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At a glance

Steven Stamkos Ilya Kovalchuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSteven Stamkos: Goals, 0.73 a game, 99th percentileSteven Stamkos: Assists, 0.45 a game, 87th percentileSteven Stamkos: Points, 1.18 a game, 99th percentileSteven Stamkos: Shots, 3.70 a game, 98th percentileSteven Stamkos: Hits, 1.33 a game, 62nd percentileSteven Stamkos: Corsi for %, 49.1%, 40th percentileSteven Stamkos: CF% rel, 2.9, 75th percentileSteven Stamkos: On-ice xG %, 48.3%, 36th percentileSteven Stamkos: Rating, +14.7 goals above replacement, 97th percentileSteven Stamkos: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 90th percentileSteven Stamkos: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 55th percentileSteven Stamkos: Finishing, +26.9 goals above expected, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Goals, 0.48 a game, 98th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Assists, 0.60 a game, 96th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Points, 1.08 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shots, 4.03 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Hits, 0.35 a game, 7th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 68th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: CF% rel, 2.4, 71st percentileIlya Kovalchuk: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 74th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Rating, +9.0 goals above replacement, 87th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 72nd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 15th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 93rd percentile
02040608020406080Steven Stamkos 97Ilya Kovalchuk 83

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

Steven Stamkos
Ilya Kovalchuk

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The numbers

Steven Stamkos C, NSH 2011-12 Ilya Kovalchuk L, WSH
82 Games played 77
60 Goals 37
37 Assists 46
97 Points 83
1.18 Points per game 1.08
7 Plus/minus -9
303 Shots 310
19.8 Shooting % 11.9
109 Hits 27
66 Penalty minutes 33
22:01 Average ice time 23:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.1 Corsi for % 51.9
+2.9 CF% relative to team +2.4
49.1 Fenwick for % 51.9
48.3 Expected goals for % 53.0
+1.8 xGF% relative to team +3.0
57.3 Goals for % 50.0
103.6 PDO 99.5
340 Shot attempts taken 332
Expected goals, all situations
31.1 Expected goals 25.7
1.03 Expected goals per 60 0.84
7.6% Chance per attempt 6.1%
+26.9 Goals above expected +7.3
Rating, in goals
+14.7 Goals above replacement +9.0
+2.5 Wins above replacement +1.5
+10.1 Even-strength offence +5.3
-3.6 Even-strength defence -3.1
+1.4 Power play +0.6
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.8
+2.0 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$7.5M Cap hit $6.667M
$77K Cap dollars per point $80K
$7.2M Worth at the going rate $4.6M
-$337K Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.1M

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