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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Erik Karlsson Aaron Ekblad

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerErik Karlsson: Goals, 0.15 a game, 92nd percentileErik Karlsson: Assists, 0.27 a game, 66th percentileErik Karlsson: Points, 0.42 a game, 75th percentileErik Karlsson: Shots, 2.12 a game, 87th percentileErik Karlsson: Hits, 0.38 a game, 4th percentileErik Karlsson: Corsi for %, 47.3%, 25th percentileErik Karlsson: CF% rel, -0.9, 39th percentileErik Karlsson: On-ice xG %, 45.4%, 18th percentileErik Karlsson: Rating, -1.6 goals above replacement, 9th percentileErik Karlsson: Chances created, 0.31 xG per 60, 90th percentileErik Karlsson: Shot quality, 3.9% a shot, 89th percentileErik Karlsson: Finishing, +1.7 goals above expected, 88th percentileAaron Ekblad: Goals, 0.31 a game, 99th percentileAaron Ekblad: Assists, 0.31 a game, 74th percentileAaron Ekblad: Points, 0.63 a game, 92nd percentileAaron Ekblad: Shots, 2.89 a game, 97th percentileAaron Ekblad: Hits, 0.69 a game, 20th percentileAaron Ekblad: Corsi for %, 54.4%, 88th percentileAaron Ekblad: CF% rel, 3.5, 87th percentileAaron Ekblad: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 86th percentileAaron Ekblad: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 78th percentileAaron Ekblad: Chances created, 0.51 xG per 60, 99th percentileAaron Ekblad: Shot quality, 5.1% a shot, 99th percentileAaron Ekblad: Finishing, +3.6 goals above expected, 97th percentile
051015202040Erik Karlsson 22Aaron Ekblad 22

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
Aaron Ekblad

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The numbers

Erik Karlsson D, PIT 2020-21 Aaron Ekblad D, FLA
52 Games played 35
8 Goals 11
14 Assists 11
22 Points 22
0.42 Points per game 0.63
-18 Plus/minus 5
110 Shots 101
7.3 Shooting % 10.9
20 Hits 24
18 Penalty minutes 33
23:36 Average ice time 25:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.3 Corsi for % 54.4
-0.9 CF% relative to team +3.5
46.8 Fenwick for % 54.2
45.4 Expected goals for % 55.4
-6.0 xGF% relative to team +2.2
43.2 Goals for % 55.0
98.6 PDO 100.0
175 Shot attempts taken 110
Expected goals, all situations
6.3 Expected goals 7.4
0.31 Expected goals per 60 0.51
3.9% Chance per attempt 5.1%
+1.7 Goals above expected +3.6
Rating, in goals
-1.6 Goals above replacement +4.3
-0.3 Wins above replacement +0.7
+0.1 Even-strength offence +0.5
-5.0 Even-strength defence +0.8
-0.7 Power play +0.8
-0.4 Penalty kill 0.0
+0.3 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$11.5M Cap hit $7.5M
$523K Cap dollars per point $341K
-$956K Worth at the going rate $5.1M
-$12.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.4M

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