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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Sami Vatanen Ryan Suter

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSami Vatanen: Goals, 0.18 a game, 94th percentileSami Vatanen: Assists, 0.37 a game, 86th percentileSami Vatanen: Points, 0.55 a game, 89th percentileSami Vatanen: Shots, 1.82 a game, 80th percentileSami Vatanen: Hits, 1.12 a game, 39th percentileSami Vatanen: Corsi for %, 51.8%, 66th percentileSami Vatanen: CF% rel, 0.8, 62nd percentileSami Vatanen: On-ice xG %, 54.4%, 83rd percentileSami Vatanen: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 91st percentileSami Vatanen: Chances created, 0.30 xG per 60, 87th percentileSami Vatanen: Shot quality, 4.3% a shot, 94th percentileSami Vatanen: Finishing, +4.7 goals above expected, 93rd percentileRyan Suter: Goals, 0.03 a game, 23rd percentileRyan Suter: Assists, 0.47 a game, 92nd percentileRyan Suter: Points, 0.49 a game, 86th percentileRyan Suter: Shots, 1.95 a game, 84th percentileRyan Suter: Hits, 0.90 a game, 27th percentileRyan Suter: Corsi for %, 51.6%, 63rd percentileRyan Suter: CF% rel, 0.9, 64th percentileRyan Suter: On-ice xG %, 55.6%, 90th percentileRyan Suter: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 75th percentileRyan Suter: Chances created, 0.17 xG per 60, 45th percentileRyan Suter: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 27th percentileRyan Suter: Finishing, -4.2 goals above expected, 2nd 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

Sami Vatanen
Ryan Suter

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The numbers

Sami Vatanen D, DAL 2014-15 Ryan Suter D, STL
67 Games played 77
12 Goals 2
25 Assists 36
37 Points 38
0.55 Points per game 0.49
5 Plus/minus 7
122 Shots 150
9.8 Shooting % 1.3
75 Hits 69
36 Penalty minutes 48
21:28 Average ice time 29:04
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.8 Corsi for % 51.6
+0.8 CF% relative to team +0.9
53.1 Fenwick for % 52.2
54.4 Expected goals for % 55.6
+4.3 xGF% relative to team +1.9
53.3 Goals for % 52.0
100.3 PDO 99.9
124 Shot attempts taken 240
Expected goals, all situations
7.3 Expected goals 6.2
0.30 Expected goals per 60 0.17
4.3% Chance per attempt 2.7%
+4.7 Goals above expected -4.2
Rating, in goals
+8.7 Goals above replacement +5.0
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.8
+1.0 Even-strength offence -2.3
+2.3 Even-strength defence +1.6
+0.3 Power play -1.3
+0.2 Penalty kill +1.5
+0.2 Penalties -2.0
Contract
$1.262M Cap hit $7.538M
$34K Cap dollars per point $198K
$5.8M Worth at the going rate $3.6M
+$4.5M 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