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Compare players, 2024-25 season

At a glance

Keegan Kolesar Brandon Saad

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerKeegan Kolesar: Goals, 0.15 a game, 37th percentileKeegan Kolesar: Assists, 0.22 a game, 46th percentileKeegan Kolesar: Points, 0.37 a game, 42nd percentileKeegan Kolesar: Shots, 1.07 a game, 22nd percentileKeegan Kolesar: Hits, 2.89 a game, 93rd percentileKeegan Kolesar: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 58th percentileKeegan Kolesar: CF% rel, -1.0, 36th percentileKeegan Kolesar: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 67th percentileKeegan Kolesar: Rating, +1.5 goals above replacement, 39th percentileKeegan Kolesar: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 29th percentileKeegan Kolesar: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 70th percentileKeegan Kolesar: Finishing, +0.4 goals above expected, 57th percentileBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.18 a game, 48th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.24 a game, 51st percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.42 a game, 49th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 1.76 a game, 61st percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.17 a game, 2nd percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 51.7%, 68th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 2.0, 69th percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 52.9%, 74th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +3.8 goals above replacement, 60th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.85 xG per 60, 64th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 76th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, -2.0 goals above expected, 29th 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

Keegan Kolesar
Brandon Saad

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The numbers

Keegan Kolesar R, DET 2024-25 Brandon Saad L, VGK
82 Games played 72
12 Goals 13
18 Assists 17
30 Points 30
0.37 Points per game 0.42
3 Plus/minus -8
88 Shots 127
13.6 Shooting % 10.2
237 Hits 12
53 Penalty minutes 6
13:12 Average ice time 14:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.7 Corsi for % 51.7
-1.0 CF% relative to team +2.0
51.6 Fenwick for % 51.4
52.1 Expected goals for % 52.9
-2.2 xGF% relative to team +0.4
49.4 Goals for % 47.0
98.7 PDO 98.3
161 Shot attempts taken 195
Expected goals, all situations
11.6 Expected goals 15.0
0.64 Expected goals per 60 0.85
8.5% Chance per attempt 8.7%
+0.4 Goals above expected -2.0
Rating, in goals
+1.5 Goals above replacement +3.8
+0.2 Wins above replacement +0.6
-1.0 Even-strength offence +1.7
-0.3 Even-strength defence -1.4
0.0 Power play -0.6
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.2 Penalties +1.2
Contract
$1.4M Cap hit $1.5M
$47K Cap dollars per point $50K
$1.9M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
+$497K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.2M

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