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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Paul Byron Brandon Saad

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 percentileBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.21 a game, 44th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.89 a game, 91st percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.35 a game, 9th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 55.8%, 96th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 4.9, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 52.5%, 72nd percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 95th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 77th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -9.1 goals above expected, 1st 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
Brandon Saad

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The numbers

Paul Byron L, MTL 2017-18 Brandon Saad L, VGK
82 Games played 82
20 Goals 18
15 Assists 17
35 Points 35
0.43 Points per game 0.43
-4 Plus/minus -10
115 Shots 237
17.4 Shooting % 7.6
137 Hits 29
23 Penalty minutes 14
16:08 Average ice time 17:30
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.7 Corsi for % 55.8
+0.2 CF% relative to team +4.9
50.7 Fenwick for % 53.3
50.3 Expected goals for % 52.5
-0.6 xGF% relative to team +4.0
49.4 Goals for % 45.3
99.1 PDO 97.6
152 Shot attempts taken 306
Expected goals, all situations
18.0 Expected goals 27.1
0.82 Expected goals per 60 1.13
10.9% Chance per attempt 8.5%
+1.0 Goals above expected -9.1
Rating, in goals
+6.2 Goals above replacement +6.3
+1.0 Wins above replacement +1.1
+1.0 Even-strength offence +4.9
-0.2 Even-strength defence -1.5
+0.1 Power play -2.4
-1.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+2.7 Penalties +1.5
Contract
$1.167M Cap hit $6M
$33K Cap dollars per point $171K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $4.6M
+$3.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.4M

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