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At a glance

Alexander Nikishin Esa Lindell

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlexander Nikishin: Goals, 0.14 a game, 86th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Assists, 0.27 a game, 65th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Points, 0.41 a game, 74th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Shots, 1.51 a game, 76th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Hits, 1.63 a game, 85th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Corsi for %, 57.8%, 96th percentileAlexander Nikishin: CF% rel, -1.9, 28th percentileAlexander Nikishin: On-ice xG %, 55.7%, 89th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Rating, +3.1 goals above replacement, 61st percentileAlexander Nikishin: Chances created, 0.32 xG per 60, 87th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Shot quality, 4.0% a shot, 75th percentileAlexander Nikishin: Finishing, +3.2 goals above expected, 89th percentileEsa Lindell: Goals, 0.07 a game, 61st percentileEsa Lindell: Assists, 0.32 a game, 74th percentileEsa Lindell: Points, 0.39 a game, 71st percentileEsa Lindell: Shots, 1.01 a game, 44th percentileEsa Lindell: Hits, 0.37 a game, 16th percentileEsa Lindell: Corsi for %, 48.1%, 33rd percentileEsa Lindell: CF% rel, 1.5, 73rd percentileEsa Lindell: On-ice xG %, 54.8%, 83rd percentileEsa Lindell: Rating, +11.4 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileEsa Lindell: Chances created, 0.15 xG per 60, 31st percentileEsa Lindell: Shot quality, 4.0% a shot, 72nd percentileEsa Lindell: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 74th 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

Alexander Nikishin
Esa Lindell

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The numbers

Alexander Nikishin D, CAR 2025-26 Esa Lindell D, DAL
81 Games played 82
11 Goals 6
22 Assists 26
33 Points 32
0.41 Points per game 0.39
18 Plus/minus 30
122 Shots 83
9.0 Shooting % 7.2
132 Hits 30
33 Penalty minutes 20
18:11 Average ice time 23:14
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.8 Corsi for % 48.1
-1.9 CF% relative to team +1.5
56.9 Fenwick for % 50.2
55.7 Expected goals for % 54.8
-1.9 xGF% relative to team +5.2
57.0 Goals for % 60.2
100.5 PDO 103.7
251 Shot attempts taken 153
Expected goals, all situations
7.8 Expected goals 4.7
0.32 Expected goals per 60 0.15
4.0% Chance per attempt 4.0%
+3.2 Goals above expected +1.3
Rating, in goals
+3.1 Goals above replacement +11.4
+0.5 Wins above replacement +1.9
-0.8 Even-strength offence -0.6
-1.6 Even-strength defence +6.4
+0.6 Power play -0.8
+0.6 Penalty kill +0.6
-0.6 Penalties -0.5
Contract
$925K Cap hit $5.25M
$28K Cap dollars per point $164K
$3.4M Worth at the going rate $10.4M
+$2.5M Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.1M

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