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At a glance

Karl Alzner Roman Polak

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerKarl Alzner: Goals, 0.01 a game, 10th percentileKarl Alzner: Assists, 0.13 a game, 23rd percentileKarl Alzner: Points, 0.15 a game, 17th percentileKarl Alzner: Shots, 1.02 a game, 24th percentileKarl Alzner: Hits, 1.72 a game, 70th percentileKarl Alzner: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 60th percentileKarl Alzner: CF% rel, 0.3, 53rd percentileKarl Alzner: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 43rd percentileKarl Alzner: Rating, -1.1 goals above replacement, 18th percentileKarl Alzner: Chances created, 0.08 xG per 60, 2nd percentileKarl Alzner: Shot quality, 1.8% a shot, 1st percentileKarl Alzner: Finishing, -1.2 goals above expected, 25th percentileRoman Polak: Goals, 0.04 a game, 26th percentileRoman Polak: Assists, 0.19 a game, 45th percentileRoman Polak: Points, 0.22 a game, 37th percentileRoman Polak: Shots, 0.87 a game, 11th percentileRoman Polak: Hits, 2.43 a game, 90th percentileRoman Polak: Corsi for %, 47.8%, 23rd percentileRoman Polak: CF% rel, -1.7, 31st percentileRoman Polak: On-ice xG %, 50.2%, 54th percentileRoman Polak: Rating, -0.9 goals above replacement, 21st percentileRoman Polak: Chances created, 0.13 xG per 60, 18th percentileRoman Polak: Shot quality, 2.6% a shot, 30th percentileRoman Polak: Finishing, -0.1 goals above expected, 46th 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

Karl Alzner
Roman Polak

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The numbers

Karl Alzner D, MTL 2017-18 Roman Polak D, DAL
82 Games played 54
1 Goals 2
11 Assists 10
12 Points 12
0.15 Points per game 0.22
-7 Plus/minus 5
84 Shots 47
1.2 Shooting % 4.3
141 Hits 131
40 Penalty minutes 46
20:05 Average ice time 17:39
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.7 Corsi for % 47.8
+0.3 CF% relative to team -1.7
49.8 Fenwick for % 46.9
49.2 Expected goals for % 50.2
-2.4 xGF% relative to team +0.4
45.5 Goals for % 47.5
98.6 PDO 100.4
185 Shot attempts taken 124
Expected goals, all situations
2.2 Expected goals 2.1
0.08 Expected goals per 60 0.13
1.8% Chance per attempt 2.6%
-1.2 Goals above expected -0.1
Rating, in goals
-1.1 Goals above replacement -0.9
-0.2 Wins above replacement -0.2
-5.6 Even-strength offence -1.3
+1.2 Even-strength defence -0.3
0.0 Power play 0.0
-1.3 Penalty kill -0.2
-0.9 Penalties -2.2
Contract
$4.625M Cap hit $1.1M
$385K Cap dollars per point $92K
-$99K Worth at the going rate $27K
-$4.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.1M

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