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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Patrick Kane Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrick Kane: Goals, 0.56 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Assists, 0.73 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Points, 1.29 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Shots, 3.50 a game, 98th percentilePatrick Kane: Hits, 0.45 a game, 13th percentilePatrick Kane: Corsi for %, 51.8%, 68th percentilePatrick Kane: CF% rel, 1.7, 63rd percentilePatrick Kane: On-ice xG %, 47.9%, 33rd percentilePatrick Kane: Rating, +13.5 goals above replacement, 98th percentilePatrick Kane: Chances created, 0.85 xG per 60, 75th percentilePatrick Kane: Shot quality, 6.6% a shot, 23rd percentilePatrick Kane: Finishing, +19.2 goals above expected, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.23 a game, 70th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.77 a game, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 1.00 a game, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.48 a game, 43rd percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.59 a game, 22nd percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 56.3%, 96th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 6.5, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 60.7%, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +14.7 goals above replacement, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.49 xG per 60, 13th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 48th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, +4.6 goals above expected, 86th percentile
05010020406080Patrick Kane 106Joe Thornton 82

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

Patrick Kane
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Patrick Kane R, CHI 2015-16 Joe Thornton C, FLA
82 Games played 82
46 Goals 19
60 Assists 63
106 Points 82
1.29 Points per game 1.00
17 Plus/minus 25
287 Shots 121
16.0 Shooting % 15.7
37 Hits 48
30 Penalty minutes 54
20:25 Average ice time 18:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.8 Corsi for % 56.3
+1.7 CF% relative to team +6.5
50.4 Fenwick for % 58.0
47.9 Expected goals for % 60.7
-1.0 xGF% relative to team +7.1
55.8 Goals for % 70.7
102.0 PDO 104.4
301 Shot attempts taken 127
Expected goals, all situations
23.8 Expected goals 12.4
0.85 Expected goals per 60 0.49
6.6% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+19.2 Goals above expected +4.6
Rating, in goals
+13.5 Goals above replacement +14.7
+2.3 Wins above replacement +2.5
+5.9 Even-strength offence +4.3
-2.9 Even-strength defence +3.6
+4.5 Power play +2.8
0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
+1.5 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$10.5M Cap hit $6.75M
$99K Cap dollars per point $82K
$9.1M Worth at the going rate $9.9M
-$1.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.1M

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