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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Kevin Shattenkirk Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerKevin Shattenkirk: Goals, 0.12 a game, 86th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Assists, 0.43 a game, 94th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Points, 0.56 a game, 92nd percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Shots, 2.32 a game, 93rd percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Hits, 0.89 a game, 30th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Corsi for %, 55.1%, 90th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: CF% rel, 3.0, 85th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: On-ice xG %, 55.6%, 89th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Rating, +7.7 goals above replacement, 86th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Chances created, 0.35 xG per 60, 95th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Shot quality, 3.7% a shot, 79th percentileKevin Shattenkirk: Finishing, +0.4 goals above expected, 63rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.12 a game, 86th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.44 a game, 94th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.57 a game, 93rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 2.00 a game, 85th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.53 a game, 60th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 81st percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 7.1, 99th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 88th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +7.9 goals above replacement, 87th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 3.1% a shot, 42nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +2.8 goals above expected, 88th 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

Kevin Shattenkirk
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Kevin Shattenkirk D, BOS 2013-14 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
81 Games played 81
10 Goals 10
35 Assists 36
45 Points 46
0.56 Points per game 0.57
1 Plus/minus 33
188 Shots 162
5.3 Shooting % 6.2
72 Hits 124
38 Penalty minutes 51
20:34 Average ice time 21:18
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.1 Corsi for % 53.3
+3.0 CF% relative to team +7.1
55.3 Fenwick for % 53.2
55.6 Expected goals for % 55.4
+2.7 xGF% relative to team +7.8
53.3 Goals for % 63.9
99.5 PDO 103.2
246 Shot attempts taken 226
Expected goals, all situations
9.6 Expected goals 7.2
0.35 Expected goals per 60 0.25
3.7% Chance per attempt 3.1%
+0.4 Goals above expected +2.8
Rating, in goals
+7.7 Goals above replacement +7.9
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.3
+0.3 Even-strength offence +1.7
+2.6 Even-strength defence +3.3
+0.3 Power play -0.1
+0.3 Penalty kill -0.3
-1.3 Penalties -2.4
Contract
$4.25M Cap hit $2.3M
$94K Cap dollars per point $50K
$4.9M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
+$678K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.8M

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