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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Aaron Ekblad Erik Karlsson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAaron Ekblad: Goals, 0.31 a game, 99th percentileAaron Ekblad: Assists, 0.31 a game, 74th percentileAaron Ekblad: Points, 0.63 a game, 92nd percentileAaron Ekblad: Shots, 2.89 a game, 97th percentileAaron Ekblad: Hits, 0.69 a game, 20th percentileAaron Ekblad: Corsi for %, 54.4%, 88th percentileAaron Ekblad: CF% rel, 3.5, 87th percentileAaron Ekblad: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 86th percentileAaron Ekblad: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 78th percentileAaron Ekblad: Chances created, 0.51 xG per 60, 99th percentileAaron Ekblad: Shot quality, 5.1% a shot, 99th percentileAaron Ekblad: Finishing, +3.6 goals above expected, 97th percentileErik Karlsson: Goals, 0.15 a game, 92nd percentileErik Karlsson: Assists, 0.27 a game, 66th percentileErik Karlsson: Points, 0.42 a game, 75th percentileErik Karlsson: Shots, 2.12 a game, 87th percentileErik Karlsson: Hits, 0.38 a game, 4th percentileErik Karlsson: Corsi for %, 47.3%, 25th percentileErik Karlsson: CF% rel, -0.9, 39th percentileErik Karlsson: On-ice xG %, 45.4%, 18th percentileErik Karlsson: Rating, -1.6 goals above replacement, 9th percentileErik Karlsson: Chances created, 0.31 xG per 60, 90th percentileErik Karlsson: Shot quality, 3.9% a shot, 89th percentileErik Karlsson: Finishing, +1.7 goals above expected, 88th percentile
051015202040Aaron Ekblad 22Erik Karlsson 22

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

Aaron Ekblad
Erik Karlsson

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The numbers

Aaron Ekblad D, FLA 2020-21 Erik Karlsson D, PIT
35 Games played 52
11 Goals 8
11 Assists 14
22 Points 22
0.63 Points per game 0.42
5 Plus/minus -18
101 Shots 110
10.9 Shooting % 7.3
24 Hits 20
33 Penalty minutes 18
25:05 Average ice time 23:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.4 Corsi for % 47.3
+3.5 CF% relative to team -0.9
54.2 Fenwick for % 46.8
55.4 Expected goals for % 45.4
+2.2 xGF% relative to team -6.0
55.0 Goals for % 43.2
100.0 PDO 98.6
110 Shot attempts taken 175
Expected goals, all situations
7.4 Expected goals 6.3
0.51 Expected goals per 60 0.31
5.1% Chance per attempt 3.9%
+3.6 Goals above expected +1.7
Rating, in goals
+4.3 Goals above replacement -1.6
+0.7 Wins above replacement -0.3
+0.5 Even-strength offence +0.1
+0.8 Even-strength defence -5.0
+0.8 Power play -0.7
0.0 Penalty kill -0.4
-0.7 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$7.5M Cap hit $11.5M
$341K Cap dollars per point $523K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate -$956K
-$2.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$12.5M

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