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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Brandon Saad Josh Anderson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.29 a game, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.59 a game, 70th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.44 a game, 79th percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.65 a game, 26th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 52.7%, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 4.9, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 47.5%, 30th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +5.7 goals above replacement, 73rd percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.95 xG per 60, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 8.8% a shot, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -1.5 goals above expected, 40th percentileJosh Anderson: Goals, 0.33 a game, 82nd percentileJosh Anderson: Assists, 0.24 a game, 54th percentileJosh Anderson: Points, 0.57 a game, 69th percentileJosh Anderson: Shots, 2.80 a game, 89th percentileJosh Anderson: Hits, 2.61 a game, 94th percentileJosh Anderson: Corsi for %, 50.2%, 52nd percentileJosh Anderson: CF% rel, -0.1, 47th percentileJosh Anderson: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 65th percentileJosh Anderson: Rating, +5.6 goals above replacement, 71st percentileJosh Anderson: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 75th percentileJosh Anderson: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 30th percentileJosh Anderson: Finishing, +1.1 goals above expected, 66th 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
Josh Anderson

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2018-19 Josh Anderson R, MTL
80 Games played 82
23 Goals 27
24 Assists 20
47 Points 47
0.59 Points per game 0.57
-9 Plus/minus 25
195 Shots 230
11.8 Shooting % 11.7
52 Hits 214
12 Penalty minutes 60
17:41 Average ice time 17:01
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.7 Corsi for % 50.2
+4.9 CF% relative to team -0.1
51.2 Fenwick for % 50.2
47.5 Expected goals for % 52.1
+2.4 xGF% relative to team +1.6
47.5 Goals for % 62.6
98.8 PDO 104.0
243 Shot attempts taken 332
Expected goals, all situations
22.5 Expected goals 21.9
0.95 Expected goals per 60 0.94
8.8% Chance per attempt 7.3%
-1.5 Goals above expected +1.1
Rating, in goals
+5.7 Goals above replacement +5.6
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.9
+2.8 Even-strength offence +2.4
-2.3 Even-strength defence +0.5
-0.6 Power play -0.7
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.7
+2.1 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$6M Cap hit $1.85M
$128K Cap dollars per point $39K
$4.5M Worth at the going rate $4.4M
-$1.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.6M

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