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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Timo Meier Joe Thornton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerTimo Meier: Goals, 0.26 a game, 73rd percentileTimo Meier: Assists, 0.19 a game, 38th percentileTimo Meier: Points, 0.44 a game, 55th percentileTimo Meier: Shots, 2.59 a game, 84th percentileTimo Meier: Hits, 1.30 a game, 66th percentileTimo Meier: Corsi for %, 52.6%, 79th percentileTimo Meier: CF% rel, 2.3, 72nd percentileTimo Meier: On-ice xG %, 55.0%, 91st percentileTimo Meier: Rating, +10.6 goals above replacement, 90th percentileTimo Meier: Chances created, 1.22 xG per 60, 98th percentileTimo Meier: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 71st percentileTimo Meier: Finishing, -3.4 goals above expected, 20th percentileJoe Thornton: Goals, 0.28 a game, 77th percentileJoe Thornton: Assists, 0.49 a game, 88th percentileJoe Thornton: Points, 0.77 a game, 85th percentileJoe Thornton: Shots, 1.60 a game, 43rd percentileJoe Thornton: Hits, 0.68 a game, 33rd percentileJoe Thornton: Corsi for %, 54.0%, 89th percentileJoe Thornton: CF% rel, 3.0, 80th percentileJoe Thornton: On-ice xG %, 50.2%, 49th percentileJoe Thornton: Rating, +2.3 goals above replacement, 48th percentileJoe Thornton: Chances created, 0.44 xG per 60, 4th percentileJoe Thornton: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 14th percentileJoe Thornton: Finishing, +4.7 goals above expected, 85th 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

Timo Meier
Joe Thornton

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The numbers

Timo Meier R, NJD 2017-18 Joe Thornton C, FLA
81 Games played 47
21 Goals 13
15 Assists 23
36 Points 36
0.44 Points per game 0.77
2 Plus/minus -9
210 Shots 75
10.0 Shooting % 17.3
105 Hits 32
51 Penalty minutes 38
14:52 Average ice time 18:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.6 Corsi for % 54.0
+2.3 CF% relative to team +3.0
53.2 Fenwick for % 53.9
55.0 Expected goals for % 50.2
+4.4 xGF% relative to team -1.5
52.8 Goals for % 42.6
100.1 PDO 96.3
306 Shot attempts taken 75
Expected goals, all situations
24.4 Expected goals 6.3
1.22 Expected goals per 60 0.44
8.3% Chance per attempt 6.3%
-3.4 Goals above expected +4.7
Rating, in goals
+10.6 Goals above replacement +2.3
+1.8 Wins above replacement +0.4
+3.3 Even-strength offence -2.0
+1.3 Even-strength defence +0.1
+0.0 Power play +1.1
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.5 Penalties +0.7
Contract
$894K Cap hit $8M
$25K Cap dollars per point $222K
$7.4M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
+$6.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.9M

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