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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Elias Lindholm James Neal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerElias Lindholm: Goals, 0.20 a game, 59th percentileElias Lindholm: Assists, 0.35 a game, 73rd percentileElias Lindholm: Points, 0.54 a game, 66th percentileElias Lindholm: Shots, 1.89 a game, 60th percentileElias Lindholm: Hits, 1.21 a game, 63rd percentileElias Lindholm: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 84th percentileElias Lindholm: CF% rel, -1.8, 29th percentileElias Lindholm: On-ice xG %, 51.7%, 64th percentileElias Lindholm: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 64th percentileElias Lindholm: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 68th percentileElias Lindholm: Shot quality, 9.4% a shot, 92nd percentileElias Lindholm: Finishing, -4.3 goals above expected, 12th percentileJames Neal: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileJames Neal: Assists, 0.27 a game, 57th percentileJames Neal: Points, 0.62 a game, 75th percentileJames Neal: Shots, 2.85 a game, 90th percentileJames Neal: Hits, 0.62 a game, 27th percentileJames Neal: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 54th percentileJames Neal: CF% rel, -0.7, 40th percentileJames Neal: On-ice xG %, 46.7%, 22nd percentileJames Neal: Rating, +4.5 goals above replacement, 66th percentileJames Neal: Chances created, 0.91 xG per 60, 76th percentileJames Neal: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 26th percentileJames Neal: Finishing, +5.6 goals above expected, 89th 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

Elias Lindholm
James Neal

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The numbers

Elias Lindholm C, BOS 2017-18 James Neal L, STL
81 Games played 71
16 Goals 25
28 Assists 19
44 Points 44
0.54 Points per game 0.62
-8 Plus/minus -11
153 Shots 202
10.5 Shooting % 12.4
98 Hits 44
18 Penalty minutes 24
17:54 Average ice time 17:11
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.2 Corsi for % 50.3
-1.8 CF% relative to team -0.7
52.4 Fenwick for % 49.9
51.7 Expected goals for % 46.7
-1.2 xGF% relative to team -5.7
44.3 Goals for % 45.9
97.5 PDO 98.6
196 Shot attempts taken 281
Expected goals, all situations
20.3 Expected goals 18.4
0.84 Expected goals per 60 0.91
9.4% Chance per attempt 6.8%
-4.3 Goals above expected +5.6
Rating, in goals
+4.3 Goals above replacement +4.5
+0.7 Wins above replacement +0.8
+0.3 Even-strength offence -0.6
-0.8 Even-strength defence -0.5
+0.1 Power play -0.9
0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.8 Penalties +3.2
Contract
$2.7M Cap hit $5M
$61K Cap dollars per point $114K
$3.4M Worth at the going rate $3.5M
+$653K Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.5M

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