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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Brett Connolly Brandon Saad

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrett Connolly: Goals, 0.27 a game, 74th percentileBrett Connolly: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileBrett Connolly: Points, 0.57 a game, 68th percentileBrett Connolly: Shots, 1.72 a game, 53rd percentileBrett Connolly: Hits, 0.65 a game, 26th percentileBrett Connolly: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 50th percentileBrett Connolly: CF% rel, 1.4, 64th percentileBrett Connolly: On-ice xG %, 50.2%, 49th percentileBrett Connolly: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 75th percentileBrett Connolly: Chances created, 0.86 xG per 60, 62nd percentileBrett Connolly: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 64th percentileBrett Connolly: Finishing, +6.5 goals above expected, 91st percentileBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.29 a game, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.59 a game, 70th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.44 a game, 79th percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.65 a game, 26th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 52.7%, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 4.9, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 47.5%, 30th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +5.7 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.95 xG per 60, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 8.8% a shot, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -1.5 goals above expected, 40th percentile
01020304020406080Brandon Saad 47Brett Connolly 46

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

Brett Connolly
Brandon Saad

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The numbers

Brett Connolly R, CHI 2018-19 Brandon Saad L, VGK
81 Games played 80
22 Goals 23
24 Assists 24
46 Points 47
0.57 Points per game 0.59
13 Plus/minus -9
139 Shots 195
15.8 Shooting % 11.8
53 Hits 52
24 Penalty minutes 12
13:20 Average ice time 17:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.0 Corsi for % 52.7
+1.4 CF% relative to team +4.9
49.2 Fenwick for % 51.2
50.2 Expected goals for % 47.5
+2.8 xGF% relative to team +2.4
58.2 Goals for % 47.5
103.2 PDO 98.8
222 Shot attempts taken 243
Expected goals, all situations
15.5 Expected goals 22.5
0.86 Expected goals per 60 0.95
8.3% Chance per attempt 8.8%
+6.5 Goals above expected -1.5
Rating, in goals
+6.6 Goals above replacement +5.7
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.9
+5.6 Even-strength offence +2.8
-0.9 Even-strength defence -2.3
-0.9 Power play -0.6
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.3
-0.2 Penalties +2.1
Contract
$1.5M Cap hit $6M
$33K Cap dollars per point $128K
$5.2M Worth at the going rate $4.5M
+$3.7M 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