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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Esa Lindell Mike Matheson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEsa Lindell: Goals, 0.09 a game, 71st percentileEsa Lindell: Assists, 0.20 a game, 46th percentileEsa Lindell: Points, 0.29 a game, 55th percentileEsa Lindell: Shots, 1.79 a game, 72nd percentileEsa Lindell: Hits, 2.04 a game, 84th percentileEsa Lindell: Corsi for %, 51.7%, 65th percentileEsa Lindell: CF% rel, -1.9, 26th percentileEsa Lindell: On-ice xG %, 52.0%, 63rd percentileEsa Lindell: Rating, +1.6 goals above replacement, 51st percentileEsa Lindell: Chances created, 0.22 xG per 60, 61st percentileEsa Lindell: Shot quality, 3.5% a shot, 69th percentileEsa Lindell: Finishing, +0.2 goals above expected, 60th percentileMike Matheson: Goals, 0.11 a game, 82nd percentileMike Matheson: Assists, 0.25 a game, 61st percentileMike Matheson: Points, 0.36 a game, 68th percentileMike Matheson: Shots, 1.95 a game, 80th percentileMike Matheson: Hits, 0.93 a game, 35th percentileMike Matheson: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 48th percentileMike Matheson: CF% rel, -0.5, 45th percentileMike Matheson: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 45th percentileMike Matheson: Rating, +2.3 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileMike Matheson: Chances created, 0.28 xG per 60, 82nd percentileMike Matheson: Shot quality, 3.5% a shot, 68th percentileMike Matheson: Finishing, +1.2 goals above expected, 78th percentile
0510152040Esa Lindell 16Mike Matheson 16

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
Mike Matheson

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The numbers

Esa Lindell D, DAL 2020-21 Mike Matheson D, MTL
56 Games played 44
5 Goals 5
11 Assists 11
16 Points 16
0.29 Points per game 0.36
11 Plus/minus 9
100 Shots 86
5.0 Shooting % 5.8
114 Hits 41
19 Penalty minutes 28
23:11 Average ice time 18:38
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.7 Corsi for % 49.9
-1.9 CF% relative to team -0.5
51.7 Fenwick for % 49.8
52.0 Expected goals for % 49.2
-2.8 xGF% relative to team -1.0
53.8 Goals for % 54.1
100.0 PDO 101.5
154 Shot attempts taken 137
Expected goals, all situations
4.8 Expected goals 3.8
0.22 Expected goals per 60 0.28
3.5% Chance per attempt 3.5%
+0.2 Goals above expected +1.2
Rating, in goals
+1.6 Goals above replacement +2.3
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.4
-1.7 Even-strength offence +1.1
+1.2 Even-strength defence +0.3
-1.0 Power play -0.6
-0.7 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.6 Penalties -1.3
Contract
$5.8M Cap hit $4.875M
$363K Cap dollars per point $305K
$2.4M Worth at the going rate $3M
-$3.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.8M

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