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At a glance

Dawson Mercer Tommy Novak

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDawson Mercer: Goals, 0.24 a game, 66th percentileDawson Mercer: Assists, 0.27 a game, 56th percentileDawson Mercer: Points, 0.51 a game, 61st percentileDawson Mercer: Shots, 1.93 a game, 69th percentileDawson Mercer: Hits, 0.40 a game, 15th percentileDawson Mercer: Corsi for %, 52.5%, 77th percentileDawson Mercer: CF% rel, 1.7, 71st percentileDawson Mercer: On-ice xG %, 51.1%, 60th percentileDawson Mercer: Rating, +6.9 goals above replacement, 79th percentileDawson Mercer: Chances created, 0.85 xG per 60, 56th percentileDawson Mercer: Shot quality, 8.8% a shot, 62nd percentileDawson Mercer: Finishing, -5.1 goals above expected, 11th percentileTommy Novak: Goals, 0.20 a game, 53rd percentileTommy Novak: Assists, 0.32 a game, 65th percentileTommy Novak: Points, 0.51 a game, 61st percentileTommy Novak: Shots, 1.59 a game, 56th percentileTommy Novak: Hits, 0.15 a game, 2nd percentileTommy Novak: Corsi for %, 51.1%, 64th percentileTommy Novak: CF% rel, 1.2, 62nd percentileTommy Novak: On-ice xG %, 56.0%, 89th percentileTommy Novak: Rating, +9.1 goals above replacement, 87th percentileTommy Novak: Chances created, 0.98 xG per 60, 75th percentileTommy Novak: Shot quality, 9.5% a shot, 84th percentileTommy Novak: Finishing, -3.1 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

Dawson Mercer
Tommy Novak

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The numbers

Dawson Mercer C, NJD 2025-26 Tommy Novak C, PIT
82 Games played 82
20 Goals 16
22 Assists 26
42 Points 42
0.51 Points per game 0.51
-2 Plus/minus 1
158 Shots 130
12.7 Shooting % 12.3
33 Hits 12
33 Penalty minutes 24
18:14 Average ice time 14:17
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.5 Corsi for % 51.1
+1.7 CF% relative to team +1.2
52.8 Fenwick for % 52.0
51.1 Expected goals for % 56.0
+3.6 xGF% relative to team +6.3
44.7 Goals for % 53.4
97.8 PDO 100.9
224 Shot attempts taken 201
Expected goals, all situations
21.1 Expected goals 19.1
0.85 Expected goals per 60 0.98
8.8% Chance per attempt 9.5%
-5.1 Goals above expected -3.1
Rating, in goals
+6.9 Goals above replacement +9.1
+1.1 Wins above replacement +1.5
+0.4 Even-strength offence +5.9
+1.2 Even-strength defence +0.7
0.0 Power play -0.2
+0.6 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.6 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$4M Cap hit $3.5M
$95K Cap dollars per point $83K
$6.6M Worth at the going rate $8.5M
+$2.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$5M

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