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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Brad Marchand

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.24 a game, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.27 a game, 57th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.51 a game, 65th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.32 a game, 79th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 1.21 a game, 49th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 53.3%, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, 0.7, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 57.1%, 92nd percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +11.0 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 1.23 xG per 60, 98th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 10.7% a shot, 99th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, -6.7 goals above expected, 2nd percentileBrad Marchand: Goals, 0.31 a game, 87th percentileBrad Marchand: Assists, 0.23 a game, 50th percentileBrad Marchand: Points, 0.55 a game, 69th percentileBrad Marchand: Shots, 2.34 a game, 80th percentileBrad Marchand: Hits, 0.94 a game, 34th percentileBrad Marchand: Corsi for %, 56.4%, 95th percentileBrad Marchand: CF% rel, 6.7, 97th percentileBrad Marchand: On-ice xG %, 56.7%, 90th percentileBrad Marchand: Rating, +7.5 goals above replacement, 81st percentileBrad Marchand: Chances created, 0.71 xG per 60, 49th percentileBrad Marchand: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 15th percentileBrad Marchand: Finishing, +7.7 goals above expected, 96th 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
Brad Marchand

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2014-15 Brad Marchand L, FLA
82 Games played 77
20 Goals 24
22 Assists 18
42 Points 42
0.51 Points per game 0.55
6 Plus/minus 5
190 Shots 180
10.5 Shooting % 13.3
99 Hits 72
24 Penalty minutes 95
15:53 Average ice time 16:54
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.3 Corsi for % 56.4
+0.7 CF% relative to team +6.7
55.6 Fenwick for % 55.9
57.1 Expected goals for % 56.7
+2.7 xGF% relative to team +7.5
56.6 Goals for % 50.6
100.0 PDO 98.0
216 Shot attempts taken 261
Expected goals, all situations
26.7 Expected goals 15.3
1.23 Expected goals per 60 0.71
10.7% Chance per attempt 6.3%
-6.7 Goals above expected +7.7
Rating, in goals
+11.0 Goals above replacement +7.5
+1.8 Wins above replacement +1.3
+2.6 Even-strength offence +3.7
+1.2 Even-strength defence +2.6
+1.9 Power play -0.8
-0.9 Penalty kill +0.3
+2.6 Penalties -1.8
Contract
$900K Cap hit $4.5M
$21K Cap dollars per point $107K
$7.2M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
+$6.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$566K

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