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At a glance

Zach Benson Ondrej Palat

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerZach Benson: Goals, 0.13 a game, 32nd percentileZach Benson: Assists, 0.24 a game, 52nd percentileZach Benson: Points, 0.37 a game, 44th percentileZach Benson: Shots, 1.60 a game, 53rd percentileZach Benson: Hits, 0.47 a game, 15th percentileZach Benson: Corsi for %, 55.5%, 91st percentileZach Benson: CF% rel, 7.7, 99th percentileZach Benson: On-ice xG %, 51.8%, 65th percentileZach Benson: Rating, +7.9 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileZach Benson: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 61st percentileZach Benson: Shot quality, 8.3% a shot, 64th percentileZach Benson: Finishing, -5.4 goals above expected, 4th percentileOndrej Palat: Goals, 0.19 a game, 53rd percentileOndrej Palat: Assists, 0.17 a game, 33rd percentileOndrej Palat: Points, 0.36 a game, 42nd percentileOndrej Palat: Shots, 1.25 a game, 35th percentileOndrej Palat: Hits, 1.61 a game, 68th percentileOndrej Palat: Corsi for %, 48.2%, 30th percentileOndrej Palat: CF% rel, -3.8, 11th percentileOndrej Palat: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 39th percentileOndrej Palat: Rating, +3.8 goals above replacement, 60th percentileOndrej Palat: Chances created, 0.75 xG per 60, 47th percentileOndrej Palat: Shot quality, 8.9% a shot, 79th percentileOndrej Palat: Finishing, +0.8 goals above expected, 59th 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

Zach Benson
Ondrej Palat

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The numbers

Zach Benson L, BUF 2024-25 Ondrej Palat L, NYI
75 Games played 77
10 Goals 15
18 Assists 13
28 Points 28
0.37 Points per game 0.36
-2 Plus/minus -5
120 Shots 96
8.3 Shooting % 15.6
35 Hits 124
60 Penalty minutes 12
14:49 Average ice time 13:45
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.5 Corsi for % 48.2
+7.7 CF% relative to team -3.8
54.1 Fenwick for % 46.8
51.8 Expected goals for % 49.2
+5.8 xGF% relative to team -3.7
51.2 Goals for % 47.5
98.3 PDO 100.4
167 Shot attempts taken 170
Expected goals, all situations
15.4 Expected goals 13.2
0.83 Expected goals per 60 0.75
8.3% Chance per attempt 8.9%
-5.4 Goals above expected +0.8
Rating, in goals
+7.9 Goals above replacement +3.8
+1.3 Wins above replacement +0.6
+1.7 Even-strength offence -0.3
+2.3 Even-strength defence -1.2
-0.4 Power play -0.3
+0.8 Penalty kill +0.4
+0.4 Penalties +2.2
Contract
$950K Cap hit $6M
$34K Cap dollars per point $214K
$6.9M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
+$5.9M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.3M

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