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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Kevin Hayes James Neal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerKevin Hayes: Goals, 0.33 a game, 84th percentileKevin Hayes: Assists, 0.25 a game, 54th percentileKevin Hayes: Points, 0.58 a game, 70th percentileKevin Hayes: Shots, 2.26 a game, 75th percentileKevin Hayes: Hits, 0.53 a game, 21st percentileKevin Hayes: Corsi for %, 45.5%, 8th percentileKevin Hayes: CF% rel, -0.7, 39th percentileKevin Hayes: On-ice xG %, 47.8%, 31st percentileKevin Hayes: Rating, +3.8 goals above replacement, 60th percentileKevin Hayes: Chances created, 0.80 xG per 60, 60th percentileKevin Hayes: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 66th percentileKevin Hayes: Finishing, +7.4 goals above expected, 93rd percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.27 a game, 57th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.62 a game, 75th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 2.85 a game, 90th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 0.62 a game, 27th percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 54th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, -0.7, 40th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 46.7%, 22nd percentileJames Neal: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 66th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.91 xG per 60, 76th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 26th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +5.6 goals above expected, 89th 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

Kevin Hayes
James Neal

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The numbers

Kevin Hayes R, PIT 2017-18 James Neal L, STL
76 Games played 71
25 Goals 25
19 Assists 19
44 Points 44
0.58 Points per game 0.62
1 Plus/minus -11
172 Shots 202
14.5 Shooting % 12.4
40 Hits 44
18 Penalty minutes 24
17:21 Average ice time 17:11
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.5 Corsi for % 50.3
-0.7 CF% relative to team -0.7
45.7 Fenwick for % 49.9
47.8 Expected goals for % 46.7
+0.7 xGF% relative to team -5.7
52.3 Goals for % 45.9
102.0 PDO 98.6
202 Shot attempts taken 281
Expected goals, all situations
17.6 Expected goals 18.4
0.80 Expected goals per 60 0.91
8.0% Chance per attempt 6.8%
+7.4 Goals above expected +5.6
Rating, in goals
+3.8 Goals above replacement +4.5
+0.6 Wins above replacement +0.8
+2.1 Even-strength offence -0.6
-1.3 Even-strength defence -0.5
+0.5 Power play -0.9
-1.2 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.1 Penalties +3.2
Contract
$2.6M Cap hit $5M
$59K Cap dollars per point $114K
$3.1M Worth at the going rate $3.5M
+$458K Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.5M

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