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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Patrick Kane Nikita Kucherov

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrick Kane: Goals, 0.41 a game, 97th percentilePatrick Kane: Assists, 0.67 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Points, 1.09 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Shots, 3.56 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Hits, 0.34 a game, 7th percentilePatrick Kane: Corsi for %, 51.5%, 67th percentilePatrick Kane: CF% rel, 1.7, 65th percentilePatrick Kane: On-ice xG %, 46.3%, 19th percentilePatrick Kane: Rating, +4.9 goals above replacement, 67th percentilePatrick Kane: Chances created, 0.78 xG per 60, 62nd percentilePatrick Kane: Shot quality, 6.0% a shot, 7th percentilePatrick Kane: Finishing, +8.3 goals above expected, 96th percentileNikita Kucherov: Goals, 0.54 a game, 99th percentileNikita Kucherov: Assists, 0.61 a game, 98th percentileNikita Kucherov: Points, 1.15 a game, 99th percentileNikita Kucherov: Shots, 3.32 a game, 97th percentileNikita Kucherov: Hits, 0.41 a game, 11th percentileNikita Kucherov: Corsi for %, 55.3%, 94th percentileNikita Kucherov: CF% rel, 6.0, 94th percentileNikita Kucherov: On-ice xG %, 56.0%, 92nd percentileNikita Kucherov: Rating, +16.2 goals above replacement, 99th percentileNikita Kucherov: Chances created, 1.01 xG per 60, 90th percentileNikita Kucherov: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 29th percentileNikita Kucherov: Finishing, +12.9 goals above expected, 99th percentile
02040608020406080Patrick Kane 89Nikita Kucherov 85

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
Nikita Kucherov

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The numbers

Patrick Kane R, CHI 2016-17 Nikita Kucherov R, TBL
82 Games played 74
34 Goals 40
55 Assists 45
89 Points 85
1.09 Points per game 1.15
11 Plus/minus 13
292 Shots 246
11.6 Shooting % 16.3
28 Hits 30
32 Penalty minutes 38
21:24 Average ice time 19:26
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.5 Corsi for % 55.3
+1.7 CF% relative to team +6.0
49.9 Fenwick for % 54.0
46.3 Expected goals for % 56.0
-4.4 xGF% relative to team +8.5
53.7 Goals for % 60.2
101.8 PDO 102.5
335 Shot attempts taken 262
Expected goals, all situations
22.7 Expected goals 24.1
0.78 Expected goals per 60 1.01
6.0% Chance per attempt 7.0%
+8.3 Goals above expected +12.9
Rating, in goals
+4.9 Goals above replacement +16.2
+0.8 Wins above replacement +2.7
+3.3 Even-strength offence +7.1
-5.1 Even-strength defence +0.9
+0.9 Power play +3.1
-0.2 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.2 Penalties +1.1
Contract
$10.5M Cap hit $4.767M
$118K Cap dollars per point $56K
$3.7M Worth at the going rate $10.9M
-$6.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$6.1M

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