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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Brandon Saad Thomas Vanek

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.28 a game, 81st percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.35 a game, 76th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.63 a game, 80th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.48 a game, 83rd percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.65 a game, 21st percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 53.5%, 76th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, -0.1, 45th percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 54.1%, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +11.2 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.85 xG per 60, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 62nd percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, +1.9 goals above expected, 72nd percentileThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.26 a game, 78th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.39 a game, 80th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 0.65 a game, 81st percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 2.14 a game, 72nd percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.40 a game, 8th percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 47.6%, 29th percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, -5.1, 10th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 51.8%, 60th percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 39th percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 84th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 82nd percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +1.5 goals above expected, 68th percentile
0204020406080Brandon Saad 52Thomas Vanek 52

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
Thomas Vanek

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2014-15 Thomas Vanek L, DET
82 Games played 80
23 Goals 21
29 Assists 31
52 Points 52
0.63 Points per game 0.65
7 Plus/minus -6
203 Shots 171
11.3 Shooting % 12.3
53 Hits 32
12 Penalty minutes 37
17:15 Average ice time 16:13
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.5 Corsi for % 47.6
-0.1 CF% relative to team -5.1
52.8 Fenwick for % 47.9
54.1 Expected goals for % 51.8
+4.2 xGF% relative to team -4.4
55.3 Goals for % 48.1
101.1 PDO 100.0
262 Shot attempts taken 191
Expected goals, all situations
20.1 Expected goals 19.5
0.85 Expected goals per 60 0.90
7.8% Chance per attempt 8.5%
+1.9 Goals above expected +1.5
Rating, in goals
+11.2 Goals above replacement +1.9
+1.9 Wins above replacement +0.3
+5.6 Even-strength offence +1.7
-0.3 Even-strength defence -2.4
-1.3 Power play +1.0
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.0
+3.0 Penalties -1.9
Contract
$764K Cap hit $6.5M
$15K Cap dollars per point $125K
$7.3M Worth at the going rate $1.7M
+$6.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.8M

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