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Compare players, 2026-27 season

At a glance

Brett Howden Cole Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrett Howden: Goals, 0.17 a game, 42nd percentileBrett Howden: Assists, 0.17 a game, 34th percentileBrett Howden: Points, 0.33 a game, 35th percentileBrett Howden: Shots, 1.67 a game, 57th percentileBrett Howden: Hits, 1.33 a game, 54th percentileBrett Howden: Corsi for %, 53.5%, 68th percentileBrett Howden: CF% rel, -3.8, 30th percentileBrett Howden: On-ice xG %, 61.0%, 81st percentileBrett Howden: Rating, +3.9 goals above replacement, 58th percentileBrett Howden: Chances created, 1.32 xG per 60, 87th percentileBrett Howden: Shot quality, 11.7% a shot, 89th percentileBrett Howden: Finishing, -1.1 goals above expected, 11th percentileCole Smith: Goals, 0.17 a game, 42nd percentileCole Smith: Assists, 0.00 a game, 1st percentileCole Smith: Points, 0.17 a game, 19th percentileCole Smith: Shots, 1.00 a game, 20th percentileCole Smith: Hits, 2.00 a game, 71st percentileCole Smith: Corsi for %, 44.5%, 24th percentileCole Smith: CF% rel, 1.5, 55th percentileCole Smith: On-ice xG %, 41.0%, 23rd percentileCole Smith: Rating, -2.0 goals above replacement, 2nd percentileCole Smith: Chances created, 0.40 xG per 60, 13th percentileCole Smith: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 34th percentileCole Smith: Finishing, -0.6 goals above expected, 28th 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

Brett Howden
Cole Smith

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The numbers

Brett Howden C, VGK 2026-27 Cole Smith R, CHI
6 Games played 6
1 Goals 1
1 Assists 0
2 Points 1
0.33 Points per game 0.17
1 Plus/minus 1
10 Shots 6
10.0 Shooting % 16.7
8 Hits 12
2 Penalty minutes 2
16:01 Average ice time 14:45
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.5 Corsi for % 44.5
-3.8 CF% relative to team +1.5
57.3 Fenwick for % 42.7
61.0 Expected goals for % 41.0
-1.6 xGF% relative to team +6.9
57.1 Goals for % 50.0
98.4 PDO 100.6
19 Shot attempts taken 10
Expected goals, all situations
2.1 Expected goals 0.6
1.32 Expected goals per 60 0.40
11.7% Chance per attempt 7.4%
-1.1 Goals above expected -0.6
Rating, in goals
+3.9 Goals above replacement -2.0
+0.6 Wins above replacement -0.3
-0.5 Even-strength offence -4.8
+1.2 Even-strength defence +0.8
-0.2 Power play 0.0
+0.3 Penalty kill -0.3
+0.2 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$2.5M Cap hit $3M
$1.25M Cap dollars per point $3M
$4.6M Worth at the going rate -$1.1M
+$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.1M

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. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. What the advanced numbers mean