K

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