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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Mattias Ekholm Niklas Hjalmarsson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMattias Ekholm: Goals, 0.09 a game, 68th percentileMattias Ekholm: Assists, 0.14 a game, 29th percentileMattias Ekholm: Points, 0.23 a game, 44th percentileMattias Ekholm: Shots, 1.08 a game, 39th percentileMattias Ekholm: Hits, 0.71 a game, 15th percentileMattias Ekholm: Corsi for %, 56.2%, 98th percentileMattias Ekholm: CF% rel, 4.6, 92nd percentileMattias Ekholm: On-ice xG %, 57.1%, 95th percentileMattias Ekholm: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 80th percentileMattias Ekholm: Chances created, 0.14 xG per 60, 34th percentileMattias Ekholm: Shot quality, 3.2% a shot, 54th percentileMattias Ekholm: Finishing, +3.4 goals above expected, 89th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Goals, 0.04 a game, 33rd percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Assists, 0.20 a game, 52nd percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Points, 0.23 a game, 45th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Shots, 1.18 a game, 48th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Hits, 0.48 a game, 6th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 79th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: CF% rel, -0.6, 46th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: On-ice xG %, 51.1%, 59th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Rating, +3.7 goals above replacement, 67th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Chances created, 0.12 xG per 60, 22nd percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Shot quality, 2.5% a shot, 18th percentileNiklas Hjalmarsson: Finishing, -0.6 goals above expected, 35th percentile
05101520406080Niklas Hjalmarsson 19Mattias Ekholm 18

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

Mattias Ekholm
Niklas Hjalmarsson

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The numbers

Mattias Ekholm D, EDM 2014-15 Niklas Hjalmarsson D, ARI
80 Games played 82
7 Goals 3
11 Assists 16
18 Points 19
0.23 Points per game 0.23
12 Plus/minus 25
86 Shots 97
8.1 Shooting % 3.1
57 Hits 39
52 Penalty minutes 44
19:01 Average ice time 21:53
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.2 Corsi for % 53.2
+4.6 CF% relative to team -0.6
55.9 Fenwick for % 52.7
57.1 Expected goals for % 51.1
+3.6 xGF% relative to team +0.1
56.4 Goals for % 60.0
100.3 PDO 101.7
164 Shot attempts taken 220
Expected goals, all situations
3.6 Expected goals 3.6
0.14 Expected goals per 60 0.12
3.2% Chance per attempt 2.5%
+3.4 Goals above expected -0.6
Rating, in goals
+6.2 Goals above replacement +3.7
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.6
-0.9 Even-strength offence -4.1
+3.6 Even-strength defence +3.5
-0.3 Power play +0.1
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.6
-1.6 Penalties -2.4
Contract
$1.038M Cap hit $4.1M
$58K Cap dollars per point $216K
$4.3M Worth at the going rate $2.8M
+$3.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.3M

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