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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Craig Smith Jordan Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerCraig Smith: Goals, 0.22 a game, 61st percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.27 a game, 58th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.49 a game, 58th percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 2.53 a game, 78th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 1.28 a game, 61st percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 55.0%, 86th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 0.5, 53rd percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 57.1%, 89th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +5.1 goals above replacement, 70th percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 69th percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 6.9% a shot, 11th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, -1.0 goals above expected, 44th percentileJordan Staal: Goals, 0.22 a game, 62nd percentileJordan Staal: Assists, 0.24 a game, 51st percentileJordan Staal: Points, 0.46 a game, 55th percentileJordan Staal: Shots, 1.87 a game, 59th percentileJordan Staal: Hits, 2.72 a game, 94th percentileJordan Staal: Corsi for %, 58.3%, 97th percentileJordan Staal: CF% rel, 2.7, 76th percentileJordan Staal: On-ice xG %, 57.7%, 93rd percentileJordan Staal: Rating, +8.8 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileJordan Staal: Chances created, 0.87 xG per 60, 57th percentileJordan Staal: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 77th percentileJordan Staal: Finishing, -4.8 goals above expected, 13th 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

Craig Smith
Jordan Staal

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The numbers

Craig Smith C, DET 2021-22 Jordan Staal C, CAR
74 Games played 78
16 Goals 17
20 Assists 19
36 Points 36
0.49 Points per game 0.46
2 Plus/minus 11
187 Shots 146
8.6 Shooting % 11.6
95 Hits 212
28 Penalty minutes 18
14:25 Average ice time 16:38
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.0 Corsi for % 58.3
+0.5 CF% relative to team +2.7
55.9 Fenwick for % 58.5
57.1 Expected goals for % 57.7
-0.5 xGF% relative to team +3.4
54.3 Goals for % 57.5
98.9 PDO 99.9
267 Shot attempts taken 195
Expected goals, all situations
17.0 Expected goals 18.8
0.96 Expected goals per 60 0.87
6.9% Chance per attempt 9.3%
-1.0 Goals above expected -4.8
Rating, in goals
+5.1 Goals above replacement +8.8
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.5
+2.6 Even-strength offence +1.1
+0.4 Even-strength defence +2.0
-0.9 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +1.2
+0.1 Penalties +1.3
Contract
$3.1M Cap hit $6M
$86K Cap dollars per point $167K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $7M
+$1.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$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