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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Rick Nash Evgeni Malkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRick Nash: Goals, 0.53 a game, 99th percentileRick Nash: Assists, 0.34 a game, 74th percentileRick Nash: Points, 0.87 a game, 95th percentileRick Nash: Shots, 3.85 a game, 99th percentileRick Nash: Hits, 0.57 a game, 18th percentileRick Nash: Corsi for %, 50.5%, 49th percentileRick Nash: CF% rel, 1.5, 63rd percentileRick Nash: On-ice xG %, 53.1%, 69th percentileRick Nash: Rating, +13.7 goals above replacement, 97th percentileRick Nash: Chances created, 1.15 xG per 60, 97th percentileRick Nash: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 38th percentileRick Nash: Finishing, +12.5 goals above expected, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Goals, 0.41 a game, 96th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Assists, 0.61 a game, 97th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Points, 1.01 a game, 98th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shots, 3.07 a game, 94th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Hits, 0.35 a game, 6th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Corsi for %, 55.1%, 89th percentileEvgeni Malkin: CF% rel, 3.7, 84th percentileEvgeni Malkin: On-ice xG %, 54.0%, 74th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Rating, +10.6 goals above replacement, 91st percentileEvgeni Malkin: Chances created, 1.09 xG per 60, 95th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 65th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Finishing, +4.2 goals above expected, 87th percentile
0204060204060Evgeni Malkin 70Rick Nash 69

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

Rick Nash
Evgeni Malkin

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The numbers

Rick Nash L, BOS 2014-15 Evgeni Malkin C, PIT
79 Games played 69
42 Goals 28
27 Assists 42
69 Points 70
0.87 Points per game 1.01
29 Plus/minus -2
304 Shots 212
13.8 Shooting % 13.2
45 Hits 24
36 Penalty minutes 60
17:27 Average ice time 18:58
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.5 Corsi for % 55.1
+1.5 CF% relative to team +3.7
51.0 Fenwick for % 53.8
53.1 Expected goals for % 54.0
+4.0 xGF% relative to team +1.6
62.8 Goals for % 55.8
103.3 PDO 101.3
369 Shot attempts taken 233
Expected goals, all situations
26.5 Expected goals 23.8
1.15 Expected goals per 60 1.09
7.0% Chance per attempt 7.8%
+12.5 Goals above expected +4.2
Rating, in goals
+13.7 Goals above replacement +10.6
+2.3 Wins above replacement +1.8
+8.5 Even-strength offence +6.0
+1.4 Even-strength defence -2.3
+0.6 Power play +2.5
+0.4 Penalty kill +0.1
-1.0 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$7.8M Cap hit $9.5M
$113K Cap dollars per point $136K
$8.8M Worth at the going rate $6.9M
+$988K Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.6M

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