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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Ben Lovejoy Jon Merrill

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBen Lovejoy: Goals, 0.03 a game, 29th percentileBen Lovejoy: Assists, 0.20 a game, 55th percentileBen Lovejoy: Points, 0.23 a game, 45th percentileBen Lovejoy: Shots, 1.43 a game, 62nd percentileBen Lovejoy: Hits, 2.83 a game, 93rd percentileBen Lovejoy: Corsi for %, 52.3%, 71st percentileBen Lovejoy: CF% rel, 0.0, 52nd percentileBen Lovejoy: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 77th percentileBen Lovejoy: Rating, +2.0 goals above replacement, 50th percentileBen Lovejoy: Chances created, 0.17 xG per 60, 47th percentileBen Lovejoy: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 26th percentileBen Lovejoy: Finishing, -1.3 goals above expected, 22nd percentileJon Merrill: Goals, 0.03 a game, 28th percentileJon Merrill: Assists, 0.18 a game, 45th percentileJon Merrill: Points, 0.21 a game, 42nd percentileJon Merrill: Shots, 0.71 a game, 8th percentileJon Merrill: Hits, 0.89 a game, 27th percentileJon Merrill: Corsi for %, 45.4%, 14th percentileJon Merrill: CF% rel, -1.4, 37th percentileJon Merrill: On-ice xG %, 45.3%, 16th percentileJon Merrill: Rating, +1.3 goals above replacement, 42nd percentileJon Merrill: Chances created, 0.11 xG per 60, 14th percentileJon Merrill: Shot quality, 3.1% a shot, 48th percentileJon Merrill: Finishing, -0.4 goals above expected, 40th 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

Ben Lovejoy
Jon Merrill

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The numbers

Ben Lovejoy D, DAL 2014-15 Jon Merrill D, MIN
60 Games played 66
2 Goals 2
12 Assists 12
14 Points 14
0.23 Points per game 0.21
-4 Plus/minus -14
86 Shots 47
2.3 Shooting % 4.3
170 Hits 59
25 Penalty minutes 24
19:26 Average ice time 20:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.3 Corsi for % 45.4
+0.0 CF% relative to team -1.4
53.5 Fenwick for % 45.2
53.5 Expected goals for % 45.3
+0.6 xGF% relative to team -2.5
46.8 Goals for % 41.8
98.7 PDO 99.5
153 Shot attempts taken 97
Expected goals, all situations
3.3 Expected goals 2.4
0.17 Expected goals per 60 0.11
2.7% Chance per attempt 3.1%
-1.3 Goals above expected -0.4
Rating, in goals
+2.0 Goals above replacement +1.3
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.2
-1.0 Even-strength offence -4.0
+0.9 Even-strength defence +0.4
-0.2 Power play -0.1
-0.6 Penalty kill +0.6
-1.0 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$1.1M Cap hit $840K
$79K Cap dollars per point $60K
$1.8M Worth at the going rate $1.3M
+$665K Value: worth minus cap hit +$492K

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