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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Jamie Benn Eric Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJamie Benn: Goals, 0.44 a game, 96th percentileJamie Benn: Assists, 0.52 a game, 90th percentileJamie Benn: Points, 0.96 a game, 93rd percentileJamie Benn: Shots, 2.94 a game, 91st percentileJamie Benn: Hits, 1.71 a game, 79th percentileJamie Benn: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 66th percentileJamie Benn: CF% rel, 0.4, 55th percentileJamie Benn: On-ice xG %, 54.9%, 90th percentileJamie Benn: Rating, +11.8 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileJamie Benn: Chances created, 1.06 xG per 60, 91st percentileJamie Benn: Shot quality, 9.5% a shot, 94th percentileJamie Benn: Finishing, +6.3 goals above expected, 90th percentileEric Staal: Goals, 0.51 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.41 a game, 82nd percentileEric Staal: Points, 0.93 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Shots, 2.94 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.51 a game, 19th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 43rd percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, 3.5, 84th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 54.8%, 89th percentileEric Staal: Rating, +10.4 goals above replacement, 90th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 67th percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 32nd percentileEric Staal: Finishing, +15.7 goals above expected, 99th percentile
020406020406080Jamie Benn 79Eric Staal 76

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

Jamie Benn
Eric Staal

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The numbers

Jamie Benn L, DAL 2017-18 Eric Staal C, FLA
82 Games played 82
36 Goals 42
43 Assists 34
79 Points 76
0.96 Points per game 0.93
20 Plus/minus 8
241 Shots 241
14.9 Shooting % 17.4
140 Hits 42
54 Penalty minutes 42
19:49 Average ice time 17:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.3 Corsi for % 49.6
+0.4 CF% relative to team +3.5
51.4 Fenwick for % 49.7
54.9 Expected goals for % 54.8
+3.0 xGF% relative to team +2.3
61.0 Goals for % 53.8
103.2 PDO 100.9
269 Shot attempts taken 307
Expected goals, all situations
28.7 Expected goals 20.3
1.06 Expected goals per 60 0.83
9.5% Chance per attempt 7.0%
+6.3 Goals above expected +15.7
Rating, in goals
+11.8 Goals above replacement +10.4
+2.0 Wins above replacement +1.7
+5.2 Even-strength offence +7.5
+1.4 Even-strength defence -1.7
+1.1 Power play +1.1
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.4
-0.7 Penalties -1.0
Contract
$9.5M Cap hit $3.5M
$120K Cap dollars per point $46K
$8.2M Worth at the going rate $7.2M
-$1.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.7M

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