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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Jeff Carter

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.30 a game, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.48 a game, 90th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.78 a game, 91st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 2.49 a game, 85th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.52 a game, 18th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 51st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 1.6, 63rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 54th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 56th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 7th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +4.2 goals above expected, 84th percentileJeff Carter: Goals, 0.39 a game, 94th percentileJeff Carter: Assists, 0.41 a game, 83rd percentileJeff Carter: Points, 0.80 a game, 92nd percentileJeff Carter: Shots, 3.05 a game, 95th percentileJeff Carter: Hits, 1.05 a game, 55th percentileJeff Carter: Corsi for %, 54.8%, 92nd percentileJeff Carter: CF% rel, -0.2, 45th percentileJeff Carter: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 72nd percentileJeff Carter: Rating, +6.5 goals above replacement, 78th percentileJeff Carter: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 91st percentileJeff Carter: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 33rd percentileJeff Carter: Finishing, +4.7 goals above expected, 87th percentile
020406020406080Jeff Carter 66Nikolaj Ehlers 64

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

Nikolaj Ehlers
Jeff Carter

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2016-17 Jeff Carter C, PIT
82 Games played 82
25 Goals 32
39 Assists 34
64 Points 66
0.78 Points per game 0.80
1 Plus/minus 2
204 Shots 250
12.3 Shooting % 12.8
43 Hits 86
38 Penalty minutes 41
17:29 Average ice time 18:02
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 54.8
+1.6 CF% relative to team -0.2
50.2 Fenwick for % 55.0
50.6 Expected goals for % 53.0
+0.5 xGF% relative to team -2.0
51.3 Goals for % 54.8
100.8 PDO 100.0
270 Shot attempts taken 303
Expected goals, all situations
17.8 Expected goals 25.3
0.74 Expected goals per 60 1.03
6.1% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+4.2 Goals above expected +4.7
Rating, in goals
+8.7 Goals above replacement +6.5
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.1
+4.7 Even-strength offence +4.6
-2.5 Even-strength defence -2.7
-1.2 Power play +0.9
0.0 Penalty kill +0.7
+3.7 Penalties -1.0
Contract
$894K Cap hit $5.273M
$14K Cap dollars per point $80K
$6.1M Worth at the going rate $4.7M
+$5.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$553K

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