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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Brandon Saad Kyle Palmieri

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.29 a game, 84th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.35 a game, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.65 a game, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.56 a game, 87th percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.29 a game, 5th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 54.6%, 90th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 6.0, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 55.5%, 89th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +12.6 goals above replacement, 94th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 86th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 60th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, +0.3 goals above expected, 58th percentileKyle Palmieri: Goals, 0.33 a game, 88th percentileKyle Palmieri: Assists, 0.34 a game, 73rd percentileKyle Palmieri: Points, 0.66 a game, 80th percentileKyle Palmieri: Shots, 2.40 a game, 83rd percentileKyle Palmieri: Hits, 1.55 a game, 74th percentileKyle Palmieri: Corsi for %, 47.9%, 28th percentileKyle Palmieri: CF% rel, 0.1, 49th percentileKyle Palmieri: On-ice xG %, 47.6%, 29th percentileKyle Palmieri: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 78th percentileKyle Palmieri: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 71st percentileKyle Palmieri: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 34th percentileKyle Palmieri: Finishing, +4.5 goals above expected, 86th percentile
0204020406080Brandon Saad 53Kyle Palmieri 53

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
Kyle Palmieri

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2016-17 Kyle Palmieri C, NYI
82 Games played 80
24 Goals 26
29 Assists 27
53 Points 53
0.65 Points per game 0.66
23 Plus/minus 2
210 Shots 192
11.4 Shooting % 13.5
24 Hits 124
8 Penalty minutes 46
17:02 Average ice time 17:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.6 Corsi for % 47.9
+6.0 CF% relative to team +0.1
55.2 Fenwick for % 47.0
55.5 Expected goals for % 47.6
+7.0 xGF% relative to team -0.6
62.4 Goals for % 60.0
101.7 PDO 103.9
301 Shot attempts taken 224
Expected goals, all situations
22.7 Expected goals 19.5
0.97 Expected goals per 60 0.84
7.9% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+0.3 Goals above expected +4.5
Rating, in goals
+12.6 Goals above replacement +6.6
+2.1 Wins above replacement +1.1
+6.0 Even-strength offence +0.2
+2.9 Even-strength defence -1.5
-1.1 Power play +1.3
-0.2 Penalty kill -0.4
+1.1 Penalties +3.2
Contract
$6M Cap hit $4.65M
$113K Cap dollars per point $88K
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $4.8M
+$2.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$156K

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