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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Patrik Laine

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.45 a game, 92nd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.44 a game, 79th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.89 a game, 87th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 3.95 a game, 98th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.52 a game, 19th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 82nd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 6.1, 96th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 52.5%, 69th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +11.3 goals above replacement, 91st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 1.29 xG per 60, 95th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 15th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +3.0 goals above expected, 77th percentilePatrik Laine: Goals, 0.46 a game, 93rd percentilePatrik Laine: Assists, 0.54 a game, 87th percentilePatrik Laine: Points, 1.00 a game, 91st percentilePatrik Laine: Shots, 2.98 a game, 91st percentilePatrik Laine: Hits, 0.61 a game, 24th percentilePatrik Laine: Corsi for %, 45.8%, 16th percentilePatrik Laine: CF% rel, -2.0, 29th percentilePatrik Laine: On-ice xG %, 39.7%, 3rd percentilePatrik Laine: Rating, -2.0 goals above replacement, 7th percentilePatrik Laine: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 59th percentilePatrik Laine: Shot quality, 6.6% a shot, 6th percentilePatrik Laine: Finishing, +8.6 goals above expected, 94th percentile
02040204060Patrik Laine 56Nikolaj Ehlers 55

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 2021-22 Patrik Laine L, MTL
62 Games played 56
28 Goals 26
27 Assists 30
55 Points 56
0.89 Points per game 1.00
18 Plus/minus -7
245 Shots 167
11.4 Shooting % 15.6
32 Hits 34
20 Penalty minutes 24
18:04 Average ice time 18:50
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 45.8
+6.1 CF% relative to team -2.0
54.4 Fenwick for % 44.4
52.5 Expected goals for % 39.7
+3.2 xGF% relative to team -5.4
61.8 Goals for % 50.0
102.8 PDO 102.1
330 Shot attempts taken 190
Expected goals, all situations
24.0 Expected goals 15.4
1.29 Expected goals per 60 0.88
7.1% Chance per attempt 6.6%
+3.0 Goals above expected +8.6
Rating, in goals
+11.3 Goals above replacement -2.0
+1.9 Wins above replacement -0.3
+7.8 Even-strength offence +1.3
-1.8 Even-strength defence -5.1
-0.2 Power play -0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
+2.4 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$6M Cap hit $7.5M
$109K Cap dollars per point $134K
$8.8M Worth at the going rate -$710K
+$2.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$8.2M

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