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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Erik Karlsson Brent Burns

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerErik Karlsson: Goals, 0.26 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Assists, 0.55 a game, 98th percentileErik Karlsson: Points, 0.80 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Shots, 3.56 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Hits, 1.13 a game, 41st percentileErik Karlsson: Corsi for %, 52.9%, 76th percentileErik Karlsson: CF% rel, 4.7, 95th percentileErik Karlsson: On-ice xG %, 52.4%, 65th percentileErik Karlsson: Rating, +14.3 goals above replacement, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Chances created, 0.42 xG per 60, 98th percentileErik Karlsson: Shot quality, 3.6% a shot, 72nd percentileErik Karlsson: Finishing, +5.3 goals above expected, 96th percentileBrent Burns: Goals, 0.21 a game, 97th percentileBrent Burns: Assists, 0.52 a game, 96th percentileBrent Burns: Points, 0.73 a game, 97th percentileBrent Burns: Shots, 2.99 a game, 98th percentileBrent Burns: Hits, 1.80 a game, 68th percentileBrent Burns: Corsi for %, 53.4%, 81st percentileBrent Burns: CF% rel, 3.5, 84th percentileBrent Burns: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 77th percentileBrent Burns: Rating, +13.9 goals above replacement, 99th percentileBrent Burns: Chances created, 0.44 xG per 60, 99th percentileBrent Burns: Shot quality, 3.8% a shot, 81st percentileBrent Burns: Finishing, +2.5 goals above expected, 84th percentile
020406020406080Erik Karlsson 66Brent Burns 60

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

Erik Karlsson
Brent Burns

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The numbers

Erik Karlsson D, PIT 2014-15 Brent Burns D, COL
82 Games played 82
21 Goals 17
45 Assists 43
66 Points 60
0.80 Points per game 0.73
7 Plus/minus -9
292 Shots 245
7.2 Shooting % 6.9
93 Hits 148
42 Penalty minutes 65
27:15 Average ice time 23:57
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.9 Corsi for % 53.4
+4.7 CF% relative to team +3.5
50.7 Fenwick for % 53.4
52.4 Expected goals for % 53.5
+2.7 xGF% relative to team +4.0
53.2 Goals for % 47.9
100.9 PDO 98.7
396 Shot attempts taken 398
Expected goals, all situations
15.7 Expected goals 14.5
0.42 Expected goals per 60 0.44
3.6% Chance per attempt 3.8%
+5.3 Goals above expected +2.5
Rating, in goals
+14.3 Goals above replacement +13.9
+2.4 Wins above replacement +2.3
+6.5 Even-strength offence +7.7
-0.3 Even-strength defence -0.5
+0.8 Power play +2.9
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.4
-0.1 Penalties -2.4
Contract
$6.5M Cap hit $5.76M
$98K Cap dollars per point $96K
$9.2M Worth at the going rate $8.9M
+$2.7M 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