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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Nick Paul Jesperi Kotkaniemi

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNick Paul: Goals, 0.09 a game, 19th percentileNick Paul: Assists, 0.27 a game, 61st percentileNick Paul: Points, 0.36 a game, 42nd percentileNick Paul: Shots, 1.88 a game, 64th percentileNick Paul: Hits, 1.32 a game, 65th percentileNick Paul: Corsi for %, 50.2%, 55th percentileNick Paul: CF% rel, 2.2, 70th percentileNick Paul: On-ice xG %, 44.6%, 15th percentileNick Paul: Rating, +2.2 goals above replacement, 54th percentileNick Paul: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 35th percentileNick Paul: Shot quality, 6.0% a shot, 3rd percentileNick Paul: Finishing, -4.7 goals above expected, 3rd percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Goals, 0.09 a game, 19th percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Assists, 0.27 a game, 61st percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Points, 0.36 a game, 42nd percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Shots, 1.55 a game, 47th percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Hits, 1.50 a game, 72nd percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Corsi for %, 56.1%, 92nd percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: CF% rel, 2.1, 70th percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: On-ice xG %, 52.8%, 71st percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Rating, +2.7 goals above replacement, 59th percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Chances created, 0.60 xG per 60, 27th percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Shot quality, 7.5% a shot, 32nd percentileJesperi Kotkaniemi: Finishing, -3.4 goals above expected, 10th percentile
051015202040Nick Paul 20Jesperi Kotkaniemi 20

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

Nick Paul
Jesperi Kotkaniemi

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The numbers

Nick Paul L, TOR 2020-21 Jesperi Kotkaniemi C, CAR
56 Games played 56
5 Goals 5
15 Assists 15
20 Points 20
0.36 Points per game 0.36
5 Plus/minus -1
105 Shots 87
4.8 Shooting % 5.7
74 Hits 84
19 Penalty minutes 12
16:05 Average ice time 14:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.2 Corsi for % 56.1
+2.2 CF% relative to team +2.1
50.4 Fenwick for % 54.3
44.6 Expected goals for % 52.8
-3.4 xGF% relative to team -0.1
48.1 Goals for % 53.7
99.7 PDO 99.5
167 Shot attempts taken 125
Expected goals, all situations
9.7 Expected goals 8.4
0.65 Expected goals per 60 0.60
6.0% Chance per attempt 7.5%
-4.7 Goals above expected -3.4
Rating, in goals
+2.2 Goals above replacement +2.7
+0.4 Wins above replacement +0.4
-3.2 Even-strength offence -1.3
+2.3 Even-strength defence +2.4
+0.4 Power play -1.2
-0.2 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.4 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$1.35M Cap hit $925K
$68K Cap dollars per point $46K
$2.9M Worth at the going rate $3.4M
+$1.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.5M

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