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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Brandon Saad Paul Byron

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.21 a game, 44th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.89 a game, 91st percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.35 a game, 9th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 55.8%, 96th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 4.9, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 52.5%, 72nd percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 95th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 77th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -9.1 goals above expected, 1st percentilePaul Byron: Goals, 0.24 a game, 70th percentilePaul Byron: Assists, 0.18 a game, 37th percentilePaul Byron: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentilePaul Byron: Shots, 1.40 a game, 33rd percentilePaul Byron: Hits, 1.67 a game, 77th percentilePaul Byron: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 57th percentilePaul Byron: CF% rel, 0.2, 51st percentilePaul Byron: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 51st percentilePaul Byron: Rating, +6.2 goals above replacement, 75th percentilePaul Byron: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 63rd percentilePaul Byron: Shot quality, 10.9% a shot, 99th percentilePaul Byron: Finishing, +1.0 goals above expected, 60th 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

Brandon Saad
Paul Byron

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2017-18 Paul Byron L, MTL
82 Games played 82
18 Goals 20
17 Assists 15
35 Points 35
0.43 Points per game 0.43
-10 Plus/minus -4
237 Shots 115
7.6 Shooting % 17.4
29 Hits 137
14 Penalty minutes 23
17:30 Average ice time 16:08
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.8 Corsi for % 50.7
+4.9 CF% relative to team +0.2
53.3 Fenwick for % 50.7
52.5 Expected goals for % 50.3
+4.0 xGF% relative to team -0.6
45.3 Goals for % 49.4
97.6 PDO 99.1
306 Shot attempts taken 152
Expected goals, all situations
27.1 Expected goals 18.0
1.13 Expected goals per 60 0.82
8.5% Chance per attempt 10.9%
-9.1 Goals above expected +1.0
Rating, in goals
+6.3 Goals above replacement +6.2
+1.1 Wins above replacement +1.0
+4.9 Even-strength offence +1.0
-1.5 Even-strength defence -0.2
-2.4 Power play +0.1
-0.1 Penalty kill -1.0
+1.5 Penalties +2.7
Contract
$6M Cap hit $1.167M
$171K Cap dollars per point $33K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $4.6M
-$1.4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.4M

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