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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Mathew Barzal

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 percentileMathew Barzal: Goals, 0.31 a game, 82nd percentileMathew Barzal: Assists, 0.51 a game, 90th percentileMathew Barzal: Points, 0.82 a game, 87th percentileMathew Barzal: Shots, 2.44 a game, 85th percentileMathew Barzal: Hits, 0.40 a game, 12th percentileMathew Barzal: Corsi for %, 54.1%, 83rd percentileMathew Barzal: CF% rel, 8.6, 98th percentileMathew Barzal: On-ice xG %, 58.6%, 94th percentileMathew Barzal: Rating, +8.6 goals above replacement, 94th percentileMathew Barzal: Chances created, 0.98 xG per 60, 83rd percentileMathew Barzal: Shot quality, 9.7% a shot, 87th percentileMathew Barzal: Finishing, +0.1 goals above expected, 49th 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
Mathew Barzal

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2020-21 Mathew Barzal C, NYI
47 Games played 55
21 Goals 17
25 Assists 28
46 Points 45
0.98 Points per game 0.82
15 Plus/minus 15
148 Shots 134
14.2 Shooting % 12.7
26 Hits 22
15 Penalty minutes 48
16:55 Average ice time 18:43
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.8 Corsi for % 54.1
+5.3 CF% relative to team +8.6
50.5 Fenwick for % 55.6
49.8 Expected goals for % 58.6
+5.6 xGF% relative to team +9.1
65.4 Goals for % 61.3
103.8 PDO 101.6
179 Shot attempts taken 161
Expected goals, all situations
12.4 Expected goals 16.9
0.94 Expected goals per 60 0.98
6.4% Chance per attempt 9.7%
+8.6 Goals above expected +0.1
Rating, in goals
+8.1 Goals above replacement +8.6
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.4
+2.9 Even-strength offence +6.4
-0.5 Even-strength defence -0.1
+1.2 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.2
+2.4 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$6M Cap hit $7M
$130K Cap dollars per point $156K
$9M Worth at the going rate $9.4M
+$3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.4M

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