Open Shot compare. Can't decide between two shooters? Shot compare draws every shot each player took on a rink, side by side, with their shot numbers underneath. It makes the difference between a sniper who lives in the slot and a volume shooter from the point obvious at a glance.
Pick two players
Use the two pickers at the top. Start typing a name, or pick from the suggestions (tonight's opponents and teammates of the first player). The ⇄ button between them swaps the sides.
Each player keeps one color everywhere on the page: the ring around their picture, their dots on the map and their bars in the numbers.
Reading the maps
Each map is half a rink with the net at the top. Every dot is a shot attempt the player took:
- Large filled dots are goals.
- Small filled dots are shots saved by the goalie.
- Hollow dots are shots that missed the net.
Blocked attempts aren't plotted. The key under each map counts them, for example "33 goals · 171 saved · 84 missed". The line above the maps sums it up in words: "Schmaltz lives in the slot (35%). Guenther lives on the left circle (32%)."
Switch Dots to Zones to see the same shots as shaded areas: how much of each player's shooting comes from each part of the ice.
The numbers
Under the maps, the two players' numbers sit on mirrored bars: games, attempts, shots on goal, goals and on net (the share of attempts that reached the goalie). Below that, Where their shots on goal come from compares each player's zone shares with the league average for their position, and tonight's game when they play.
The sample
The season pill picks which shots count: this season, last season, or Both. Early in a season, last season has many more shots, so the page uses it until both players have 10 games this season. The line above the maps says which sample you're looking at.
Tips for newer bettors
- Slot shooters score more. Shots from right in front of the net go in far more often than shots from the point. Two players with the same shot count can be very different goal bets.
- Volume wins shots props. For shots on goal props, a player who shoots a lot from anywhere often beats a pickier shooter.
- Share it. Share makes an image of the comparison you can post.
Troubleshooting
- The maps are empty: pick two players. The page shows a few example pairs to start.
- Few dots: the player hasn't played much in that sample. Switch to Both.