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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Brandon Saad

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 percentileBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.21 a game, 44th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.89 a game, 91st percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.35 a game, 9th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 55.8%, 96th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 4.9, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 52.5%, 72nd percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 95th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 77th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -9.1 goals above expected, 1st 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
Brandon Saad

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2017-18 Brandon Saad L, VGK
82 Games played 82
19 Goals 18
16 Assists 17
35 Points 35
0.43 Points per game 0.43
-4 Plus/minus -10
138 Shots 237
13.8 Shooting % 7.6
50 Hits 29
43 Penalty minutes 14
14:44 Average ice time 17:30
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.1 Corsi for % 55.8
-1.8 CF% relative to team +4.9
45.4 Fenwick for % 53.3
43.5 Expected goals for % 52.5
-4.0 xGF% relative to team +4.0
48.7 Goals for % 45.3
101.6 PDO 97.6
194 Shot attempts taken 306
Expected goals, all situations
16.0 Expected goals 27.1
0.79 Expected goals per 60 1.13
8.6% Chance per attempt 8.5%
+3.0 Goals above expected -9.1
Rating, in goals
-0.1 Goals above replacement +6.3
0.0 Wins above replacement +1.1
-2.7 Even-strength offence +4.9
+0.7 Even-strength defence -1.5
-1.2 Power play -2.4
-0.3 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.1 Penalties +1.5
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $6M
$71K Cap dollars per point $171K
$533K Worth at the going rate $4.6M
-$2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.4M

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