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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Craig Smith Pavel Zacha

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 percentilePavel Zacha: Goals, 0.21 a game, 60th percentilePavel Zacha: Assists, 0.30 a game, 63rd percentilePavel Zacha: Points, 0.51 a game, 61st percentilePavel Zacha: Shots, 2.11 a game, 67th percentilePavel Zacha: Hits, 1.14 a game, 54th percentilePavel Zacha: Corsi for %, 54.0%, 81st percentilePavel Zacha: CF% rel, 3.8, 84th percentilePavel Zacha: On-ice xG %, 54.5%, 81st percentilePavel Zacha: Rating, +3.4 goals above replacement, 62nd percentilePavel Zacha: Chances created, 0.98 xG per 60, 73rd percentilePavel Zacha: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 76th percentilePavel Zacha: Finishing, -5.3 goals above expected, 10th 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
Pavel Zacha

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The numbers

Craig Smith C, DET 2021-22 Pavel Zacha C, BOS
74 Games played 70
16 Goals 15
20 Assists 21
36 Points 36
0.49 Points per game 0.51
2 Plus/minus -21
187 Shots 148
8.6 Shooting % 10.1
95 Hits 80
28 Penalty minutes 22
14:25 Average ice time 16:51
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.0 Corsi for % 54.0
+0.5 CF% relative to team +3.8
55.9 Fenwick for % 53.8
57.1 Expected goals for % 54.5
-0.5 xGF% relative to team +3.9
54.3 Goals for % 46.0
98.9 PDO 97.3
267 Shot attempts taken 185
Expected goals, all situations
17.0 Expected goals 19.3
0.96 Expected goals per 60 0.98
6.9% Chance per attempt 9.2%
-1.0 Goals above expected -5.3
Rating, in goals
+5.1 Goals above replacement +3.4
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.6
+2.6 Even-strength offence +1.3
+0.4 Even-strength defence +0.5
-0.9 Power play -1.5
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.2
+0.1 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$3.1M Cap hit $2.25M
$86K Cap dollars per point $63K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $3.2M
+$1.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$935K

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