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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Craig Smith Alex Chiasson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerCraig Smith: Goals, 0.28 a game, 76th percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.22 a game, 49th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.50 a game, 63rd percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 2.70 a game, 86th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 1.01 a game, 52nd percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 53.0%, 78th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 1.2, 62nd percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 50.9%, 55th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +7.0 goals above replacement, 78th percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 1.05 xG per 60, 89th percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 27th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, +0.9 goals above expected, 64th percentileAlex Chiasson: Goals, 0.30 a game, 80th percentileAlex Chiasson: Assists, 0.22 a game, 47th percentileAlex Chiasson: Points, 0.52 a game, 65th percentileAlex Chiasson: Shots, 1.68 a game, 51st percentileAlex Chiasson: Hits, 1.16 a game, 59th percentileAlex Chiasson: Corsi for %, 45.4%, 9th percentileAlex Chiasson: CF% rel, -3.8, 10th percentileAlex Chiasson: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 28th percentileAlex Chiasson: Rating, +3.0 goals above replacement, 51st percentileAlex Chiasson: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 74th percentileAlex Chiasson: Shot quality, 11.0% a shot, 99th percentileAlex Chiasson: Finishing, +2.7 goals above expected, 74th 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
Alex Chiasson

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The numbers

Craig Smith C, DET 2018-19 Alex Chiasson R, DET
76 Games played 73
21 Goals 22
17 Assists 16
38 Points 38
0.50 Points per game 0.52
11 Plus/minus -1
205 Shots 123
10.2 Shooting % 17.9
77 Hits 85
20 Penalty minutes 32
15:08 Average ice time 16:58
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.0 Corsi for % 45.4
+1.2 CF% relative to team -3.8
54.2 Fenwick for % 45.0
50.9 Expected goals for % 47.3
+0.3 xGF% relative to team -0.8
59.7 Goals for % 49.2
101.6 PDO 101.2
262 Shot attempts taken 153
Expected goals, all situations
20.1 Expected goals 19.3
1.05 Expected goals per 60 0.94
7.2% Chance per attempt 11.0%
+0.9 Goals above expected +2.7
Rating, in goals
+7.0 Goals above replacement +3.0
+1.2 Wins above replacement +0.5
+1.8 Even-strength offence -1.4
+1.5 Even-strength defence -0.8
-0.5 Power play +1.5
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.2
+1.3 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$4.25M Cap hit $650K
$112K Cap dollars per point $17K
$5.5M Worth at the going rate $2.7M
+$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2M

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