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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Gustav Nyquist Phil Kessel

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerGustav Nyquist: Goals, 0.22 a game, 62nd percentileGustav Nyquist: Assists, 0.43 a game, 79th percentileGustav Nyquist: Points, 0.65 a game, 72nd percentileGustav Nyquist: Shots, 1.49 a game, 40th percentileGustav Nyquist: Hits, 0.50 a game, 17th percentileGustav Nyquist: Corsi for %, 46.4%, 21st percentileGustav Nyquist: CF% rel, -2.0, 29th percentileGustav Nyquist: On-ice xG %, 42.5%, 7th percentileGustav Nyquist: Rating, +0.6 goals above replacement, 32nd percentileGustav Nyquist: Chances created, 0.61 xG per 60, 19th percentileGustav Nyquist: Shot quality, 8.9% a shot, 68th percentileGustav Nyquist: Finishing, +2.1 goals above expected, 71st percentilePhil Kessel: Goals, 0.10 a game, 21st percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.54 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.63 a game, 71st percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 2.13 a game, 67th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.07 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 44.4%, 10th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 0.5, 52nd percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 42.7%, 8th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, -1.0 goals above replacement, 14th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 42nd percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 24th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, -9.8 goals above expected, 1st percentile
0204020406080Gustav Nyquist 53Phil Kessel 52

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

Gustav Nyquist
Phil Kessel

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The numbers

Gustav Nyquist R, WPG 2021-22 Phil Kessel R, VGK
82 Games played 82
18 Goals 8
35 Assists 44
53 Points 52
0.65 Points per game 0.63
-12 Plus/minus -24
122 Shots 175
14.8 Shooting % 4.6
41 Hits 6
26 Penalty minutes 40
17:50 Average ice time 16:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.4 Corsi for % 44.4
-2.0 CF% relative to team +0.5
45.4 Fenwick for % 44.0
42.5 Expected goals for % 42.7
-2.5 xGF% relative to team +0.8
43.4 Goals for % 42.0
99.4 PDO 99.4
152 Shot attempts taken 227
Expected goals, all situations
14.9 Expected goals 16.8
0.61 Expected goals per 60 0.74
8.9% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+2.1 Goals above expected -9.8
Rating, in goals
+0.6 Goals above replacement -1.0
+0.1 Wins above replacement -0.2
+0.0 Even-strength offence +1.8
-4.4 Even-strength defence -3.8
+0.1 Power play -1.2
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.8 Penalties -1.5
Contract
$5.5M Cap hit $8M
$104K Cap dollars per point $154K
$1.1M Worth at the going rate -$43K
-$4.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$8M

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