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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Matthew Tkachuk Nick Bjugstad

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatthew Tkachuk: Goals, 0.35 a game, 88th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Assists, 0.37 a game, 76th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Points, 0.72 a game, 83rd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shots, 2.76 a game, 88th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Hits, 1.18 a game, 62nd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Corsi for %, 57.2%, 99th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: CF% rel, 5.4, 95th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: On-ice xG %, 52.6%, 73rd percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Rating, +7.2 goals above replacement, 78th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Chances created, 1.19 xG per 60, 96th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 79th percentileMatthew Tkachuk: Finishing, -0.2 goals above expected, 51st percentileNick Bjugstad: Goals, 0.23 a game, 67th percentileNick Bjugstad: Assists, 0.37 a game, 75th percentileNick Bjugstad: Points, 0.60 a game, 72nd percentileNick Bjugstad: Shots, 2.80 a game, 88th percentileNick Bjugstad: Hits, 1.16 a game, 61st percentileNick Bjugstad: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 72nd percentileNick Bjugstad: CF% rel, 3.8, 86th percentileNick Bjugstad: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 67th percentileNick Bjugstad: Rating, +9.6 goals above replacement, 87th percentileNick Bjugstad: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 95th percentileNick Bjugstad: Shot quality, 7.5% a shot, 49th percentileNick Bjugstad: Finishing, -4.4 goals above expected, 11th 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
Nick Bjugstad

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The numbers

Matthew Tkachuk L, FLA 2017-18 Nick Bjugstad C, NJD
68 Games played 82
24 Goals 19
25 Assists 30
49 Points 49
0.72 Points per game 0.60
-1 Plus/minus 5
188 Shots 230
12.8 Shooting % 8.3
80 Hits 95
61 Penalty minutes 41
17:15 Average ice time 15:07
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.2 Corsi for % 51.9
+5.4 CF% relative to team +3.8
56.5 Fenwick for % 52.5
52.6 Expected goals for % 52.1
-0.1 xGF% relative to team +4.4
48.0 Goals for % 54.3
97.5 PDO 101.1
220 Shot attempts taken 298
Expected goals, all situations
23.2 Expected goals 23.4
1.19 Expected goals per 60 1.13
8.6% Chance per attempt 7.5%
-0.2 Goals above expected -4.4
Rating, in goals
+7.2 Goals above replacement +9.6
+1.2 Wins above replacement +1.6
+0.3 Even-strength offence +7.6
-0.5 Even-strength defence -0.9
+0.5 Power play -0.3
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
+3.7 Penalties -0.3
Contract
$925K Cap hit $4.1M
$19K Cap dollars per point $84K
$5.2M Worth at the going rate $6.7M
+$4.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.6M

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