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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

David Perron Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDavid Perron: Goals, 0.22 a game, 67th percentileDavid Perron: Assists, 0.34 a game, 74th percentileDavid Perron: Points, 0.56 a game, 70th percentileDavid Perron: Shots, 1.84 a game, 59th percentileDavid Perron: Hits, 1.06 a game, 55th percentileDavid Perron: Corsi for %, 51.1%, 61st percentileDavid Perron: CF% rel, 1.3, 59th percentileDavid Perron: On-ice xG %, 52.2%, 66th percentileDavid Perron: Rating, +3.9 goals above replacement, 60th percentileDavid Perron: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 31st percentileDavid Perron: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 31st percentileDavid Perron: Finishing, +1.0 goals above expected, 63rd percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.31 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.56 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.14 a game, 73rd percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.62 a game, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 45.1%, 9th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -3.5, 14th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 46.0%, 17th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 68th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 66th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 59th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.2 goals above expected, 80th 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

David Perron
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

David Perron L, DET 2016-17 Brock Nelson C, COL
82 Games played 81
18 Goals 20
28 Assists 25
46 Points 45
0.56 Points per game 0.56
-2 Plus/minus -6
151 Shots 173
11.9 Shooting % 11.6
87 Hits 50
54 Penalty minutes 36
17:18 Average ice time 15:39
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.1 Corsi for % 45.1
+1.3 CF% relative to team -3.5
50.7 Fenwick for % 45.4
52.2 Expected goals for % 46.0
+1.5 xGF% relative to team -3.3
50.0 Goals for % 48.3
99.4 PDO 100.8
198 Shot attempts taken 238
Expected goals, all situations
15.0 Expected goals 16.8
0.64 Expected goals per 60 0.80
7.1% Chance per attempt 7.9%
+1.0 Goals above expected +3.2
Rating, in goals
+3.9 Goals above replacement +5.0
+0.6 Wins above replacement +0.8
-1.1 Even-strength offence +0.1
+1.5 Even-strength defence +0.1
-0.9 Power play -0.4
+0.7 Penalty kill 0.0
-0.2 Penalties +1.7
Contract
$3.75M Cap hit $2.5M
$82K Cap dollars per point $56K
$3M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
-$700K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.2M

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