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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Justin Abdelkader

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.23 a game, 67th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.20 a game, 42nd percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 1.68 a game, 48th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.61 a game, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 46.1%, 11th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -1.8, 29th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 43.5%, 6th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, -0.1 goals above replacement, 20th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.79 xG per 60, 58th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 80th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.0 goals above expected, 74th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Goals, 0.17 a game, 48th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Assists, 0.29 a game, 65th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Points, 0.47 a game, 58th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Shots, 1.47 a game, 37th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Hits, 2.32 a game, 93rd percentileJustin Abdelkader: Corsi for %, 49.0%, 36th percentileJustin Abdelkader: CF% rel, 0.2, 51st percentileJustin Abdelkader: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 27th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Rating, -1.2 goals above replacement, 10th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 49th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 88th percentileJustin Abdelkader: Finishing, -2.4 goals above expected, 28th 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

Brock Nelson
Justin Abdelkader

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2017-18 Justin Abdelkader L, DET
82 Games played 75
19 Goals 13
16 Assists 22
35 Points 35
0.43 Points per game 0.47
-4 Plus/minus -11
138 Shots 110
13.8 Shooting % 11.8
50 Hits 174
43 Penalty minutes 78
14:44 Average ice time 16:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.1 Corsi for % 49.0
-1.8 CF% relative to team +0.2
45.4 Fenwick for % 49.2
43.5 Expected goals for % 47.3
-4.0 xGF% relative to team -1.7
48.7 Goals for % 45.5
101.6 PDO 99.4
194 Shot attempts taken 158
Expected goals, all situations
16.0 Expected goals 15.4
0.79 Expected goals per 60 0.74
8.6% Chance per attempt 9.1%
+3.0 Goals above expected -2.4
Rating, in goals
-0.1 Goals above replacement -1.2
0.0 Wins above replacement -0.2
-2.7 Even-strength offence -0.3
+0.7 Even-strength defence -1.8
-1.2 Power play -1.5
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.2
-0.1 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $4.25M
$71K Cap dollars per point $121K
$533K Worth at the going rate -$129K
-$2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.4M

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