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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Nikita Kucherov Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikita Kucherov: Goals, 0.35 a game, 93rd percentileNikita Kucherov: Assists, 0.44 a game, 87th percentileNikita Kucherov: Points, 0.79 a game, 91st percentileNikita Kucherov: Shots, 2.33 a game, 79th percentileNikita Kucherov: Hits, 0.79 a game, 28th percentileNikita Kucherov: Corsi for %, 55.9%, 93rd percentileNikita Kucherov: CF% rel, 4.0, 86th percentileNikita Kucherov: On-ice xG %, 59.1%, 98th percentileNikita Kucherov: Rating, +10.6 goals above replacement, 91st percentileNikita Kucherov: Chances created, 0.92 xG per 60, 85th percentileNikita Kucherov: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 46th percentileNikita Kucherov: Finishing, +9.3 goals above expected, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.21 a game, 62nd percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.63 a game, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.83 a game, 93rd percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.68 a game, 50th percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.50 a game, 13th percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 58.3%, 98th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 9.6, 99th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 58.3%, 97th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +12.0 goals above replacement, 94th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.52 xG per 60, 19th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 33rd percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 41st percentile
020406020406080Nikita Kucherov 65Joe Thornton 65

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

Nikita Kucherov
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Nikita Kucherov R, TBL 2014-15 Joe Thornton C, FLA
82 Games played 78
29 Goals 16
36 Assists 49
65 Points 65
0.79 Points per game 0.83
38 Plus/minus -4
191 Shots 131
15.2 Shooting % 12.2
65 Hits 39
37 Penalty minutes 30
14:57 Average ice time 18:25
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.9 Corsi for % 58.3
+4.0 CF% relative to team +9.6
56.0 Fenwick for % 58.6
59.1 Expected goals for % 58.3
+5.8 xGF% relative to team +9.9
66.7 Goals for % 48.2
103.8 PDO 97.3
248 Shot attempts taken 172
Expected goals, all situations
18.7 Expected goals 12.4
0.92 Expected goals per 60 0.52
7.3% Chance per attempt 6.8%
+9.3 Goals above expected -1.4
Rating, in goals
+10.6 Goals above replacement +12.0
+1.8 Wins above replacement +2.0
+8.6 Even-strength offence +3.2
-1.2 Even-strength defence +2.9
-0.3 Power play +2.0
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.2
+0.2 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$712K Cap hit $6.75M
$11K Cap dollars per point $104K
$6.9M Worth at the going rate $7.8M
+$6.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.1M

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