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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Rickard Rakell Joel Ward

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRickard Rakell: Goals, 0.28 a game, 82nd percentileRickard Rakell: Assists, 0.32 a game, 73rd percentileRickard Rakell: Points, 0.60 a game, 74th percentileRickard Rakell: Shots, 2.35 a game, 82nd percentileRickard Rakell: Hits, 1.68 a game, 74th percentileRickard Rakell: Corsi for %, 53.0%, 78th percentileRickard Rakell: CF% rel, 0.1, 47th percentileRickard Rakell: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 76th percentileRickard Rakell: Rating, +8.1 goals above replacement, 84th percentileRickard Rakell: Chances created, 0.93 xG per 60, 83rd percentileRickard Rakell: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 41st percentileRickard Rakell: Finishing, +2.1 goals above expected, 75th percentileJoel Ward: Goals, 0.27 a game, 79th percentileJoel Ward: Assists, 0.28 a game, 62nd percentileJoel Ward: Points, 0.54 a game, 69th percentileJoel Ward: Shots, 1.75 a game, 57th percentileJoel Ward: Hits, 0.86 a game, 36th percentileJoel Ward: Corsi for %, 52.6%, 76th percentileJoel Ward: CF% rel, 0.8, 54th percentileJoel Ward: On-ice xG %, 56.1%, 91st percentileJoel Ward: Rating, +5.7 goals above replacement, 71st percentileJoel Ward: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 80th percentileJoel Ward: Shot quality, 10.3% a shot, 99th percentileJoel Ward: Finishing, -0.9 goals above expected, 44th percentile
010203040204060Rickard Rakell 43Joel Ward 43

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

Rickard Rakell
Joel Ward

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The numbers

Rickard Rakell R, PIT 2015-16 Joel Ward R, SJS
72 Games played 79
20 Goals 21
23 Assists 22
43 Points 43
0.60 Points per game 0.54
-1 Plus/minus -15
169 Shots 138
11.8 Shooting % 15.2
121 Hits 68
19 Penalty minutes 28
16:04 Average ice time 16:58
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.0 Corsi for % 52.6
+0.1 CF% relative to team +0.8
54.7 Fenwick for % 54.0
53.5 Expected goals for % 56.1
-0.1 xGF% relative to team +0.0
53.8 Goals for % 47.3
99.9 PDO 98.2
243 Shot attempts taken 175
Expected goals, all situations
17.9 Expected goals 19.9
0.93 Expected goals per 60 0.89
7.3% Chance per attempt 10.3%
+2.1 Goals above expected -0.9
Rating, in goals
+8.1 Goals above replacement +5.7
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.0
+3.0 Even-strength offence +1.4
-0.4 Even-strength defence +1.2
+0.3 Power play +0.8
-0.2 Penalty kill -0.8
+2.1 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$894K Cap hit $3.275M
$21K Cap dollars per point $76K
$5.7M Worth at the going rate $4.2M
+$4.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$901K

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