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At a glance

Evgeni Malkin Ilya Kovalchuk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerEvgeni Malkin: Goals, 0.67 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Assists, 0.79 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Points, 1.45 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shots, 4.52 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Hits, 0.39 a game, 8th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Corsi for %, 56.6%, 95th percentileEvgeni Malkin: CF% rel, 3.5, 78th percentileEvgeni Malkin: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 92nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Rating, +24.8 goals above replacement, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Chances created, 1.36 xG per 60, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 65th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Finishing, +11.3 goals above expected, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Goals, 0.48 a game, 98th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Assists, 0.60 a game, 96th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Points, 1.08 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shots, 4.03 a game, 99th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Hits, 0.35 a game, 7th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 68th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: CF% rel, 2.4, 71st percentileIlya Kovalchuk: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 74th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Rating, +9.0 goals above replacement, 87th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 72nd percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 15th percentileIlya Kovalchuk: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 93rd percentile
050100204060Evgeni Malkin 109Ilya Kovalchuk 83

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

Evgeni Malkin
Ilya Kovalchuk

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The numbers

Evgeni Malkin C, PIT 2011-12 Ilya Kovalchuk L, WSH
75 Games played 77
50 Goals 37
59 Assists 46
109 Points 83
1.45 Points per game 1.08
18 Plus/minus -9
339 Shots 310
14.7 Shooting % 11.9
29 Hits 27
70 Penalty minutes 33
21:01 Average ice time 23:49
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.6 Corsi for % 51.9
+3.5 CF% relative to team +2.4
57.6 Fenwick for % 51.9
56.3 Expected goals for % 53.0
+2.1 xGF% relative to team +3.0
60.7 Goals for % 50.0
101.0 PDO 99.5
315 Shot attempts taken 332
Expected goals, all situations
35.7 Expected goals 25.7
1.36 Expected goals per 60 0.84
7.9% Chance per attempt 6.1%
+11.3 Goals above expected +7.3
Rating, in goals
+24.8 Goals above replacement +9.0
+4.1 Wins above replacement +1.5
+15.0 Even-strength offence +5.3
-1.9 Even-strength defence -3.1
+4.9 Power play +0.6
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.8
+2.5 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$8.7M Cap hit $6.667M
$80K Cap dollars per point $80K
$11.7M Worth at the going rate $4.6M
+$3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.1M

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