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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Blake Wheeler

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.45 a game, 96th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.53 a game, 92nd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.98 a game, 95th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 3.15 a game, 96th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.55 a game, 22nd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 51.8%, 66th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 5.3, 91st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 49.8%, 50th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +8.1 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 79th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 6.4% a shot, 7th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +8.6 goals above expected, 98th percentileBlake Wheeler: Goals, 0.30 a game, 79th percentileBlake Wheeler: Assists, 0.62 a game, 95th percentileBlake Wheeler: Points, 0.92 a game, 94th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shots, 2.26 a game, 80th percentileBlake Wheeler: Hits, 1.26 a game, 61st percentileBlake Wheeler: Corsi for %, 46.4%, 21st percentileBlake Wheeler: CF% rel, -2.6, 22nd percentileBlake Wheeler: On-ice xG %, 43.0%, 7th percentileBlake Wheeler: Rating, -0.3 goals above replacement, 17th percentileBlake Wheeler: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 57th percentileBlake Wheeler: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 57th percentileBlake Wheeler: Finishing, +2.2 goals above expected, 76th 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

Nikolaj Ehlers
Blake Wheeler

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2020-21 Blake Wheeler R, NYR
47 Games played 50
21 Goals 15
25 Assists 31
46 Points 46
0.98 Points per game 0.92
15 Plus/minus -17
148 Shots 113
14.2 Shooting % 13.3
26 Hits 63
15 Penalty minutes 50
16:55 Average ice time 18:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.8 Corsi for % 46.4
+5.3 CF% relative to team -2.6
50.5 Fenwick for % 47.3
49.8 Expected goals for % 43.0
+5.6 xGF% relative to team -4.9
65.4 Goals for % 41.8
103.8 PDO 97.6
179 Shot attempts taken 126
Expected goals, all situations
12.4 Expected goals 11.8
0.94 Expected goals per 60 0.77
6.4% Chance per attempt 8.3%
+8.6 Goals above expected +2.2
Rating, in goals
+8.1 Goals above replacement -0.3
+1.4 Wins above replacement -0.1
+2.9 Even-strength offence +3.3
-0.5 Even-strength defence -5.6
+1.2 Power play +0.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.4 Penalties -1.4
Contract
$6M Cap hit $8.25M
$130K Cap dollars per point $179K
$9M Worth at the going rate $377K
+$3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$7.9M

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