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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Nick Bjugstad Benoit Pouliot

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNick Bjugstad: Goals, 0.13 a game, 36th percentileNick Bjugstad: Assists, 0.13 a game, 25th percentileNick Bjugstad: Points, 0.26 a game, 28th percentileNick Bjugstad: Shots, 1.69 a game, 52nd percentileNick Bjugstad: Hits, 1.33 a game, 66th percentileNick Bjugstad: Corsi for %, 45.9%, 12th percentileNick Bjugstad: CF% rel, -6.4, 5th percentileNick Bjugstad: On-ice xG %, 40.7%, 2nd percentileNick Bjugstad: Rating, -3.4 goals above replacement, 1st percentileNick Bjugstad: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 66th percentileNick Bjugstad: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 54th percentileNick Bjugstad: Finishing, -2.5 goals above expected, 26th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Goals, 0.12 a game, 32nd percentileBenoit Pouliot: Assists, 0.09 a game, 16th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Points, 0.21 a game, 19th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Shots, 1.15 a game, 22nd percentileBenoit Pouliot: Hits, 0.58 a game, 23rd percentileBenoit Pouliot: Corsi for %, 48.3%, 31st percentileBenoit Pouliot: CF% rel, -2.4, 23rd percentileBenoit Pouliot: On-ice xG %, 44.7%, 13th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Rating, -0.9 goals above replacement, 15th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Chances created, 0.51 xG per 60, 13th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 36th percentileBenoit Pouliot: Finishing, -0.1 goals above expected, 53rd 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
Benoit Pouliot

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The numbers

Nick Bjugstad C, NJD 2016-17 Benoit Pouliot L, BUF
54 Games played 67
7 Goals 8
7 Assists 6
14 Points 14
0.26 Points per game 0.21
-19 Plus/minus -5
91 Shots 77
7.7 Shooting % 10.4
72 Hits 39
22 Penalty minutes 34
13:09 Average ice time 14:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.9 Corsi for % 48.3
-6.4 CF% relative to team -2.4
44.9 Fenwick for % 49.5
40.7 Expected goals for % 44.7
-8.9 xGF% relative to team -6.4
32.6 Goals for % 46.0
97.1 PDO 99.3
122 Shot attempts taken 121
Expected goals, all situations
9.5 Expected goals 8.1
0.80 Expected goals per 60 0.51
7.8% Chance per attempt 7.2%
-2.5 Goals above expected -0.1
Rating, in goals
-3.4 Goals above replacement -0.9
-0.6 Wins above replacement -0.1
-2.1 Even-strength offence -3.0
-3.7 Even-strength defence +0.1
-0.1 Power play -0.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.4
+0.4 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$4.1M Cap hit $4M
$293K Cap dollars per point $286K
-$1.6M Worth at the going rate $17K
-$5.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$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