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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Matt Duchene Nikolaj Ehlers

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Duchene: Goals, 0.33 a game, 84th percentileMatt Duchene: Assists, 0.39 a game, 78th percentileMatt Duchene: Points, 0.72 a game, 83rd percentileMatt Duchene: Shots, 2.32 a game, 76th percentileMatt Duchene: Hits, 0.73 a game, 36th percentileMatt Duchene: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 24th percentileMatt Duchene: CF% rel, 0.8, 58th percentileMatt Duchene: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 15th percentileMatt Duchene: Rating, +8.8 goals above replacement, 85th percentileMatt Duchene: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 68th percentileMatt Duchene: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 63rd percentileMatt Duchene: Finishing, +6.0 goals above expected, 90th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.38 a game, 76th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.73 a game, 83rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 2.82 a game, 89th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.48 a game, 16th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 87th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 3.1, 81st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 52.4%, 70th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 61st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 5.7% a shot, 4th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +8.3 goals above expected, 94th 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
Nikolaj Ehlers

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The numbers

Matt Duchene C, DAL 2017-18 Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR
82 Games played 82
27 Goals 29
32 Assists 31
59 Points 60
0.72 Points per game 0.73
-22 Plus/minus 14
190 Shots 231
14.2 Shooting % 12.6
60 Hits 39
18 Penalty minutes 26
18:20 Average ice time 16:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.7 Corsi for % 53.7
+0.8 CF% relative to team +3.1
46.7 Fenwick for % 53.7
45.5 Expected goals for % 52.4
+0.6 xGF% relative to team -0.4
45.5 Goals for % 53.5
99.7 PDO 100.5
249 Shot attempts taken 330
Expected goals, all situations
21.0 Expected goals 17.7
0.84 Expected goals per 60 0.81
8.0% Chance per attempt 5.7%
+6.0 Goals above expected +8.3
Rating, in goals
+8.8 Goals above replacement +9.3
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.5
+2.6 Even-strength offence +4.3
+0.6 Even-strength defence -1.7
-0.3 Power play +0.3
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.0 Penalties +2.7
Contract
$6M Cap hit $894K
$102K Cap dollars per point $15K
$6.2M Worth at the going rate $6.5M
+$244K Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.6M

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