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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Erik Karlsson Mattias Ekholm

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerErik Karlsson: Goals, 0.06 a game, 48th percentileErik Karlsson: Assists, 0.79 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Points, 0.85 a game, 98th percentileErik Karlsson: Shots, 3.19 a game, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Hits, 0.83 a game, 24th percentileErik Karlsson: Corsi for %, 59.3%, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: CF% rel, 6.8, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: On-ice xG %, 58.9%, 99th percentileErik Karlsson: Rating, +11.1 goals above replacement, 98th percentileErik Karlsson: Chances created, 0.37 xG per 60, 93rd percentileErik Karlsson: Shot quality, 3.2% a shot, 50th percentileErik Karlsson: Finishing, -5.0 goals above expected, 1st percentileMattias Ekholm: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileMattias Ekholm: Assists, 0.45 a game, 90th percentileMattias Ekholm: Points, 0.55 a game, 89th percentileMattias Ekholm: Shots, 1.83 a game, 78th percentileMattias Ekholm: Hits, 0.85 a game, 26th percentileMattias Ekholm: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 88th percentileMattias Ekholm: CF% rel, 3.3, 87th percentileMattias Ekholm: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 80th percentileMattias Ekholm: Rating, +7.7 goals above replacement, 89th percentileMattias Ekholm: Chances created, 0.24 xG per 60, 66th percentileMattias Ekholm: Shot quality, 3.6% a shot, 69th percentileMattias Ekholm: Finishing, +0.5 goals above expected, 66th percentile
01020304020406080Erik Karlsson 45Mattias Ekholm 44

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
Mattias Ekholm

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The numbers

Erik Karlsson D, PIT 2018-19 Mattias Ekholm D, EDM
53 Games played 80
3 Goals 8
42 Assists 36
45 Points 44
0.85 Points per game 0.55
6 Plus/minus 27
169 Shots 146
1.8 Shooting % 5.5
44 Hits 68
22 Penalty minutes 47
24:29 Average ice time 23:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
59.3 Corsi for % 54.2
+6.8 CF% relative to team +3.3
58.9 Fenwick for % 54.5
58.9 Expected goals for % 53.5
+6.3 xGF% relative to team +3.3
53.4 Goals for % 57.0
98.1 PDO 100.7
309 Shot attempts taken 250
Expected goals, all situations
8.0 Expected goals 7.5
0.37 Expected goals per 60 0.24
3.2% Chance per attempt 3.6%
-5.0 Goals above expected +0.5
Rating, in goals
+11.1 Goals above replacement +7.7
+1.8 Wins above replacement +1.3
+4.0 Even-strength offence +1.0
+2.6 Even-strength defence +1.7
+1.2 Power play -0.3
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.3
-0.9 Penalties -1.3
Contract
$6.5M Cap hit $3.75M
$144K Cap dollars per point $85K
$8.2M Worth at the going rate $5.9M
+$1.7M 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