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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Ryan Ellis Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRyan Ellis: Goals, 0.13 a game, 87th percentileRyan Ellis: Assists, 0.28 a game, 75th percentileRyan Ellis: Points, 0.41 a game, 80th percentileRyan Ellis: Shots, 1.92 a game, 83rd percentileRyan Ellis: Hits, 0.77 a game, 27th percentileRyan Ellis: Corsi for %, 54.7%, 92nd percentileRyan Ellis: CF% rel, 2.8, 82nd percentileRyan Ellis: On-ice xG %, 56.7%, 95th percentileRyan Ellis: Rating, +12.5 goals above replacement, 97th percentileRyan Ellis: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 74th percentileRyan Ellis: Shot quality, 3.5% a shot, 68th percentileRyan Ellis: Finishing, +3.1 goals above expected, 89th percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.06 a game, 56th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.33 a game, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.39 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.83 a game, 79th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.91 a game, 78th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 68th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 0.4, 59th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 84th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +6.5 goals above replacement, 80th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.18 xG per 60, 44th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 30th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 15th 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

Ryan Ellis
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Ryan Ellis D, CHI 2015-16 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
79 Games played 82
10 Goals 5
22 Assists 27
32 Points 32
0.41 Points per game 0.39
13 Plus/minus 10
152 Shots 150
6.6 Shooting % 3.3
61 Hits 157
35 Penalty minutes 38
20:54 Average ice time 24:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.7 Corsi for % 51.3
+2.8 CF% relative to team +0.4
54.4 Fenwick for % 52.3
56.7 Expected goals for % 53.8
+4.4 xGF% relative to team +2.7
55.9 Goals for % 56.0
100.5 PDO 100.9
216 Shot attempts taken 252
Expected goals, all situations
6.9 Expected goals 5.9
0.25 Expected goals per 60 0.18
3.5% Chance per attempt 2.7%
+3.1 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
+12.5 Goals above replacement +6.5
+2.1 Wins above replacement +1.1
+3.3 Even-strength offence -2.6
+1.1 Even-strength defence +4.0
-0.5 Power play -0.4
+1.1 Penalty kill +0.3
+2.0 Penalties -1.5
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $5.75M
$78K Cap dollars per point $180K
$8.5M Worth at the going rate $4.6M
+$6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.1M

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