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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Aleksander Barkov Phil Kessel

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAleksander Barkov: Goals, 0.42 a game, 97th percentileAleksander Barkov: Assists, 0.47 a game, 91st percentileAleksander Barkov: Points, 0.89 a game, 96th percentileAleksander Barkov: Shots, 2.59 a game, 87th percentileAleksander Barkov: Hits, 0.65 a game, 25th percentileAleksander Barkov: Corsi for %, 48.2%, 31st percentileAleksander Barkov: CF% rel, -0.9, 37th percentileAleksander Barkov: On-ice xG %, 50.7%, 54th percentileAleksander Barkov: Rating, +11.7 goals above replacement, 95th percentileAleksander Barkov: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 84th percentileAleksander Barkov: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 90th percentileAleksander Barkov: Finishing, +7.9 goals above expected, 94th percentilePhil Kessel: Goals, 0.32 a game, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.40 a game, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.72 a game, 86th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.34 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.11 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 84th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 1.4, 60th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 54.2%, 81st percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 70th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 1.00 xG per 60, 89th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 36th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, 0.0 goals above expected, 55th 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

Aleksander Barkov
Phil Kessel

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The numbers

Aleksander Barkov C, FLA 2015-16 Phil Kessel R, VGK
66 Games played 82
28 Goals 26
31 Assists 33
59 Points 59
0.89 Points per game 0.72
18 Plus/minus 9
171 Shots 274
16.4 Shooting % 9.5
43 Hits 9
8 Penalty minutes 18
19:26 Average ice time 18:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
48.2 Corsi for % 53.7
-0.9 CF% relative to team +1.4
49.0 Fenwick for % 52.7
50.7 Expected goals for % 54.2
+1.0 xGF% relative to team -2.8
60.2 Goals for % 58.1
103.8 PDO 101.4
183 Shot attempts taken 315
Expected goals, all situations
20.1 Expected goals 25.0
0.94 Expected goals per 60 1.00
9.3% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+7.9 Goals above expected 0.0
Rating, in goals
+11.7 Goals above replacement +5.4
+2.0 Wins above replacement +0.9
+5.1 Even-strength offence +3.5
-0.9 Even-strength defence -3.9
+1.4 Power play +0.9
+0.2 Penalty kill -0.1
+2.5 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$925K Cap hit $8M
$16K Cap dollars per point $136K
$8M Worth at the going rate $4M
+$7.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4M

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