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At a glance

Brandon Saad Saku Koivu

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.22 a game, 67th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.37 a game, 76th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.13 a game, 72nd percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.89 a game, 36th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 94th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 3.8, 82nd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 62.1%, 98th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +9.2 goals above replacement, 95th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 71st percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 67th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -0.3 goals above expected, 49th percentileSaku Koivu: Goals, 0.17 a game, 53rd percentileSaku Koivu: Assists, 0.40 a game, 80th percentileSaku Koivu: Points, 0.57 a game, 71st percentileSaku Koivu: Shots, 1.17 a game, 25th percentileSaku Koivu: Hits, 0.66 a game, 24th percentileSaku Koivu: Corsi for %, 51.2%, 62nd percentileSaku Koivu: CF% rel, 4.4, 83rd percentileSaku Koivu: On-ice xG %, 48.2%, 38th percentileSaku Koivu: Rating, +2.0 goals above replacement, 51st percentileSaku Koivu: Chances created, 0.53 xG per 60, 18th percentileSaku Koivu: Shot quality, 9.4% a shot, 95th percentileSaku Koivu: Finishing, +0.7 goals above expected, 61st percentile
010202040Brandon Saad 27Saku Koivu 27

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

Brandon Saad
Saku Koivu

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2012-13 Saku Koivu C, ANA
46 Games played 47
10 Goals 8
17 Assists 19
27 Points 27
0.59 Points per game 0.57
17 Plus/minus 4
98 Shots 55
10.2 Shooting % 14.5
41 Hits 31
12 Penalty minutes 18
16:28 Average ice time 17:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.2 Corsi for % 51.2
+3.8 CF% relative to team +4.4
58.4 Fenwick for % 50.2
62.1 Expected goals for % 48.2
+11.0 xGF% relative to team -1.5
68.8 Goals for % 61.3
103.3 PDO 102.1
131 Shot attempts taken 79
Expected goals, all situations
10.3 Expected goals 7.3
0.81 Expected goals per 60 0.53
7.9% Chance per attempt 9.4%
-0.3 Goals above expected +0.7
Rating, in goals
+9.2 Goals above replacement +2.0
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.3
+4.5 Even-strength offence -0.8
+1.8 Even-strength defence -0.7
-1.0 Power play +1.0
+0.4 Penalty kill +0.2
+1.4 Penalties 0.0

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