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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Mark Scheifele

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 percentileMark Scheifele: Goals, 0.38 a game, 92nd percentileMark Scheifele: Assists, 0.62 a game, 94th percentileMark Scheifele: Points, 1.00 a game, 95th percentileMark Scheifele: Shots, 2.08 a game, 68th percentileMark Scheifele: Hits, 0.95 a game, 50th percentileMark Scheifele: Corsi for %, 51.0%, 62nd percentileMark Scheifele: CF% rel, -1.2, 35th percentileMark Scheifele: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 82nd percentileMark Scheifele: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 84th percentileMark Scheifele: Chances created, 0.81 xG per 60, 62nd percentileMark Scheifele: Shot quality, 9.6% a shot, 95th percentileMark Scheifele: Finishing, +4.3 goals above expected, 82nd 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
Mark Scheifele

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2017-18 Mark Scheifele C, WPG
82 Games played 60
29 Goals 23
31 Assists 37
60 Points 60
0.73 Points per game 1.00
14 Plus/minus 19
231 Shots 125
12.6 Shooting % 18.4
39 Hits 57
26 Penalty minutes 18
16:05 Average ice time 20:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.7 Corsi for % 51.0
+3.1 CF% relative to team -1.2
53.7 Fenwick for % 51.5
52.4 Expected goals for % 53.8
-0.4 xGF% relative to team +0.3
53.5 Goals for % 57.8
100.5 PDO 101.6
330 Shot attempts taken 137
Expected goals, all situations
17.7 Expected goals 16.7
0.81 Expected goals per 60 0.81
5.7% Chance per attempt 9.6%
+8.3 Goals above expected +4.3
Rating, in goals
+9.3 Goals above replacement +8.7
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.5
+4.3 Even-strength offence +5.9
-1.7 Even-strength defence -2.1
+0.3 Power play +0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.7 Penalties +1.1
Contract
$894K Cap hit $6.125M
$15K Cap dollars per point $102K
$6.5M Worth at the going rate $6.2M
+$5.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$33K

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