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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Shea Theodore Matt Niskanen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerShea Theodore: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileShea Theodore: Assists, 0.38 a game, 83rd percentileShea Theodore: Points, 0.48 a game, 83rd percentileShea Theodore: Shots, 2.36 a game, 86th percentileShea Theodore: Hits, 0.48 a game, 8th percentileShea Theodore: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 66th percentileShea Theodore: CF% rel, -0.7, 40th percentileShea Theodore: On-ice xG %, 47.5%, 27th percentileShea Theodore: Rating, +1.3 goals above replacement, 42nd percentileShea Theodore: Chances created, 0.35 xG per 60, 92nd percentileShea Theodore: Shot quality, 3.8% a shot, 89th percentileShea Theodore: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 27th percentileMatt Niskanen: Goals, 0.10 a game, 75th percentileMatt Niskanen: Assists, 0.32 a game, 77th percentileMatt Niskanen: Points, 0.43 a game, 76th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shots, 1.76 a game, 69th percentileMatt Niskanen: Hits, 1.72 a game, 70th percentileMatt Niskanen: Corsi for %, 48.5%, 34th percentileMatt Niskanen: CF% rel, 0.7, 58th percentileMatt Niskanen: On-ice xG %, 47.7%, 29th percentileMatt Niskanen: Rating, +1.1 goals above replacement, 40th percentileMatt Niskanen: Chances created, 0.21 xG per 60, 56th percentileMatt Niskanen: Shot quality, 2.9% a shot, 45th percentileMatt Niskanen: Finishing, +1.7 goals above expected, 76th percentile
01020204060Shea Theodore 29Matt Niskanen 29

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

Shea Theodore
Matt Niskanen

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The numbers

Shea Theodore D, VGK 2017-18 Matt Niskanen D, PHI
61 Games played 68
6 Goals 7
23 Assists 22
29 Points 29
0.48 Points per game 0.43
5 Plus/minus 24
144 Shots 120
4.2 Shooting % 5.8
29 Hits 117
14 Penalty minutes 36
20:21 Average ice time 22:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.3 Corsi for % 48.5
-0.7 CF% relative to team +0.7
50.8 Fenwick for % 47.9
47.5 Expected goals for % 47.7
-5.8 xGF% relative to team -0.4
49.4 Goals for % 56.8
99.4 PDO 103.1
195 Shot attempts taken 254
Expected goals, all situations
7.1 Expected goals 5.3
0.35 Expected goals per 60 0.21
3.8% Chance per attempt 2.9%
-1.1 Goals above expected +1.7
Rating, in goals
+1.3 Goals above replacement +1.1
+0.2 Wins above replacement +0.2
+0.7 Even-strength offence +0.7
-3.5 Even-strength defence -1.9
-0.5 Power play -0.6
+0.2 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.3 Penalties -2.2
Contract
$863K Cap hit $5.75M
$30K Cap dollars per point $198K
$1.4M Worth at the going rate $1.3M
+$566K Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.5M

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