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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Justin Schultz Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJustin Schultz: Goals, 0.07 a game, 64th percentileJustin Schultz: Assists, 0.31 a game, 75th percentileJustin Schultz: Points, 0.38 a game, 74th percentileJustin Schultz: Shots, 1.51 a game, 65th percentileJustin Schultz: Hits, 0.51 a game, 7th percentileJustin Schultz: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 45th percentileJustin Schultz: CF% rel, 3.3, 83rd percentileJustin Schultz: On-ice xG %, 47.1%, 24th percentileJustin Schultz: Rating, +5.5 goals above replacement, 76th percentileJustin Schultz: Chances created, 0.26 xG per 60, 75th percentileJustin Schultz: Shot quality, 4.2% a shot, 93rd percentileJustin Schultz: Finishing, -2.0 goals above expected, 13th percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.05 a game, 46th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.33 a game, 79th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.38 a game, 73rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.43 a game, 61st percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.74 a game, 66th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 66th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 0.8, 63rd percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 53.2%, 73rd percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.18 xG per 60, 50th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.9% a shot, 37th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -1.5 goals above expected, 19th percentile
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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

Justin Schultz
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Justin Schultz D, SEA 2014-15 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
81 Games played 82
6 Goals 4
25 Assists 27
31 Points 31
0.38 Points per game 0.38
-17 Plus/minus 7
122 Shots 117
4.9 Shooting % 3.4
41 Hits 143
12 Penalty minutes 47
22:37 Average ice time 22:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.0 Corsi for % 51.9
+3.3 CF% relative to team +0.8
50.0 Fenwick for % 51.8
47.1 Expected goals for % 53.2
+3.8 xGF% relative to team +0.3
46.3 Goals for % 50.5
98.4 PDO 100.1
212 Shot attempts taken 230
Expected goals, all situations
8.0 Expected goals 5.5
0.26 Expected goals per 60 0.18
4.2% Chance per attempt 2.9%
-2.0 Goals above expected -1.5
Rating, in goals
+5.5 Goals above replacement +6.6
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.1
+3.5 Even-strength offence -2.0
-3.3 Even-strength defence +3.0
-0.7 Power play +0.5
-0.3 Penalty kill +1.2
+0.2 Penalties -2.3
Contract
$3.675M Cap hit $5.75M
$119K Cap dollars per point $185K
$3.9M Worth at the going rate $4.5M
+$176K Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.3M

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