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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Matthew Tkachuk Thomas Vanek

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatthew Tkachuk: Goals, 0.17 a game, 52nd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Assists, 0.46 a game, 88th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Points, 0.63 a game, 76th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shots, 1.87 a game, 61st percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Hits, 0.86 a game, 42nd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Corsi for %, 56.0%, 97th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: CF% rel, 7.5, 98th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: On-ice xG %, 53.8%, 80th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Rating, +11.7 goals above replacement, 94th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 79th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 81st percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Finishing, -4.7 goals above expected, 11th percentileThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.25 a game, 75th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.46 a game, 87th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 0.71 a game, 85th percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 1.96 a game, 66th percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.43 a game, 13th percentileThomas Vanek: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 22nd percentileThomas Vanek: CF% rel, -1.9, 28th percentileThomas Vanek: On-ice xG %, 47.2%, 25th percentileThomas Vanek: Rating, +2.4 goals above replacement, 47th percentileThomas Vanek: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 78th percentileThomas Vanek: Shot quality, 8.5% a shot, 76th percentileThomas Vanek: Finishing, +2.3 goals above expected, 74th 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

Matthew Tkachuk
Thomas Vanek

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The numbers

Matthew Tkachuk L, FLA 2016-17 Thomas Vanek L, DET
76 Games played 68
13 Goals 17
35 Assists 31
48 Points 48
0.63 Points per game 0.71
14 Plus/minus -5
142 Shots 133
9.2 Shooting % 12.8
65 Hits 29
105 Penalty minutes 22
14:40 Average ice time 14:24
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.0 Corsi for % 47.4
+7.5 CF% relative to team -1.9
55.9 Fenwick for % 47.2
53.8 Expected goals for % 47.2
+6.3 xGF% relative to team -1.9
58.4 Goals for % 52.6
100.4 PDO 102.1
187 Shot attempts taken 156
Expected goals, all situations
16.7 Expected goals 14.7
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.90
8.7% Chance per attempt 8.5%
-4.7 Goals above expected +2.3
Rating, in goals
+11.7 Goals above replacement +2.4
+2.0 Wins above replacement +0.4
+6.2 Even-strength offence +5.4
-0.4 Even-strength defence -5.9
+0.9 Power play +0.6
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+2.0 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$925K Cap hit $2.6M
$19K Cap dollars per point $54K
$8M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
+$7.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$468K

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