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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Nick Bjugstad Matthew Tkachuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNick Bjugstad: Goals, 0.23 a game, 67th percentileNick Bjugstad: Assists, 0.37 a game, 75th percentileNick Bjugstad: Points, 0.60 a game, 72nd percentileNick Bjugstad: Shots, 2.80 a game, 88th percentileNick Bjugstad: Hits, 1.16 a game, 61st percentileNick Bjugstad: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 72nd percentileNick Bjugstad: CF% rel, 3.8, 86th percentileNick Bjugstad: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 67th percentileNick Bjugstad: Rating, +9.6 goals above replacement, 87th percentileNick Bjugstad: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 95th percentileNick Bjugstad: Shot quality, 7.5% a shot, 49th percentileNick Bjugstad: Finishing, -4.4 goals above expected, 11th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Assists, 0.37 a game, 76th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Points, 0.72 a game, 83rd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shots, 2.76 a game, 88th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Hits, 1.18 a game, 62nd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 99th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: CF% rel, 5.4, 95th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: On-ice xG %, 52.6%, 73rd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Rating, +7.2 goals above replacement, 78th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Chances created, 1.19 xG per 60, 96th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 79th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Finishing, -0.2 goals above expected, 51st 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
Matthew Tkachuk

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The numbers

Nick Bjugstad C, NJD 2017-18 Matthew Tkachuk L, FLA
82 Games played 68
19 Goals 24
30 Assists 25
49 Points 49
0.60 Points per game 0.72
5 Plus/minus -1
230 Shots 188
8.3 Shooting % 12.8
95 Hits 80
41 Penalty minutes 61
15:07 Average ice time 17:15
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.9 Corsi for % 57.2
+3.8 CF% relative to team +5.4
52.5 Fenwick for % 56.5
52.1 Expected goals for % 52.6
+4.4 xGF% relative to team -0.1
54.3 Goals for % 48.0
101.1 PDO 97.5
298 Shot attempts taken 220
Expected goals, all situations
23.4 Expected goals 23.2
1.13 Expected goals per 60 1.19
7.5% Chance per attempt 8.6%
-4.4 Goals above expected -0.2
Rating, in goals
+9.6 Goals above replacement +7.2
+1.6 Wins above replacement +1.2
+7.6 Even-strength offence +0.3
-0.9 Even-strength defence -0.5
-0.3 Power play +0.5
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.3 Penalties +3.7
Contract
$4.1M Cap hit $925K
$84K Cap dollars per point $19K
$6.7M Worth at the going rate $5.2M
+$2.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$4.3M

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