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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Nick Schmaltz Craig Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNick Schmaltz: Goals, 0.27 a game, 75th percentileNick Schmaltz: Assists, 0.40 a game, 80th percentileNick Schmaltz: Points, 0.67 a game, 78th percentileNick Schmaltz: Shots, 1.51 a game, 39th percentileNick Schmaltz: Hits, 0.17 a game, 1st percentileNick Schmaltz: Corsi for %, 51.6%, 69th percentileNick Schmaltz: CF% rel, -1.7, 30th percentileNick Schmaltz: On-ice xG %, 49.4%, 42nd percentileNick Schmaltz: Rating, +3.9 goals above replacement, 60th percentileNick Schmaltz: Chances created, 0.59 xG per 60, 22nd percentileNick Schmaltz: Shot quality, 8.9% a shot, 85th percentileNick Schmaltz: Finishing, +6.9 goals above expected, 92nd percentileCraig Smith: Goals, 0.32 a game, 83rd percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.33 a game, 70th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.65 a game, 77th percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 2.90 a game, 91st percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 0.76 a game, 37th percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 56.8%, 98th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 7.7, 99th percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 57.5%, 96th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +14.9 goals above replacement, 97th percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 1.34 xG per 60, 99th percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 78th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, -2.2 goals above expected, 30th 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

Nick Schmaltz
Craig Smith

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The numbers

Nick Schmaltz C, UTA 2017-18 Craig Smith C, DET
78 Games played 79
21 Goals 25
31 Assists 26
52 Points 51
0.67 Points per game 0.65
1 Plus/minus 20
118 Shots 229
17.8 Shooting % 10.9
13 Hits 60
18 Penalty minutes 24
18:14 Average ice time 15:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.6 Corsi for % 56.8
-1.7 CF% relative to team +7.7
49.7 Fenwick for % 56.9
49.4 Expected goals for % 57.5
-1.3 xGF% relative to team +9.6
51.6 Goals for % 64.2
100.7 PDO 102.6
153 Shot attempts taken 292
Expected goals, all situations
14.1 Expected goals 27.2
0.59 Expected goals per 60 1.34
8.9% Chance per attempt 8.5%
+6.9 Goals above expected -2.2
Rating, in goals
+3.9 Goals above replacement +14.9
+0.6 Wins above replacement +2.5
-0.2 Even-strength offence +7.7
+0.8 Even-strength defence +2.4
-0.9 Power play +0.9
-0.7 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.0 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$925K Cap hit $4.25M
$18K Cap dollars per point $83K
$3.1M Worth at the going rate $10.1M
+$2.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.8M

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