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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Brandon Saad Brock Nelson

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 percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.23 a game, 67th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.20 a game, 42nd percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.43 a game, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 1.68 a game, 48th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.61 a game, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 46.1%, 11th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -1.8, 29th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 43.5%, 6th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, -0.1 goals above replacement, 20th percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.79 xG per 60, 58th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 80th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.0 goals above expected, 74th 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
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2017-18 Brock Nelson C, COL
82 Games played 82
18 Goals 19
17 Assists 16
35 Points 35
0.43 Points per game 0.43
-10 Plus/minus -4
237 Shots 138
7.6 Shooting % 13.8
29 Hits 50
14 Penalty minutes 43
17:30 Average ice time 14:44
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.8 Corsi for % 46.1
+4.9 CF% relative to team -1.8
53.3 Fenwick for % 45.4
52.5 Expected goals for % 43.5
+4.0 xGF% relative to team -4.0
45.3 Goals for % 48.7
97.6 PDO 101.6
306 Shot attempts taken 194
Expected goals, all situations
27.1 Expected goals 16.0
1.13 Expected goals per 60 0.79
8.5% Chance per attempt 8.6%
-9.1 Goals above expected +3.0
Rating, in goals
+6.3 Goals above replacement -0.1
+1.1 Wins above replacement 0.0
+4.9 Even-strength offence -2.7
-1.5 Even-strength defence +0.7
-2.4 Power play -1.2
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.3
+1.5 Penalties -0.1
Contract
$6M Cap hit $2.5M
$171K Cap dollars per point $71K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $533K
-$1.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2M

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