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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Patrik Laine

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.30 a game, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.48 a game, 90th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.78 a game, 91st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 2.49 a game, 85th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.52 a game, 18th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 51st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 1.6, 63rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 50.6%, 54th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +8.7 goals above replacement, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 56th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 7th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +4.2 goals above expected, 84th percentilePatrik Laine: Goals, 0.49 a game, 99th percentilePatrik Laine: Assists, 0.38 a game, 80th percentilePatrik Laine: Points, 0.88 a game, 96th percentilePatrik Laine: Shots, 2.79 a game, 91st percentilePatrik Laine: Hits, 1.10 a game, 57th percentilePatrik Laine: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 24th percentilePatrik Laine: CF% rel, -2.1, 27th percentilePatrik Laine: On-ice xG %, 46.5%, 20th percentilePatrik Laine: Rating, +3.0 goals above replacement, 51st percentilePatrik Laine: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 43rd percentilePatrik Laine: Shot quality, 5.4% a shot, 1st percentilePatrik Laine: Finishing, +18.1 goals above expected, 99th percentile
020406020406080Nikolaj Ehlers 64Patrik Laine 64

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
Patrik Laine

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The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2016-17 Patrik Laine L, MTL
82 Games played 73
25 Goals 36
39 Assists 28
64 Points 64
0.78 Points per game 0.88
1 Plus/minus 7
204 Shots 204
12.3 Shooting % 17.6
43 Hits 80
38 Penalty minutes 26
17:29 Average ice time 17:55
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 47.7
+1.6 CF% relative to team -2.1
50.2 Fenwick for % 48.0
50.6 Expected goals for % 46.5
+0.5 xGF% relative to team -4.7
51.3 Goals for % 53.2
100.8 PDO 103.3
270 Shot attempts taken 225
Expected goals, all situations
17.8 Expected goals 14.9
0.74 Expected goals per 60 0.68
6.1% Chance per attempt 5.4%
+4.2 Goals above expected +18.1
Rating, in goals
+8.7 Goals above replacement +3.0
+1.4 Wins above replacement +0.5
+4.7 Even-strength offence +1.5
-2.5 Even-strength defence -2.7
-1.2 Power play +0.2
0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+3.7 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$894K Cap hit $925K
$14K Cap dollars per point $14K
$6.1M Worth at the going rate $2.5M
+$5.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.5M

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