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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Will Butcher Nate Schmidt

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerWill Butcher: Goals, 0.05 a game, 43rd percentileWill Butcher: Assists, 0.33 a game, 78th percentileWill Butcher: Points, 0.38 a game, 71st percentileWill Butcher: Shots, 1.38 a game, 53rd percentileWill Butcher: Hits, 0.49 a game, 7th percentileWill Butcher: Corsi for %, 49.8%, 50th percentileWill Butcher: CF% rel, 3.9, 92nd percentileWill Butcher: On-ice xG %, 51.0%, 63rd percentileWill Butcher: Rating, +4.8 goals above replacement, 76th percentileWill Butcher: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 70th percentileWill Butcher: Shot quality, 3.8% a shot, 76th percentileWill Butcher: Finishing, -2.2 goals above expected, 13th percentileNate Schmidt: Goals, 0.15 a game, 90th percentileNate Schmidt: Assists, 0.34 a game, 80th percentileNate Schmidt: Points, 0.49 a game, 83rd percentileNate Schmidt: Shots, 1.84 a game, 78th percentileNate Schmidt: Hits, 0.61 a game, 12th percentileNate Schmidt: Corsi for %, 50.6%, 62nd percentileNate Schmidt: CF% rel, -5.0, 7th percentileNate Schmidt: On-ice xG %, 52.2%, 72nd percentileNate Schmidt: Rating, +2.1 goals above replacement, 55th percentileNate Schmidt: Chances created, 0.25 xG per 60, 69th percentileNate Schmidt: Shot quality, 3.6% a shot, 68th percentileNate Schmidt: Finishing, +0.5 goals above expected, 66th 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

Will Butcher
Nate Schmidt

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The numbers

Will Butcher D, BUF 2018-19 Nate Schmidt D, UTA
78 Games played 61
4 Goals 9
26 Assists 21
30 Points 30
0.38 Points per game 0.49
-17 Plus/minus 22
108 Shots 112
3.7 Shooting % 8.0
38 Hits 37
18 Penalty minutes 8
19:16 Average ice time 21:57
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.8 Corsi for % 50.6
+3.9 CF% relative to team -5.0
50.7 Fenwick for % 51.0
51.0 Expected goals for % 52.2
+4.4 xGF% relative to team -4.1
47.7 Goals for % 55.9
99.0 PDO 101.7
162 Shot attempts taken 174
Expected goals, all situations
6.2 Expected goals 5.5
0.25 Expected goals per 60 0.25
3.8% Chance per attempt 3.6%
-2.2 Goals above expected +0.5
Rating, in goals
+4.8 Goals above replacement +2.1
+0.8 Wins above replacement +0.4
-1.4 Even-strength offence -2.7
+1.7 Even-strength defence -0.6
-0.1 Power play +0.4
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.6
-0.4 Penalties -0.1

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