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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

James van Riemsdyk Phil Kessel

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames van Riemsdyk: Goals, 0.30 a game, 79th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Assists, 0.46 a game, 85th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Points, 0.77 a game, 85th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Shots, 2.36 a game, 83rd percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Hits, 0.71 a game, 29th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Corsi for %, 54.7%, 85th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: CF% rel, 3.7, 84th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: On-ice xG %, 51.4%, 62nd percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Rating, +4.2 goals above replacement, 71st percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Chances created, 0.95 xG per 60, 80th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 69th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Finishing, +2.3 goals above expected, 77th percentilePhil Kessel: Goals, 0.36 a game, 88th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.41 a game, 80th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.77 a game, 85th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 2.05 a game, 70th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.14 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 46.6%, 22nd percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, -3.0, 19th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 42.4%, 6th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, -3.1 goals above replacement, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 36th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 24th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +8.6 goals above expected, 98th 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

James van Riemsdyk
Phil Kessel

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The numbers

James van Riemsdyk L, DET 2020-21 Phil Kessel R, VGK
56 Games played 56
17 Goals 20
26 Assists 23
43 Points 43
0.77 Points per game 0.77
2 Plus/minus -17
132 Shots 115
12.9 Shooting % 17.4
40 Hits 8
14 Penalty minutes 12
16:33 Average ice time 17:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.7 Corsi for % 46.6
+3.7 CF% relative to team -3.0
54.0 Fenwick for % 45.3
51.4 Expected goals for % 42.4
+2.3 xGF% relative to team -7.1
49.3 Goals for % 41.9
98.6 PDO 98.6
140 Shot attempts taken 140
Expected goals, all situations
14.7 Expected goals 10.4
0.95 Expected goals per 60 0.65
8.7% Chance per attempt 7.2%
+2.3 Goals above expected +8.6
Rating, in goals
+4.2 Goals above replacement -3.1
+0.7 Wins above replacement -0.5
+0.7 Even-strength offence -0.8
+0.4 Even-strength defence -3.9
+0.9 Power play -0.6
0.0 Penalty kill 0.0
-0.3 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$7M Cap hit $8M
$163K Cap dollars per point $186K
$5M Worth at the going rate -$2.4M
-$2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$10.4M

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