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At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers William Nylander

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 percentileWilliam Nylander: Goals, 0.24 a game, 70th percentileWilliam Nylander: Assists, 0.50 a game, 88th percentileWilliam Nylander: Points, 0.74 a game, 84th percentileWilliam Nylander: Shots, 2.24 a game, 74th percentileWilliam Nylander: Hits, 0.26 a game, 4th percentileWilliam Nylander: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 49th percentileWilliam Nylander: CF% rel, 0.3, 52nd percentileWilliam Nylander: On-ice xG %, 49.8%, 46th percentileWilliam Nylander: Rating, +9.9 goals above replacement, 88th percentileWilliam Nylander: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 76th percentileWilliam Nylander: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 58th percentileWilliam Nylander: Finishing, -0.5 goals above expected, 48th percentile
020406020406080William Nylander 61Nikolaj Ehlers 60

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
William Nylander

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2017-18 William Nylander R, TOR
82 Games played 82
29 Goals 20
31 Assists 41
60 Points 61
0.73 Points per game 0.74
14 Plus/minus 20
231 Shots 184
12.6 Shooting % 10.9
39 Hits 21
26 Penalty minutes 10
16:05 Average ice time 16:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.7 Corsi for % 50.0
+3.1 CF% relative to team +0.3
53.7 Fenwick for % 47.6
52.4 Expected goals for % 49.8
-0.4 xGF% relative to team -1.1
53.5 Goals for % 62.6
100.5 PDO 105.9
330 Shot attempts taken 279
Expected goals, all situations
17.7 Expected goals 20.5
0.81 Expected goals per 60 0.90
5.7% Chance per attempt 7.8%
+8.3 Goals above expected -0.5
Rating, in goals
+9.3 Goals above replacement +9.9
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.6
+4.3 Even-strength offence +5.7
-1.7 Even-strength defence -2.9
+0.3 Power play +1.0
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.7 Penalties +2.3
Contract
$894K Cap hit $894K
$15K Cap dollars per point $15K
$6.5M Worth at the going rate $6.9M
+$5.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$6M

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