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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Matthew Knies Pavel Zacha

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatthew Knies: Goals, 0.29 a game, 76th percentileMatthew Knies: Assists, 0.54 a game, 91st percentileMatthew Knies: Points, 0.84 a game, 85th percentileMatthew Knies: Shots, 1.77 a game, 64th percentileMatthew Knies: Hits, 1.92 a game, 79th percentileMatthew Knies: Corsi for %, 43.0%, 3rd percentileMatthew Knies: CF% rel, -3.2, 18th percentileMatthew Knies: On-ice xG %, 42.8%, 7th percentileMatthew Knies: Rating, +1.6 goals above replacement, 39th percentileMatthew Knies: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 52nd percentileMatthew Knies: Shot quality, 11.0% a shot, 97th percentileMatthew Knies: Finishing, -2.7 goals above expected, 32nd percentilePavel Zacha: Goals, 0.38 a game, 88th percentilePavel Zacha: Assists, 0.45 a game, 81st percentilePavel Zacha: Points, 0.83 a game, 85th percentilePavel Zacha: Shots, 1.68 a game, 61st percentilePavel Zacha: Hits, 0.82 a game, 39th percentilePavel Zacha: Corsi for %, 48.7%, 39th percentilePavel Zacha: CF% rel, -0.5, 42nd percentilePavel Zacha: On-ice xG %, 45.3%, 16th percentilePavel Zacha: Rating, +1.4 goals above replacement, 37th percentilePavel Zacha: Chances created, 0.99 xG per 60, 77th percentilePavel Zacha: Shot quality, 10.7% a shot, 96th percentilePavel Zacha: Finishing, +7.2 goals above expected, 94th percentile
0204060204060Matthew Knies 66Pavel Zacha 65

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

Matthew Knies
Pavel Zacha

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The numbers

Matthew Knies L, CBJ 2025-26 Pavel Zacha C, BOS
79 Games played 78
23 Goals 30
43 Assists 35
66 Points 65
0.84 Points per game 0.83
-30 Plus/minus 4
140 Shots 131
16.4 Shooting % 22.9
152 Hits 64
29 Penalty minutes 28
18:48 Average ice time 16:51
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
43.0 Corsi for % 48.7
-3.2 CF% relative to team -0.5
42.6 Fenwick for % 49.2
42.8 Expected goals for % 45.3
-4.1 xGF% relative to team -3.6
43.1 Goals for % 56.3
100.4 PDO 103.6
159 Shot attempts taken 143
Expected goals, all situations
20.7 Expected goals 21.8
0.83 Expected goals per 60 0.99
11.0% Chance per attempt 10.7%
-2.7 Goals above expected +7.2
Rating, in goals
+1.6 Goals above replacement +1.4
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.2
+1.2 Even-strength offence +1.2
-3.2 Even-strength defence -3.3
-0.5 Power play +1.2
-1.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.9 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$7.75M Cap hit $4.75M
$117K Cap dollars per point $73K
$2.1M Worth at the going rate $2M
-$5.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.8M

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