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At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNathan MacKinnon: Goals, 0.29 a game, 84th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Assists, 0.43 a game, 87th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Points, 0.72 a game, 86th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shots, 3.40 a game, 98th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Hits, 0.64 a game, 24th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Corsi for %, 46.4%, 19th percentileNathan MacKinnon: CF% rel, 3.6, 85th percentileNathan MacKinnon: On-ice xG %, 46.8%, 24th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Rating, +8.2 goals above replacement, 85th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 81st percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 11th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Finishing, -0.5 goals above expected, 51st percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.25 a game, 74th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.64 a game, 80th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.23 a game, 77th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.43 a game, 12th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 62nd percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 2.3, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 53rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 88th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 61st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 47th percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 29th percentile
0204020406080Nathan MacKinnon 52Frans Nielsen 52

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

Nathan MacKinnon
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

Nathan MacKinnon C, COL 2015-16 Frans Nielsen C, DET
72 Games played 81
21 Goals 20
31 Assists 32
52 Points 52
0.72 Points per game 0.64
-4 Plus/minus 1
245 Shots 181
8.6 Shooting % 11.0
46 Hits 35
20 Penalty minutes 12
18:52 Average ice time 17:43
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.4 Corsi for % 51.3
+3.6 CF% relative to team +2.3
48.0 Fenwick for % 52.9
46.8 Expected goals for % 50.3
+4.4 xGF% relative to team +1.5
52.3 Goals for % 52.2
101.1 PDO 99.9
292 Shot attempts taken 215
Expected goals, all situations
20.5 Expected goals 18.3
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.77
6.1% Chance per attempt 7.4%
-0.5 Goals above expected -2.3
Rating, in goals
+8.2 Goals above replacement +9.3
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.6
+2.8 Even-strength offence -0.6
-1.8 Even-strength defence +2.6
+0.6 Power play +0.9
+0.3 Penalty kill +1.1
+2.6 Penalties +1.3
Contract
$925K Cap hit $2.75M
$18K Cap dollars per point $53K
$5.8M Worth at the going rate $6.4M
+$4.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.7M

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