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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Esa Lindell Niklas Kronwall

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEsa Lindell: Goals, 0.09 a game, 69th percentileEsa Lindell: Assists, 0.25 a game, 63rd percentileEsa Lindell: Points, 0.34 a game, 67th percentileEsa Lindell: Shots, 1.71 a game, 67th percentileEsa Lindell: Hits, 1.15 a game, 46th percentileEsa Lindell: Corsi for %, 52.5%, 82nd percentileEsa Lindell: CF% rel, 2.1, 76th percentileEsa Lindell: On-ice xG %, 54.3%, 86th percentileEsa Lindell: Rating, +2.7 goals above replacement, 58th percentileEsa Lindell: Chances created, 0.20 xG per 60, 51st percentileEsa Lindell: Shot quality, 3.3% a shot, 65th percentileEsa Lindell: Finishing, -0.9 goals above expected, 31st percentileNiklas Kronwall: Goals, 0.05 a game, 41st percentileNiklas Kronwall: Assists, 0.29 a game, 73rd percentileNiklas Kronwall: Points, 0.34 a game, 68th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Shots, 0.96 a game, 18th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Hits, 1.04 a game, 38th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 42nd percentileNiklas Kronwall: CF% rel, 0.7, 58th percentileNiklas Kronwall: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 55th percentileNiklas Kronwall: Rating, +1.3 goals above replacement, 43rd percentileNiklas Kronwall: Chances created, 0.14 xG per 60, 21st percentileNiklas Kronwall: Shot quality, 3.4% a shot, 72nd percentileNiklas Kronwall: Finishing, +0.7 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

Esa Lindell
Niklas Kronwall

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The numbers

Esa Lindell D, DAL 2017-18 Niklas Kronwall D, DET
80 Games played 79
7 Goals 4
20 Assists 23
27 Points 27
0.34 Points per game 0.34
19 Plus/minus -14
137 Shots 76
5.1 Shooting % 5.3
92 Hits 82
24 Penalty minutes 36
22:05 Average ice time 18:31
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.5 Corsi for % 49.3
+2.1 CF% relative to team +0.7
51.5 Fenwick for % 49.8
54.3 Expected goals for % 50.3
+2.2 xGF% relative to team +2.3
55.9 Goals for % 45.0
101.1 PDO 98.5
196 Shot attempts taken 105
Expected goals, all situations
5.9 Expected goals 3.3
0.20 Expected goals per 60 0.14
3.3% Chance per attempt 3.4%
-0.9 Goals above expected +0.7
Rating, in goals
+2.7 Goals above replacement +1.3
+0.4 Wins above replacement +0.2
+0.6 Even-strength offence -3.8
-3.0 Even-strength defence +3.0
-0.7 Power play -0.6
+0.7 Penalty kill -0.2
-0.8 Penalties -2.0
Contract
$2.2M Cap hit $4.75M
$81K Cap dollars per point $176K
$2.3M Worth at the going rate $1.5M
+$104K Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.3M

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