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Compare players, 2022-23 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Cole Caufield

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.17 a game, 44th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.27 a game, 51st percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.44 a game, 49th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 1.82 a game, 58th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.12 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 45.8%, 19th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, -3.1, 19th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 47.8%, 34th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, -2.1 goals above replacement, 9th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 55th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 16th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, -0.1 goals above expected, 55th percentileCole Caufield: Goals, 0.57 a game, 98th percentileCole Caufield: Assists, 0.22 a game, 41st percentileCole Caufield: Points, 0.78 a game, 80th percentileCole Caufield: Shots, 3.43 a game, 96th percentileCole Caufield: Hits, 0.39 a game, 12th percentileCole Caufield: Corsi for %, 48.5%, 38th percentileCole Caufield: CF% rel, 1.9, 71st percentileCole Caufield: On-ice xG %, 43.1%, 12th percentileCole Caufield: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 46th percentileCole Caufield: Chances created, 1.18 xG per 60, 88th percentileCole Caufield: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 17th percentileCole Caufield: Finishing, +9.7 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
Cole Caufield

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2022-23 Cole Caufield R, MTL
82 Games played 46
14 Goals 26
22 Assists 10
36 Points 36
0.44 Points per game 0.78
-7 Plus/minus -10
149 Shots 158
9.4 Shooting % 16.5
10 Hits 18
30 Penalty minutes 2
12:49 Average ice time 18:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.8 Corsi for % 48.5
-3.1 CF% relative to team +1.9
46.1 Fenwick for % 49.4
47.8 Expected goals for % 43.1
-4.3 xGF% relative to team -1.4
45.3 Goals for % 51.4
99.6 PDO 101.2
212 Shot attempts taken 190
Expected goals, all situations
14.1 Expected goals 16.3
0.81 Expected goals per 60 1.18
7.1% Chance per attempt 7.2%
-0.1 Goals above expected +9.7
Rating, in goals
-2.1 Goals above replacement +1.9
-0.3 Wins above replacement +0.3
-0.5 Even-strength offence +0.9
-2.9 Even-strength defence -2.1
-0.2 Power play -0.8
0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
-1.4 Penalties +1.6
Contract
$1.5M Cap hit $881K
$42K Cap dollars per point $24K
-$772K Worth at the going rate $2.1M
-$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.2M

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