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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Jamie Benn

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.30 a game, 80th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.34 a game, 73rd percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.65 a game, 76th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.21 a game, 72nd percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.62 a game, 25th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 24th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -0.2, 46th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 50.9%, 55th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 71st percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.93 xG per 60, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 9.8% a shot, 92nd percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +0.2 goals above expected, 57th percentileJamie Benn: Goals, 0.35 a game, 86th percentileJamie Benn: Assists, 0.33 a game, 72nd percentileJamie Benn: Points, 0.68 a game, 78th percentileJamie Benn: Shots, 2.42 a game, 79th percentileJamie Benn: Hits, 1.82 a game, 81st percentileJamie Benn: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 46th percentileJamie Benn: CF% rel, 1.5, 66th percentileJamie Benn: On-ice xG %, 53.2%, 75th percentileJamie Benn: Rating, +9.2 goals above replacement, 86th percentileJamie Benn: Chances created, 1.07 xG per 60, 90th percentileJamie Benn: Shot quality, 10.1% a shot, 95th percentileJamie Benn: Finishing, +0.6 goals above expected, 61st 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
Jamie Benn

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2018-19 Jamie Benn L, DAL
82 Games played 78
25 Goals 27
28 Assists 26
53 Points 53
0.65 Points per game 0.68
20 Plus/minus 14
181 Shots 189
13.8 Shooting % 14.3
51 Hits 142
28 Penalty minutes 56
17:58 Average ice time 18:14
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.7 Corsi for % 49.6
-0.2 CF% relative to team +1.5
47.3 Fenwick for % 49.4
50.9 Expected goals for % 53.2
+0.2 xGF% relative to team +3.2
59.7 Goals for % 61.9
103.2 PDO 103.4
206 Shot attempts taken 241
Expected goals, all situations
22.8 Expected goals 25.4
0.93 Expected goals per 60 1.07
9.8% Chance per attempt 10.1%
+0.2 Goals above expected +0.6
Rating, in goals
+5.4 Goals above replacement +9.2
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.5
+2.5 Even-strength offence +4.0
+0.0 Even-strength defence +1.1
-1.3 Power play +0.7
-0.2 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.4 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$4.25M Cap hit $9.5M
$80K Cap dollars per point $179K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $7M
+$107K Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.5M

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