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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Matt Duchene Phil Kessel

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Duchene: Goals, 0.39 a game, 95th percentileMatt Duchene: Assists, 0.38 a game, 80th percentileMatt Duchene: Points, 0.78 a game, 91st percentileMatt Duchene: Shots, 2.63 a game, 88th percentileMatt Duchene: Hits, 0.54 a game, 19th percentileMatt Duchene: Corsi for %, 45.5%, 11th percentileMatt Duchene: CF% rel, 2.2, 69th percentileMatt Duchene: On-ice xG %, 43.7%, 9th percentileMatt Duchene: Rating, +7.2 goals above replacement, 79th percentileMatt Duchene: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 79th percentileMatt Duchene: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 65th percentileMatt Duchene: Finishing, +8.3 goals above expected, 95th percentilePhil Kessel: Goals, 0.32 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.40 a game, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.72 a game, 86th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.34 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.11 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 1.4, 60th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 54.2%, 81st percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 70th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 1.00 xG per 60, 89th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 36th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, 0.0 goals above expected, 55th 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
Phil Kessel

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The numbers

Matt Duchene C, DAL 2015-16 Phil Kessel R, VGK
76 Games played 82
30 Goals 26
29 Assists 33
59 Points 59
0.78 Points per game 0.72
-8 Plus/minus 9
200 Shots 274
15.0 Shooting % 9.5
41 Hits 9
24 Penalty minutes 18
18:35 Average ice time 18:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.5 Corsi for % 53.7
+2.2 CF% relative to team +1.4
45.9 Fenwick for % 52.7
43.7 Expected goals for % 54.2
+0.9 xGF% relative to team -2.8
50.5 Goals for % 58.1
101.4 PDO 101.4
239 Shot attempts taken 315
Expected goals, all situations
20.7 Expected goals 25.0
0.88 Expected goals per 60 1.00
8.0% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+8.3 Goals above expected 0.0
Rating, in goals
+7.2 Goals above replacement +5.4
+1.2 Wins above replacement +0.9
+4.8 Even-strength offence +3.5
-4.0 Even-strength defence -3.9
-0.1 Power play +0.9
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
+2.5 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$6M Cap hit $8M
$102K Cap dollars per point $136K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $4M
-$900K Value: worth minus cap hit -$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