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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Matt Duchene

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.38 a game, 76th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.73 a game, 83rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 2.82 a game, 89th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.48 a game, 16th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 53.7%, 87th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 3.1, 81st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 52.4%, 70th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 61st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 5.7% a shot, 4th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +8.3 goals above expected, 94th percentileMatt Duchene: Goals, 0.33 a game, 84th percentileMatt Duchene: Assists, 0.39 a game, 78th percentileMatt Duchene: Points, 0.72 a game, 83rd percentileMatt Duchene: Shots, 2.32 a game, 76th percentileMatt Duchene: Hits, 0.73 a game, 36th percentileMatt Duchene: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 24th percentileMatt Duchene: CF% rel, 0.8, 58th percentileMatt Duchene: On-ice xG %, 45.5%, 15th percentileMatt Duchene: Rating, +8.8 goals above replacement, 85th percentileMatt Duchene: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 68th percentileMatt Duchene: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 63rd percentileMatt Duchene: Finishing, +6.0 goals above expected, 90th 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
Matt Duchene

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2017-18 Matt Duchene C, DAL
82 Games played 82
29 Goals 27
31 Assists 32
60 Points 59
0.73 Points per game 0.72
14 Plus/minus -22
231 Shots 190
12.6 Shooting % 14.2
39 Hits 60
26 Penalty minutes 18
16:05 Average ice time 18:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.7 Corsi for % 47.7
+3.1 CF% relative to team +0.8
53.7 Fenwick for % 46.7
52.4 Expected goals for % 45.5
-0.4 xGF% relative to team +0.6
53.5 Goals for % 45.5
100.5 PDO 99.7
330 Shot attempts taken 249
Expected goals, all situations
17.7 Expected goals 21.0
0.81 Expected goals per 60 0.84
5.7% Chance per attempt 8.0%
+8.3 Goals above expected +6.0
Rating, in goals
+9.3 Goals above replacement +8.8
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.5
+4.3 Even-strength offence +2.6
-1.7 Even-strength defence +0.6
+0.3 Power play -0.3
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+2.7 Penalties +2.0
Contract
$894K Cap hit $6M
$15K Cap dollars per point $102K
$6.5M Worth at the going rate $6.2M
+$5.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$244K

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