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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Jordan Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.31 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.56 a game, 69th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.14 a game, 73rd percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.62 a game, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 45.1%, 9th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -3.5, 14th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 46.0%, 17th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 68th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 66th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 59th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.2 goals above expected, 80th percentileJordan Staal: Goals, 0.21 a game, 66th percentileJordan Staal: Assists, 0.39 a game, 80th percentileJordan Staal: Points, 0.60 a game, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Shots, 2.19 a game, 76th percentileJordan Staal: Hits, 1.85 a game, 81st percentileJordan Staal: Corsi for %, 56.0%, 96th percentileJordan Staal: CF% rel, 6.4, 95th percentileJordan Staal: On-ice xG %, 59.2%, 99th percentileJordan Staal: Rating, +14.1 goals above replacement, 96th percentileJordan Staal: Chances created, 1.04 xG per 60, 92nd percentileJordan Staal: Shot quality, 10.5% a shot, 98th percentileJordan Staal: Finishing, -8.2 goals above expected, 2nd 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
Jordan Staal

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2016-17 Jordan Staal C, CAR
81 Games played 75
20 Goals 16
25 Assists 29
45 Points 45
0.56 Points per game 0.60
-6 Plus/minus -1
173 Shots 164
11.6 Shooting % 9.8
50 Hits 139
36 Penalty minutes 38
15:39 Average ice time 18:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.1 Corsi for % 56.0
-3.5 CF% relative to team +6.4
45.4 Fenwick for % 55.8
46.0 Expected goals for % 59.2
-3.3 xGF% relative to team +11.2
48.3 Goals for % 51.2
100.8 PDO 98.9
238 Shot attempts taken 204
Expected goals, all situations
16.8 Expected goals 24.2
0.80 Expected goals per 60 1.04
7.9% Chance per attempt 10.5%
+3.2 Goals above expected -8.2
Rating, in goals
+5.0 Goals above replacement +14.1
+0.8 Wins above replacement +2.4
+0.1 Even-strength offence +6.3
+0.1 Even-strength defence +1.8
-0.4 Power play +0.3
0.0 Penalty kill +0.7
+1.7 Penalties +1.1
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $6M
$56K Cap dollars per point $133K
$3.7M Worth at the going rate $9.6M
+$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.6M

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