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At a glance

Noah Cates Pavel Buchnevich

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNoah Cates: Goals, 0.22 a game, 59th percentileNoah Cates: Assists, 0.35 a game, 70th percentileNoah Cates: Points, 0.57 a game, 66th percentileNoah Cates: Shots, 1.61 a game, 58th percentileNoah Cates: Hits, 1.24 a game, 60th percentileNoah Cates: Corsi for %, 47.7%, 28th percentileNoah Cates: CF% rel, 0.1, 49th percentileNoah Cates: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 74th percentileNoah Cates: Rating, +8.8 goals above replacement, 86th percentileNoah Cates: Chances created, 0.86 xG per 60, 58th percentileNoah Cates: Shot quality, 10.5% a shot, 94th percentileNoah Cates: Finishing, -2.2 goals above expected, 37th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Goals, 0.25 a game, 68th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Assists, 0.35 a game, 68th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Points, 0.59 a game, 68th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Shots, 1.75 a game, 64th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Hits, 0.37 a game, 14th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 50th percentilePavel Buchnevich: CF% rel, 1.6, 69th percentilePavel Buchnevich: On-ice xG %, 51.4%, 62nd percentilePavel Buchnevich: Rating, +3.0 goals above replacement, 53rd percentilePavel Buchnevich: Chances created, 0.85 xG per 60, 56th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Shot quality, 9.4% a shot, 80th percentilePavel Buchnevich: Finishing, -1.6 goals above expected, 41st percentile
01020304020406080Pavel Buchnevich 48Noah Cates 47

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

Noah Cates
Pavel Buchnevich

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The numbers

Noah Cates L, PHI 2025-26 Pavel Buchnevich L, STL
82 Games played 81
18 Goals 20
29 Assists 28
47 Points 48
0.57 Points per game 0.59
26 Plus/minus -10
132 Shots 142
13.6 Shooting % 14.1
102 Hits 30
44 Penalty minutes 26
16:15 Average ice time 17:56
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.7 Corsi for % 49.6
+0.1 CF% relative to team +1.6
48.8 Fenwick for % 48.8
53.0 Expected goals for % 51.4
+2.1 xGF% relative to team +1.8
59.1 Goals for % 48.4
102.7 PDO 100.0
157 Shot attempts taken 201
Expected goals, all situations
19.2 Expected goals 20.6
0.86 Expected goals per 60 0.85
10.5% Chance per attempt 9.4%
-2.2 Goals above expected -1.6
Rating, in goals
+8.8 Goals above replacement +3.0
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.5
-0.2 Even-strength offence +1.9
+4.4 Even-strength defence -1.5
-0.3 Power play -0.7
+1.2 Penalty kill -0.2
+0.1 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$4M Cap hit $8M
$85K Cap dollars per point $167K
$8.2M Worth at the going rate $3.3M
+$4.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$4.7M

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