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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Matthew Schaefer John Carlson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatthew Schaefer: Goals, 0.28 a game, 98th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Assists, 0.44 a game, 90th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Points, 0.72 a game, 92nd percentileMatthew Schaefer: Shots, 2.71 a game, 98th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Hits, 0.49 a game, 30th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 60th percentileMatthew Schaefer: CF% rel, 2.5, 82nd percentileMatthew Schaefer: On-ice xG %, 50.4%, 56th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Rating, +13.5 goals above replacement, 95th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Chances created, 0.50 xG per 60, 98th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Shot quality, 5.6% a shot, 98th percentileMatthew Schaefer: Finishing, +6.1 goals above expected, 96th percentileJohn Carlson: Goals, 0.20 a game, 95th percentileJohn Carlson: Assists, 0.65 a game, 95th percentileJohn Carlson: Points, 0.85 a game, 95th percentileJohn Carlson: Shots, 2.15 a game, 92nd percentileJohn Carlson: Hits, 0.37 a game, 16th percentileJohn Carlson: Corsi for %, 54.1%, 88th percentileJohn Carlson: CF% rel, 4.2, 89th percentileJohn Carlson: On-ice xG %, 55.3%, 88th percentileJohn Carlson: Rating, +11.5 goals above replacement, 94th percentileJohn Carlson: Chances created, 0.40 xG per 60, 95th percentileJohn Carlson: Shot quality, 4.6% a shot, 91st percentileJohn Carlson: Finishing, +0.9 goals above expected, 65th 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

Matthew Schaefer
John Carlson

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The numbers

Matthew Schaefer D, NYI 2025-26 John Carlson D, TBL
82 Games played 71
23 Goals 14
36 Assists 46
59 Points 60
0.72 Points per game 0.85
13 Plus/minus 9
222 Shots 153
10.4 Shooting % 9.2
40 Hits 26
38 Penalty minutes 32
24:41 Average ice time 23:10
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.5 Corsi for % 54.1
+2.5 CF% relative to team +4.2
50.4 Fenwick for % 54.4
50.4 Expected goals for % 55.3
+4.4 xGF% relative to team +5.6
55.1 Goals for % 56.0
101.0 PDO 100.9
324 Shot attempts taken 260
Expected goals, all situations
16.9 Expected goals 11.1
0.50 Expected goals per 60 0.40
5.6% Chance per attempt 4.6%
+6.1 Goals above expected +0.9
Rating, in goals
+13.5 Goals above replacement +11.5
+2.2 Wins above replacement +1.9
+6.7 Even-strength offence +7.4
-1.0 Even-strength defence +1.0
-1.0 Power play -0.4
-0.6 Penalty kill -0.6
+2.7 Penalties -1.4
Contract
$975K Cap hit $8M
$17K Cap dollars per point $133K
$12.2M Worth at the going rate $10.5M
+$11.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.5M

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