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At a glance

Nick Bjugstad Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNick Bjugstad: Goals, 0.33 a game, 91st percentileNick Bjugstad: Assists, 0.26 a game, 56th percentileNick Bjugstad: Points, 0.60 a game, 76th percentileNick Bjugstad: Shots, 2.88 a game, 90th percentileNick Bjugstad: Hits, 2.06 a game, 81st percentileNick Bjugstad: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 47th percentileNick Bjugstad: CF% rel, -1.0, 35th percentileNick Bjugstad: On-ice xG %, 51.8%, 60th percentileNick Bjugstad: Rating, +4.8 goals above replacement, 62nd percentileNick Bjugstad: Chances created, 0.95 xG per 60, 87th percentileNick Bjugstad: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 39th percentileNick Bjugstad: Finishing, +4.1 goals above expected, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.18 a game, 54th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.37 a game, 79th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.55 a game, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.01 a game, 67th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.62 a game, 20th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 52.4%, 66th percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, -0.8, 37th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 54.8%, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 68th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 60th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -4.5 goals above expected, 10th 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

Nick Bjugstad
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Nick Bjugstad C, NJD 2014-15 Frans Nielsen C, DET
72 Games played 78
24 Goals 14
19 Assists 29
43 Points 43
0.60 Points per game 0.55
-7 Plus/minus 8
207 Shots 157
11.6 Shooting % 8.9
148 Hits 48
38 Penalty minutes 12
16:35 Average ice time 16:35
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.3 Corsi for % 52.4
-1.0 CF% relative to team -0.8
50.7 Fenwick for % 53.7
51.8 Expected goals for % 54.8
+1.2 xGF% relative to team -0.5
50.0 Goals for % 55.4
99.2 PDO 100.8
238 Shot attempts taken 224
Expected goals, all situations
18.9 Expected goals 17.5
0.95 Expected goals per 60 0.81
7.0% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+4.1 Goals above expected -4.5
Rating, in goals
+4.8 Goals above replacement +8.7
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.5
+2.0 Even-strength offence -1.1
-1.4 Even-strength defence +3.9
+0.6 Power play +1.8
+0.0 Penalty kill -1.0
+0.3 Penalties +1.6
Contract
$900K Cap hit $2.75M
$21K Cap dollars per point $64K
$3.4M Worth at the going rate $5.8M
+$2.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.1M

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