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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon James Neal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNathan MacKinnon: Goals, 0.22 a game, 67th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Assists, 0.38 a game, 79th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Points, 0.59 a game, 76th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shots, 3.00 a game, 92nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Hits, 0.67 a game, 22nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Corsi for %, 49.0%, 37th percentileNathan MacKinnon: CF% rel, 7.3, 98th percentileNathan MacKinnon: On-ice xG %, 46.5%, 23rd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Rating, +10.4 goals above replacement, 91st percentileNathan MacKinnon: Chances created, 0.87 xG per 60, 78th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 12th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 35th percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.34 a game, 92nd percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.21 a game, 44th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.55 a game, 70th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 3.30 a game, 97th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 1.06 a game, 42nd percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 97th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, 5.6, 95th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 56.9%, 91st percentileJames Neal: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 92nd percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 30th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 66th percentile
0102030204060Nathan MacKinnon 38James Neal 37

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
James Neal

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The numbers

Nathan MacKinnon C, COL 2014-15 James Neal L, STL
64 Games played 67
14 Goals 23
24 Assists 14
38 Points 37
0.59 Points per game 0.55
-7 Plus/minus 12
192 Shots 221
7.3 Shooting % 10.4
43 Hits 71
34 Penalty minutes 57
17:03 Average ice time 18:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.0 Corsi for % 57.2
+7.3 CF% relative to team +5.6
49.6 Fenwick for % 56.3
46.5 Expected goals for % 56.9
+7.9 xGF% relative to team +2.6
52.2 Goals for % 60.5
100.3 PDO 101.6
253 Shot attempts taken 345
Expected goals, all situations
15.9 Expected goals 20.7
0.87 Expected goals per 60 1.03
6.2% Chance per attempt 6.7%
-1.9 Goals above expected +1.3
Rating, in goals
+10.4 Goals above replacement +6.1
+1.7 Wins above replacement +1.0
+4.9 Even-strength offence +3.8
+0.9 Even-strength defence +0.2
-0.7 Power play -1.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.2 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$925K Cap hit $5M
$24K Cap dollars per point $135K
$6.8M Worth at the going rate $4.2M
+$5.9M Value: worth minus cap hit -$794K

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