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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

John Tavares Eric Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.36 a game, 93rd percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.49 a game, 92nd percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.86 a game, 95th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.38 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.55 a game, 20th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 53.0%, 79th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 7.4, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 82nd percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +14.3 goals above replacement, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.22 xG per 60, 98th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 87th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, -7.9 goals above expected, 3rd percentileEric Staal: Goals, 0.34 a game, 89th percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.45 a game, 86th percentileEric Staal: Points, 0.79 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Shots, 2.57 a game, 87th percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.51 a game, 17th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 65th percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 87th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 72nd percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 62nd percentileEric Staal: Finishing, +2.5 goals above expected, 75th 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

John Tavares
Eric Staal

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The numbers

John Tavares C, TOR 2016-17 Eric Staal C, FLA
77 Games played 82
28 Goals 28
38 Assists 37
66 Points 65
0.86 Points per game 0.79
4 Plus/minus 17
260 Shots 211
10.8 Shooting % 13.3
42 Hits 42
38 Penalty minutes 34
20:25 Average ice time 18:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.0 Corsi for % 51.4
+7.4 CF% relative to team +2.9
52.6 Fenwick for % 51.4
54.0 Expected goals for % 56.3
+8.2 xGF% relative to team +1.6
52.8 Goals for % 55.1
100.0 PDO 100.7
307 Shot attempts taken 250
Expected goals, all situations
31.9 Expected goals 21.5
1.22 Expected goals per 60 0.84
9.0% Chance per attempt 8.0%
-7.9 Goals above expected +2.5
Rating, in goals
+14.3 Goals above replacement +9.3
+2.4 Wins above replacement +1.5
+6.4 Even-strength offence +3.7
+0.3 Even-strength defence +0.6
+1.1 Power play +0.2
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.3
+1.9 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$5.5M Cap hit $3.5M
$83K Cap dollars per point $54K
$9.7M Worth at the going rate $6.5M
+$4.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$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