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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Nico Hischier Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNico Hischier: Goals, 0.30 a game, 76th percentileNico Hischier: Assists, 0.56 a game, 89th percentileNico Hischier: Points, 0.86 a game, 85th percentileNico Hischier: Shots, 2.19 a game, 68th percentileNico Hischier: Hits, 0.71 a game, 30th percentileNico Hischier: Corsi for %, 52.1%, 69th percentileNico Hischier: CF% rel, 2.2, 70th percentileNico Hischier: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 78th percentileNico Hischier: Rating, +9.1 goals above replacement, 85th percentileNico Hischier: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 61st percentileNico Hischier: Shot quality, 9.6% a shot, 84th percentileNico Hischier: Finishing, -0.4 goals above expected, 52nd percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.51 a game, 96th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.31 a game, 65th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.82 a game, 83rd percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.38 a game, 74th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.43 a game, 13th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 46.3%, 20th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, 0.5, 53rd percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 47.6%, 31st percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +8.9 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 70th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 10.0% a shot, 91st percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +12.4 goals above expected, 98th percentile
0204060204060Nico Hischier 60Brock Nelson 59

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

Nico Hischier
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Nico Hischier C, NJD 2021-22 Brock Nelson C, COL
70 Games played 72
21 Goals 37
39 Assists 22
60 Points 59
0.86 Points per game 0.82
-1 Plus/minus -5
153 Shots 171
13.7 Shooting % 21.6
50 Hits 31
17 Penalty minutes 33
19:21 Average ice time 17:41
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.1 Corsi for % 46.3
+2.2 CF% relative to team +0.5
52.7 Fenwick for % 46.0
54.0 Expected goals for % 47.6
+3.4 xGF% relative to team +0.6
52.2 Goals for % 51.1
99.7 PDO 101.6
172 Shot attempts taken 183
Expected goals, all situations
20.4 Expected goals 20.6
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.97
9.6% Chance per attempt 10.0%
-0.4 Goals above expected +12.4
Rating, in goals
+9.1 Goals above replacement +8.9
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.5
+4.1 Even-strength offence +4.0
+1.6 Even-strength defence -1.3
-1.1 Power play +1.3
-0.6 Penalty kill +0.4
+1.3 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$7.25M Cap hit $6M
$121K Cap dollars per point $102K
$7.2M Worth at the going rate $7.1M
-$21K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.1M

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. What the advanced numbers mean