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At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Kris Versteeg

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.21 a game, 65th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.32 a game, 73rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.53 a game, 68th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 2.32 a game, 81st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.40 a game, 10th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 84th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 3.5, 83rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 53.1%, 72nd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +8.4 goals above replacement, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.70 xG per 60, 48th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 5.7% a shot, 4th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +0.5 goals above expected, 60th percentileKris Versteeg: Goals, 0.19 a game, 60th percentileKris Versteeg: Assists, 0.30 a game, 68th percentileKris Versteeg: Points, 0.49 a game, 63rd percentileKris Versteeg: Shots, 2.03 a game, 69th percentileKris Versteeg: Hits, 0.26 a game, 3rd percentileKris Versteeg: Corsi for %, 56.8%, 97th percentileKris Versteeg: CF% rel, 5.2, 92nd percentileKris Versteeg: On-ice xG %, 56.2%, 92nd percentileKris Versteeg: Rating, +7.4 goals above replacement, 80th percentileKris Versteeg: Chances created, 0.89 xG per 60, 79th percentileKris Versteeg: Shot quality, 7.5% a shot, 51st percentileKris Versteeg: Finishing, -2.5 goals above expected, 27th 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
Kris Versteeg

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2015-16 Kris Versteeg R, CGY
72 Games played 77
15 Goals 15
23 Assists 23
38 Points 38
0.53 Points per game 0.49
3 Plus/minus 0
167 Shots 156
9.0 Shooting % 9.6
29 Hits 20
21 Penalty minutes 45
16:06 Average ice time 15:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.7 Corsi for % 56.8
+3.5 CF% relative to team +5.2
54.5 Fenwick for % 55.9
53.1 Expected goals for % 56.2
+4.6 xGF% relative to team +5.1
55.4 Goals for % 52.2
100.6 PDO 98.8
249 Shot attempts taken 225
Expected goals, all situations
13.5 Expected goals 17.5
0.70 Expected goals per 60 0.89
5.7% Chance per attempt 7.5%
+0.5 Goals above expected -2.5
Rating, in goals
+8.4 Goals above replacement +7.4
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.2
+2.2 Even-strength offence +3.1
-0.1 Even-strength defence +0.9
+0.2 Power play -0.7
0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
+2.9 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$894K Cap hit $4.4M
$24K Cap dollars per point $116K
$5.9M Worth at the going rate $5.3M
+$5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$874K

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