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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Bryan Rust

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.41 a game, 90th percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.40 a game, 76th percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.80 a game, 84th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.30 a game, 82nd percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.47 a game, 18th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 57.4%, 96th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, 1.3, 64th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 59.3%, 97th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +11.6 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 0.99 xG per 60, 76th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 9.9% a shot, 87th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +4.7 goals above expected, 88th percentileBryan Rust: Goals, 0.40 a game, 90th percentileBryan Rust: Assists, 0.50 a game, 87th percentileBryan Rust: Points, 0.90 a game, 90th percentileBryan Rust: Shots, 2.54 a game, 88th percentileBryan Rust: Hits, 0.49 a game, 19th percentileBryan Rust: Corsi for %, 49.0%, 41st percentileBryan Rust: CF% rel, -1.4, 30th percentileBryan Rust: On-ice xG %, 47.1%, 27th percentileBryan Rust: Rating, +4.0 goals above replacement, 61st percentileBryan Rust: Chances created, 1.11 xG per 60, 86th percentileBryan Rust: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 68th percentileBryan Rust: Finishing, +2.4 goals above expected, 78th percentile
020406020406080Brock Nelson 65Bryan Rust 65

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

Brock Nelson
Bryan Rust

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2025-26 Bryan Rust R, PIT
81 Games played 72
33 Goals 29
32 Assists 36
65 Points 65
0.80 Points per game 0.90
15 Plus/minus 0
186 Shots 183
17.7 Shooting % 15.8
38 Hits 35
36 Penalty minutes 26
19:39 Average ice time 19:57
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.4 Corsi for % 49.0
+1.3 CF% relative to team -1.4
57.2 Fenwick for % 49.2
59.3 Expected goals for % 47.1
+2.4 xGF% relative to team -5.6
61.2 Goals for % 53.6
101.0 PDO 102.0
227 Shot attempts taken 216
Expected goals, all situations
26.3 Expected goals 26.6
0.99 Expected goals per 60 1.11
9.9% Chance per attempt 9.0%
+4.7 Goals above expected +2.4
Rating, in goals
+11.6 Goals above replacement +4.0
+1.9 Wins above replacement +0.7
+3.7 Even-strength offence +1.6
+1.6 Even-strength defence -3.7
+0.6 Power play +1.3
+0.9 Penalty kill +0.6
+0.4 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$7.5M Cap hit $5.125M
$115K Cap dollars per point $79K
$10.6M Worth at the going rate $4.1M
+$3.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$997K

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