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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Paul Byron Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPaul Byron: Goals, 0.24 a game, 70th percentilePaul Byron: Assists, 0.18 a game, 37th percentilePaul Byron: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentilePaul Byron: Shots, 1.40 a game, 33rd percentilePaul Byron: Hits, 1.67 a game, 77th percentilePaul Byron: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 57th percentilePaul Byron: CF% rel, 0.2, 51st percentilePaul Byron: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 51st percentilePaul Byron: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 75th percentilePaul Byron: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 63rd percentilePaul Byron: Shot quality, 10.9% a shot, 99th percentilePaul Byron: Finishing, +1.0 goals above expected, 60th percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.23 a game, 67th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.20 a game, 42nd percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 1.68 a game, 48th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.61 a game, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 46.1%, 11th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -1.8, 29th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 43.5%, 6th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, -0.1 goals above replacement, 20th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.79 xG per 60, 58th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 80th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.0 goals above expected, 74th 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

Paul Byron
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Paul Byron L, MTL 2017-18 Brock Nelson C, COL
82 Games played 82
20 Goals 19
15 Assists 16
35 Points 35
0.43 Points per game 0.43
-4 Plus/minus -4
115 Shots 138
17.4 Shooting % 13.8
137 Hits 50
23 Penalty minutes 43
16:08 Average ice time 14:44
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.7 Corsi for % 46.1
+0.2 CF% relative to team -1.8
50.7 Fenwick for % 45.4
50.3 Expected goals for % 43.5
-0.6 xGF% relative to team -4.0
49.4 Goals for % 48.7
99.1 PDO 101.6
152 Shot attempts taken 194
Expected goals, all situations
18.0 Expected goals 16.0
0.82 Expected goals per 60 0.79
10.9% Chance per attempt 8.6%
+1.0 Goals above expected +3.0
Rating, in goals
+6.2 Goals above replacement -0.1
+1.0 Wins above replacement 0.0
+1.0 Even-strength offence -2.7
-0.2 Even-strength defence +0.7
+0.1 Power play -1.2
-1.0 Penalty kill -0.3
+2.7 Penalties -0.1
Contract
$1.167M Cap hit $2.5M
$33K Cap dollars per point $71K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $533K
+$3.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2M

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