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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Patrik Laine Eric Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrik Laine: Goals, 0.49 a game, 99th percentilePatrik Laine: Assists, 0.38 a game, 80th percentilePatrik Laine: Points, 0.88 a game, 96th percentilePatrik Laine: Shots, 2.79 a game, 91st percentilePatrik Laine: Hits, 1.10 a game, 57th percentilePatrik Laine: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 24th percentilePatrik Laine: CF% rel, -2.1, 27th percentilePatrik Laine: On-ice xG %, 46.5%, 20th percentilePatrik Laine: Rating, +3.0 goals above replacement, 51st percentilePatrik Laine: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 43rd percentilePatrik Laine: Shot quality, 5.4% a shot, 1st percentilePatrik Laine: Finishing, +18.1 goals above expected, 99th percentileEric Staal: Goals, 0.34 a game, 89th percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.45 a game, 86th percentileEric Staal: Points, 0.79 a game, 91st percentileEric Staal: Shots, 2.57 a game, 87th percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.51 a game, 17th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 65th percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Rating, +9.3 goals above replacement, 87th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 72nd percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 62nd percentileEric Staal: Finishing, +2.5 goals above expected, 75th percentile
020406020406080Eric Staal 65Patrik Laine 64

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

Patrik Laine
Eric Staal

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The numbers

Patrik Laine L, MTL 2016-17 Eric Staal C, FLA
73 Games played 82
36 Goals 28
28 Assists 37
64 Points 65
0.88 Points per game 0.79
7 Plus/minus 17
204 Shots 211
17.6 Shooting % 13.3
80 Hits 42
26 Penalty minutes 34
17:55 Average ice time 18:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.7 Corsi for % 51.4
-2.1 CF% relative to team +2.9
48.0 Fenwick for % 51.4
46.5 Expected goals for % 56.3
-4.7 xGF% relative to team +1.6
53.2 Goals for % 55.1
103.3 PDO 100.7
225 Shot attempts taken 250
Expected goals, all situations
14.9 Expected goals 21.5
0.68 Expected goals per 60 0.84
5.4% Chance per attempt 8.0%
+18.1 Goals above expected +2.5
Rating, in goals
+3.0 Goals above replacement +9.3
+0.5 Wins above replacement +1.5
+1.5 Even-strength offence +3.7
-2.7 Even-strength defence +0.6
+0.2 Power play +0.2
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.3
+0.4 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$925K Cap hit $3.5M
$14K Cap dollars per point $54K
$2.5M Worth at the going rate $6.5M
+$1.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3M

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