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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Brendan Smith Marc Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrendan Smith: Goals, 0.05 a game, 45th percentileBrendan Smith: Assists, 0.19 a game, 50th percentileBrendan Smith: Points, 0.24 a game, 49th percentileBrendan Smith: Shots, 1.30 a game, 52nd percentileBrendan Smith: Hits, 1.49 a game, 61st percentileBrendan Smith: Corsi for %, 57.0%, 98th percentileBrendan Smith: CF% rel, 7.8, 99th percentileBrendan Smith: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 82nd percentileBrendan Smith: Rating, +4.0 goals above replacement, 67th percentileBrendan Smith: Chances created, 0.23 xG per 60, 66th percentileBrendan Smith: Shot quality, 3.7% a shot, 77th percentileBrendan Smith: Finishing, -1.2 goals above expected, 27th percentileMarc Staal: Goals, 0.03 a game, 25th percentileMarc Staal: Assists, 0.17 a game, 40th percentileMarc Staal: Points, 0.19 a game, 36th percentileMarc Staal: Shots, 0.84 a game, 22nd percentileMarc Staal: Hits, 0.84 a game, 30th percentileMarc Staal: Corsi for %, 45.3%, 10th percentileMarc Staal: CF% rel, -2.5, 28th percentileMarc Staal: On-ice xG %, 44.9%, 10th percentileMarc Staal: Rating, -0.8 goals above replacement, 22nd percentileMarc Staal: Chances created, 0.12 xG per 60, 24th percentileMarc Staal: Shot quality, 3.4% a shot, 61st percentileMarc Staal: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 29th percentile
051015204060Brendan Smith 15Marc Staal 15

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

Brendan Smith
Marc Staal

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The numbers

Brendan Smith D, CBJ 2015-16 Marc Staal D, PHI
63 Games played 77
3 Goals 2
12 Assists 13
15 Points 15
0.24 Points per game 0.19
1 Plus/minus 2
82 Shots 65
3.7 Shooting % 3.1
94 Hits 65
62 Penalty minutes 36
17:36 Average ice time 19:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.0 Corsi for % 45.3
+7.8 CF% relative to team -2.5
55.1 Fenwick for % 46.0
53.5 Expected goals for % 44.9
+5.4 xGF% relative to team -3.4
54.9 Goals for % 49.4
100.0 PDO 101.1
149 Shot attempts taken 137
Expected goals, all situations
4.2 Expected goals 3.1
0.23 Expected goals per 60 0.12
3.7% Chance per attempt 3.4%
-1.2 Goals above expected -1.1
Rating, in goals
+4.0 Goals above replacement -0.8
+0.7 Wins above replacement -0.1
+1.3 Even-strength offence -3.0
+0.6 Even-strength defence -1.3
-0.2 Power play -0.1
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.1
-1.4 Penalties -1.5
Contract
$2.75M Cap hit $5.7M
$183K Cap dollars per point $380K
$3.1M Worth at the going rate $73K
+$351K Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.6M

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