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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Derek Stepan Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDerek Stepan: Goals, 0.21 a game, 59th percentileDerek Stepan: Assists, 0.28 a game, 62nd percentileDerek Stepan: Points, 0.49 a game, 61st percentileDerek Stepan: Shots, 2.71 a game, 87th percentileDerek Stepan: Hits, 0.69 a game, 31st percentileDerek Stepan: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 56th percentileDerek Stepan: CF% rel, 1.7, 69th percentileDerek Stepan: On-ice xG %, 49.7%, 46th percentileDerek Stepan: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 62nd percentileDerek Stepan: Chances created, 0.75 xG per 60, 47th percentileDerek Stepan: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 20th percentileDerek Stepan: Finishing, -3.4 goals above expected, 23rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.14 a game, 37th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.35 a game, 75th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.49 a game, 61st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 1.67 a game, 50th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 1.10 a game, 56th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 44.6%, 5th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, -3.4, 14th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 42.5%, 5th percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, -2.3 goals above replacement, 5th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.52 xG per 60, 9th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 22nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -0.4 goals above expected, 51st 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

Derek Stepan
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Derek Stepan C, CAR 2018-19 Frans Nielsen C, DET
72 Games played 72
15 Goals 10
20 Assists 25
35 Points 35
0.49 Points per game 0.49
-2 Plus/minus -7
195 Shots 120
7.7 Shooting % 8.3
50 Hits 79
14 Penalty minutes 14
19:13 Average ice time 16:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 44.6
+1.7 CF% relative to team -3.4
51.2 Fenwick for % 44.0
49.7 Expected goals for % 42.5
+0.7 xGF% relative to team -3.2
46.7 Goals for % 49.4
98.3 PDO 101.6
228 Shot attempts taken 144
Expected goals, all situations
17.4 Expected goals 10.4
0.75 Expected goals per 60 0.52
7.0% Chance per attempt 7.1%
-3.4 Goals above expected -0.4
Rating, in goals
+4.3 Goals above replacement -2.3
+0.7 Wins above replacement -0.4
+1.6 Even-strength offence -3.1
-0.2 Even-strength defence -0.5
-1.9 Power play -1.1
+0.5 Penalty kill -0.5
+0.4 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$6.5M Cap hit $5.25M
$186K Cap dollars per point $150K
$3.5M Worth at the going rate -$951K
-$3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$6.2M

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