Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

Compare players, 2023-24 season

At a glance

Nikolaj Ehlers Connor Bedard

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNikolaj Ehlers: Goals, 0.30 a game, 77th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Assists, 0.44 a game, 81st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Points, 0.74 a game, 80th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shots, 2.84 a game, 89th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Hits, 0.37 a game, 8th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Corsi for %, 54.6%, 86th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: CF% rel, 4.8, 90th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: On-ice xG %, 55.2%, 83rd percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Rating, +10.9 goals above replacement, 89th percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Chances created, 0.86 xG per 60, 61st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Shot quality, 5.5% a shot, 1st percentileNikolaj Ehlers: Finishing, +3.4 goals above expected, 78th percentileConnor Bedard: Goals, 0.32 a game, 81st percentileConnor Bedard: Assists, 0.57 a game, 92nd percentileConnor Bedard: Points, 0.90 a game, 89th percentileConnor Bedard: Shots, 3.03 a game, 92nd percentileConnor Bedard: Hits, 0.79 a game, 38th percentileConnor Bedard: Corsi for %, 42.7%, 5th percentileConnor Bedard: CF% rel, -1.5, 33rd percentileConnor Bedard: On-ice xG %, 39.3%, 4th percentileConnor Bedard: Rating, +5.1 goals above replacement, 66th percentileConnor Bedard: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 74th percentileConnor Bedard: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 34th percentileConnor Bedard: Finishing, -0.5 goals above expected, 45th percentile
020406020406080Nikolaj Ehlers 61Connor Bedard 61

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
Connor Bedard

Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a line in a key to filter its map.

The numbers

Nikolaj Ehlers L, CAR 2023-24 Connor Bedard C, CHI
82 Games played 68
25 Goals 22
36 Assists 39
61 Points 61
0.74 Points per game 0.90
27 Plus/minus -44
233 Shots 206
10.7 Shooting % 10.7
30 Hits 54
29 Penalty minutes 28
15:52 Average ice time 19:47
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.6 Corsi for % 42.7
+4.8 CF% relative to team -1.5
54.7 Fenwick for % 41.6
55.2 Expected goals for % 39.3
+3.9 xGF% relative to team -1.8
65.3 Goals for % 36.2
103.5 PDO 97.8
388 Shot attempts taken 257
Expected goals, all situations
18.6 Expected goals 21.5
0.86 Expected goals per 60 0.96
5.5% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+3.4 Goals above expected -0.5
Rating, in goals
+10.9 Goals above replacement +5.1
+1.8 Wins above replacement +0.8
+7.1 Even-strength offence +2.9
-0.3 Even-strength defence -5.4
-1.3 Power play +1.6
0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.8 Penalties +2.3
Contract
$6M Cap hit $950K
$98K Cap dollars per point $16K
$8.9M Worth at the going rate $4.5M
+$2.9M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.6M

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