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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Matt Duchene Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Duchene: Goals, 0.23 a game, 71st percentileMatt Duchene: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileMatt Duchene: Points, 0.53 a game, 67th percentileMatt Duchene: Shots, 2.08 a game, 70th percentileMatt Duchene: Hits, 0.55 a game, 20th percentileMatt Duchene: Corsi for %, 49.1%, 38th percentileMatt Duchene: CF% rel, 1.0, 57th percentileMatt Duchene: On-ice xG %, 46.3%, 19th percentileMatt Duchene: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 77th percentileMatt Duchene: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 69th percentileMatt Duchene: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 77th percentileMatt Duchene: Finishing, -1.2 goals above expected, 41st percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.22 a game, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.30 a game, 68th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.52 a game, 65th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.05 a game, 69th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.81 a game, 39th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 46th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 1.8, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +5.1 goals above replacement, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 60th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 58th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -0.3 goals above expected, 50th 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

Matt Duchene
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Matt Duchene C, DAL 2016-17 Frans Nielsen C, DET
77 Games played 79
18 Goals 17
23 Assists 24
41 Points 41
0.53 Points per game 0.52
-34 Plus/minus -19
160 Shots 162
11.3 Shooting % 10.5
42 Hits 64
12 Penalty minutes 18
18:18 Average ice time 17:09
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.1 Corsi for % 49.9
+1.0 CF% relative to team +1.8
48.5 Fenwick for % 49.5
46.3 Expected goals for % 50.6
+3.0 xGF% relative to team +2.8
34.8 Goals for % 43.8
95.9 PDO 97.7
212 Shot attempts taken 187
Expected goals, all situations
19.2 Expected goals 17.3
0.82 Expected goals per 60 0.77
8.5% Chance per attempt 7.9%
-1.2 Goals above expected -0.3
Rating, in goals
+6.1 Goals above replacement +5.1
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.9
+2.0 Even-strength offence +1.2
-0.5 Even-strength defence -0.5
-1.2 Power play 0.0
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.3
+1.8 Penalties +1.0
Contract
$6M Cap hit $5.25M
$146K Cap dollars per point $128K
$4.5M Worth at the going rate $3.8M
-$1.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.4M

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