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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Elias Lindholm

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 percentileElias Lindholm: Goals, 0.15 a game, 44th percentileElias Lindholm: Assists, 0.47 a game, 89th percentileElias Lindholm: Points, 0.63 a game, 76th percentileElias Lindholm: Shots, 2.10 a game, 71st percentileElias Lindholm: Hits, 1.38 a game, 69th percentileElias Lindholm: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 72nd percentileElias Lindholm: CF% rel, 1.3, 60th percentileElias Lindholm: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 65th percentileElias Lindholm: Rating, +11.3 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileElias Lindholm: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 71st percentileElias Lindholm: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 73rd percentileElias Lindholm: Finishing, -9.2 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
Elias Lindholm

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2016-17 Elias Lindholm C, BOS
81 Games played 72
20 Goals 11
25 Assists 34
45 Points 45
0.56 Points per game 0.63
-6 Plus/minus -2
173 Shots 151
11.6 Shooting % 7.3
50 Hits 99
36 Penalty minutes 16
15:39 Average ice time 18:11
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.1 Corsi for % 52.2
-3.5 CF% relative to team +1.3
45.4 Fenwick for % 52.2
46.0 Expected goals for % 52.1
-3.3 xGF% relative to team +1.0
48.3 Goals for % 47.6
100.8 PDO 98.6
238 Shot attempts taken 220
Expected goals, all situations
16.8 Expected goals 18.2
0.80 Expected goals per 60 0.83
7.9% Chance per attempt 8.4%
+3.2 Goals above expected -9.2
Rating, in goals
+5.0 Goals above replacement +11.3
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.9
+0.1 Even-strength offence +4.0
+0.1 Even-strength defence +0.3
-0.4 Power play +1.0
0.0 Penalty kill +0.8
+1.7 Penalties +1.6
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $2.7M
$56K Cap dollars per point $60K
$3.7M Worth at the going rate $7.7M
+$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$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