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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Brandon Saad Joel Eriksson Ek

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.31 a game, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.32 a game, 67th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.63 a game, 70th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.03 a game, 64th percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.26 a game, 4th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 48.4%, 34th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 2.0, 68th percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 46.8%, 28th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.91 xG per 60, 62nd percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 9.9% a shot, 89th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, +2.8 goals above expected, 75th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Goals, 0.34 a game, 82nd percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Assists, 0.30 a game, 63rd percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Points, 0.64 a game, 71st percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Shots, 2.90 a game, 89th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Hits, 1.79 a game, 78th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Corsi for %, 53.4%, 77th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: CF% rel, 2.8, 77th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: On-ice xG %, 57.1%, 90th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Rating, +10.7 goals above replacement, 90th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Chances created, 1.08 xG per 60, 82nd percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 78th percentileJoel Eriksson Ek: Finishing, +0.2 goals above expected, 59th 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
Joel Eriksson Ek

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2021-22 Joel Eriksson Ek C, MIN
78 Games played 77
24 Goals 26
25 Assists 23
49 Points 49
0.63 Points per game 0.64
11 Plus/minus 16
158 Shots 223
15.2 Shooting % 11.7
20 Hits 138
10 Penalty minutes 28
16:16 Average ice time 18:35
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.4 Corsi for % 53.4
+2.0 CF% relative to team +2.8
46.3 Fenwick for % 54.0
46.8 Expected goals for % 57.1
-2.1 xGF% relative to team +4.2
56.6 Goals for % 58.2
102.9 PDO 101.4
169 Shot attempts taken 236
Expected goals, all situations
19.2 Expected goals 25.8
0.91 Expected goals per 60 1.08
9.9% Chance per attempt 9.3%
+2.8 Goals above expected +0.2
Rating, in goals
+5.4 Goals above replacement +10.7
+0.9 Wins above replacement +1.8
-0.5 Even-strength offence +0.7
-1.2 Even-strength defence +3.0
+1.8 Power play +0.8
+0.8 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.9 Penalties +2.4
Contract
$4.5M Cap hit $5.25M
$92K Cap dollars per point $107K
$4.6M Worth at the going rate $8.4M
+$100K Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.2M

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