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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Erik Karlsson Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerErik Karlsson: Goals, 0.35 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Assists, 0.47 a game, 94th percentileErik Karlsson: Points, 0.82 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Shots, 4.65 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Hits, 0.59 a game, 16th percentileErik Karlsson: Corsi for %, 59.0%, 97th percentileErik Karlsson: CF% rel, 7.3, 95th percentileErik Karlsson: On-ice xG %, 56.8%, 92nd percentileErik Karlsson: Rating, +4.9 goals above replacement, 89th percentileErik Karlsson: Chances created, 0.49 xG per 60, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Shot quality, 3.4% a shot, 69th percentileErik Karlsson: Finishing, +2.2 goals above expected, 91st percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.10 a game, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.25 a game, 65th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.35 a game, 70th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.68 a game, 74th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.23 a game, 48th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 51.0%, 62nd percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 3.4, 84th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 48.9%, 41st percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +0.3 goals above replacement, 34th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.23 xG per 60, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.9% a shot, 37th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +0.8 goals above expected, 71st percentile
05102040Erik Karlsson 14Matt Niskanen 14

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
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Erik Karlsson D, PIT 2012-13 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
17 Games played 40
6 Goals 4
8 Assists 10
14 Points 14
0.82 Points per game 0.35
8 Plus/minus 4
79 Shots 67
7.6 Shooting % 6.0
10 Hits 49
8 Penalty minutes 12
27:09 Average ice time 20:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
59.0 Corsi for % 51.0
+7.3 CF% relative to team +3.4
55.8 Fenwick for % 51.2
56.8 Expected goals for % 48.9
+5.3 xGF% relative to team -3.4
59.1 Goals for % 55.8
101.2 PDO 101.4
118 Shot attempts taken 111
Expected goals, all situations
3.8 Expected goals 3.2
0.49 Expected goals per 60 0.23
3.4% Chance per attempt 2.9%
+2.2 Goals above expected +0.8
Rating, in goals
+4.9 Goals above replacement +0.3
+0.8 Wins above replacement +0.0
+1.3 Even-strength offence -0.4
+1.4 Even-strength defence -0.8
+0.3 Power play -0.7
-0.4 Penalty kill +0.2
+0.7 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$6.5M Cap hit $2.3M
$464K Cap dollars per point $164K

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