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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Ondrej Palat Ilya Kovalchuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerOndrej Palat: Goals, 0.13 a game, 32nd percentileOndrej Palat: Assists, 0.41 a game, 80th percentileOndrej Palat: Points, 0.53 a game, 66th percentileOndrej Palat: Shots, 1.56 a game, 43rd percentileOndrej Palat: Hits, 1.63 a game, 75th percentileOndrej Palat: Corsi for %, 51.2%, 62nd percentileOndrej Palat: CF% rel, 0.0, 48th percentileOndrej Palat: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 53rd percentileOndrej Palat: Rating, +1.0 goals above replacement, 31st percentileOndrej Palat: Chances created, 0.72 xG per 60, 42nd percentileOndrej Palat: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 70th percentileOndrej Palat: Finishing, -4.4 goals above expected, 14th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Goals, 0.25 a game, 69th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Assists, 0.28 a game, 63rd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Points, 0.53 a game, 66th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shots, 2.20 a game, 72nd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Hits, 0.44 a game, 14th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Corsi for %, 45.1%, 8th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: CF% rel, -4.0, 10th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: On-ice xG %, 42.2%, 4th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Rating, -1.0 goals above replacement, 13th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 57th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shot quality, 7.5% a shot, 35th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Finishing, +1.0 goals above expected, 64th 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

Ondrej Palat
Ilya Kovalchuk

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The numbers

Ondrej Palat L, NYI 2018-19 Ilya Kovalchuk L, WSH
64 Games played 64
8 Goals 16
26 Assists 18
34 Points 34
0.53 Points per game 0.53
4 Plus/minus -26
100 Shots 141
8.0 Shooting % 11.3
104 Hits 28
20 Penalty minutes 10
14:53 Average ice time 16:14
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.2 Corsi for % 45.1
0.0 CF% relative to team -4.0
50.4 Fenwick for % 43.9
50.6 Expected goals for % 42.2
-2.6 xGF% relative to team -5.9
53.6 Goals for % 38.2
101.5 PDO 98.2
158 Shot attempts taken 147
Expected goals, all situations
11.4 Expected goals 14.0
0.72 Expected goals per 60 0.81
8.5% Chance per attempt 7.5%
-4.4 Goals above expected +1.0
Rating, in goals
+1.0 Goals above replacement -1.0
+0.2 Wins above replacement -0.2
-1.1 Even-strength offence -1.1
-0.6 Even-strength defence -3.1
+0.2 Power play -0.6
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.1 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$5.3M Cap hit $6.25M
$156K Cap dollars per point $184K
$1.3M Worth at the going rate -$62K
-$4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$6.3M

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