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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Nikita Kucherov Claude Giroux

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikita Kucherov: Goals, 0.39 a game, 95th percentileNikita Kucherov: Assists, 0.47 a game, 91st percentileNikita Kucherov: Points, 0.86 a game, 95th percentileNikita Kucherov: Shots, 2.71 a game, 90th percentileNikita Kucherov: Hits, 0.79 a game, 33rd percentileNikita Kucherov: Corsi for %, 54.4%, 88th percentileNikita Kucherov: CF% rel, 3.0, 79th percentileNikita Kucherov: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 92nd percentileNikita Kucherov: Rating, +10.9 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileNikita Kucherov: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 73rd percentileNikita Kucherov: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 25th percentileNikita Kucherov: Finishing, +7.6 goals above expected, 93rd percentileClaude Giroux: Goals, 0.28 a game, 83rd percentileClaude Giroux: Assists, 0.58 a game, 96th percentileClaude Giroux: Points, 0.86 a game, 95th percentileClaude Giroux: Shots, 3.09 a game, 94th percentileClaude Giroux: Hits, 1.06 a game, 47th percentileClaude Giroux: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 72nd percentileClaude Giroux: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileClaude Giroux: On-ice xG %, 48.4%, 37th percentileClaude Giroux: Rating, +7.4 goals above replacement, 80th percentileClaude Giroux: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 45th percentileClaude Giroux: Shot quality, 5.9% a shot, 8th percentileClaude Giroux: Finishing, +2.9 goals above expected, 80th percentile
0204060204060Claude Giroux 67Nikita Kucherov 66

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
Claude Giroux

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The numbers

Nikita Kucherov R, TBL 2015-16 Claude Giroux R, OTT
77 Games played 78
30 Goals 22
36 Assists 45
66 Points 67
0.86 Points per game 0.86
9 Plus/minus -8
209 Shots 241
14.4 Shooting % 9.1
61 Hits 83
30 Penalty minutes 53
18:13 Average ice time 20:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.4 Corsi for % 52.2
+3.0 CF% relative to team +2.9
53.1 Fenwick for % 51.7
56.3 Expected goals for % 48.4
+5.2 xGF% relative to team -0.1
58.8 Goals for % 50.0
101.9 PDO 99.9
267 Shot attempts taken 245
Expected goals, all situations
19.4 Expected goals 18.1
0.83 Expected goals per 60 0.68
6.7% Chance per attempt 5.9%
+7.6 Goals above expected +2.9
Rating, in goals
+10.9 Goals above replacement +7.4
+1.8 Wins above replacement +1.2
+4.1 Even-strength offence +1.2
+0.2 Even-strength defence -2.3
+1.8 Power play +2.4
-0.1 Penalty kill -0.9
+0.9 Penalties +2.5
Contract
$712K Cap hit $8.275M
$11K Cap dollars per point $124K
$7.4M Worth at the going rate $5.2M
+$6.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.1M

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