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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Sami Vatanen Johnny Boychuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSami Vatanen: Goals, 0.04 a game, 38th percentileSami Vatanen: Assists, 0.30 a game, 75th percentileSami Vatanen: Points, 0.34 a game, 67th percentileSami Vatanen: Shots, 1.65 a game, 71st percentileSami Vatanen: Hits, 1.06 a game, 41st percentileSami Vatanen: Corsi for %, 48.9%, 39th percentileSami Vatanen: CF% rel, -0.6, 42nd percentileSami Vatanen: On-ice xG %, 51.4%, 64th percentileSami Vatanen: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 52nd percentileSami Vatanen: Chances created, 0.31 xG per 60, 88th percentileSami Vatanen: Shot quality, 4.6% a shot, 99th percentileSami Vatanen: Finishing, -4.8 goals above expected, 1st percentileJohnny Boychuk: Goals, 0.09 a game, 77th percentileJohnny Boychuk: Assists, 0.26 a game, 68th percentileJohnny Boychuk: Points, 0.35 a game, 70th percentileJohnny Boychuk: Shots, 2.35 a game, 93rd percentileJohnny Boychuk: Hits, 2.42 a game, 92nd percentileJohnny Boychuk: Corsi for %, 48.7%, 37th percentileJohnny Boychuk: CF% rel, 1.6, 74th percentileJohnny Boychuk: On-ice xG %, 49.3%, 42nd percentileJohnny Boychuk: Rating, +3.7 goals above replacement, 66th percentileJohnny Boychuk: Chances created, 0.29 xG per 60, 86th percentileJohnny Boychuk: Shot quality, 2.9% a shot, 39th percentileJohnny Boychuk: Finishing, -1.7 goals above expected, 22nd percentile
05101520204060Sami Vatanen 24Johnny Boychuk 23

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

Sami Vatanen
Johnny Boychuk

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The numbers

Sami Vatanen D, DAL 2016-17 Johnny Boychuk D, NYI
71 Games played 66
3 Goals 6
21 Assists 17
24 Points 23
0.34 Points per game 0.35
3 Plus/minus 11
117 Shots 155
2.6 Shooting % 3.9
75 Hits 160
30 Penalty minutes 19
21:40 Average ice time 20:44
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.9 Corsi for % 48.7
-0.6 CF% relative to team +1.6
49.2 Fenwick for % 49.0
51.4 Expected goals for % 49.3
-1.4 xGF% relative to team -0.4
50.0 Goals for % 55.0
100.2 PDO 101.4
140 Shot attempts taken 249
Expected goals, all situations
7.8 Expected goals 6.7
0.31 Expected goals per 60 0.29
4.6% Chance per attempt 2.9%
-4.8 Goals above expected -1.7
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +3.7
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.6
-2.7 Even-strength offence +0.7
-1.1 Even-strength defence -1.1
+0.5 Power play -0.3
-0.5 Penalty kill -0.3
+0.7 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$4.875M Cap hit $6M
$203K Cap dollars per point $261K
$1.8M Worth at the going rate $2.9M
-$3.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.1M

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