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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Lars Eller Ben Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerLars Eller: Goals, 0.16 a game, 47th percentileLars Eller: Assists, 0.18 a game, 39th percentileLars Eller: Points, 0.34 a game, 41st percentileLars Eller: Shots, 1.78 a game, 54th percentileLars Eller: Hits, 1.69 a game, 74th percentileLars Eller: Corsi for %, 48.2%, 29th percentileLars Eller: CF% rel, 1.9, 67th percentileLars Eller: On-ice xG %, 50.9%, 56th percentileLars Eller: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 62nd percentileLars Eller: Chances created, 0.72 xG per 60, 48th percentileLars Eller: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 68th percentileLars Eller: Finishing, -2.8 goals above expected, 25th percentileBen Smith: Goals, 0.19 a game, 56th percentileBen Smith: Assists, 0.16 a game, 32nd percentileBen Smith: Points, 0.35 a game, 43rd percentileBen Smith: Shots, 1.20 a game, 26th percentileBen Smith: Hits, 0.53 a game, 18th percentileBen Smith: Corsi for %, 51.2%, 58th percentileBen Smith: CF% rel, -5.4, 8th percentileBen Smith: On-ice xG %, 54.3%, 80th percentileBen Smith: Rating, +7.6 goals above replacement, 80th percentileBen Smith: Chances created, 0.70 xG per 60, 43rd percentileBen Smith: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 95th percentileBen Smith: Finishing, +1.9 goals above expected, 69th percentile
01020204060Lars Eller 26Ben Smith 26

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

Lars Eller
Ben Smith

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The numbers

Lars Eller C, FLA 2013-14 Ben Smith R, TOR
77 Games played 75
12 Goals 14
14 Assists 12
26 Points 26
0.34 Points per game 0.35
-15 Plus/minus 3
137 Shots 90
8.8 Shooting % 15.6
130 Hits 40
68 Penalty minutes 2
15:58 Average ice time 12:44
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.2 Corsi for % 51.2
+1.9 CF% relative to team -5.4
49.5 Fenwick for % 53.6
50.9 Expected goals for % 54.3
+4.1 xGF% relative to team -1.7
38.0 Goals for % 52.4
96.9 PDO 99.5
209 Shot attempts taken 139
Expected goals, all situations
14.8 Expected goals 11.1
0.72 Expected goals per 60 0.70
8.0% Chance per attempt 9.2%
-2.8 Goals above expected +1.9
Rating, in goals
+4.5 Goals above replacement +7.6
+0.7 Wins above replacement +1.3
+0.4 Even-strength offence -1.2
+1.1 Even-strength defence +3.7
-0.4 Power play -0.2
+0.9 Penalty kill +0.5
-1.0 Penalties +2.1
Contract
$1.15M Cap hit $562K
$44K Cap dollars per point $22K
$3.1M Worth at the going rate $4.9M
+$1.9M Value: worth minus cap hit +$4.3M

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