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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Simon Despres Justin Braun

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSimon Despres: Goals, 0.04 a game, 37th percentileSimon Despres: Assists, 0.27 a game, 70th percentileSimon Despres: Points, 0.31 a game, 61st percentileSimon Despres: Shots, 1.37 a game, 58th percentileSimon Despres: Hits, 3.11 a game, 97th percentileSimon Despres: Corsi for %, 52.1%, 69th percentileSimon Despres: CF% rel, -0.6, 46th percentileSimon Despres: On-ice xG %, 50.5%, 50th percentileSimon Despres: Rating, +1.2 goals above replacement, 42nd percentileSimon Despres: Chances created, 0.18 xG per 60, 53rd percentileSimon Despres: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 29th percentileSimon Despres: Finishing, -0.9 goals above expected, 29th percentileJustin Braun: Goals, 0.01 a game, 12th percentileJustin Braun: Assists, 0.31 a game, 77th percentileJustin Braun: Points, 0.33 a game, 65th percentileJustin Braun: Shots, 1.34 a game, 55th percentileJustin Braun: Hits, 1.13 a game, 39th percentileJustin Braun: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 52nd percentileJustin Braun: CF% rel, -1.5, 37th percentileJustin Braun: On-ice xG %, 49.6%, 44th percentileJustin Braun: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 48th percentileJustin Braun: Chances created, 0.15 xG per 60, 39th percentileJustin Braun: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 32nd percentileJustin Braun: Finishing, -2.7 goals above expected, 6th 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

Simon Despres
Justin Braun

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The numbers

Simon Despres D, ANA 2014-15 Justin Braun D, PHI
75 Games played 70
3 Goals 1
20 Assists 22
23 Points 23
0.31 Points per game 0.33
11 Plus/minus 8
103 Shots 94
2.9 Shooting % 1.1
233 Hits 79
86 Penalty minutes 48
16:52 Average ice time 21:02
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.1 Corsi for % 50.5
-0.6 CF% relative to team -1.5
52.6 Fenwick for % 50.1
50.5 Expected goals for % 49.6
-1.9 xGF% relative to team -2.2
51.7 Goals for % 50.6
99.8 PDO 99.7
192 Shot attempts taken 185
Expected goals, all situations
3.9 Expected goals 3.7
0.18 Expected goals per 60 0.15
2.7% Chance per attempt 2.7%
-0.9 Goals above expected -2.7
Rating, in goals
+1.2 Goals above replacement +1.9
+0.2 Wins above replacement +0.3
-0.4 Even-strength offence -2.8
-0.5 Even-strength defence +0.9
-0.4 Power play 0.0
+0.2 Penalty kill -0.6
-1.9 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$900K Cap hit $1.25M
$39K Cap dollars per point $54K
$1.3M Worth at the going rate $1.7M
+$384K Value: worth minus cap hit +$429K

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