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At a glance

Bryan Rust Matthew Knies

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBryan 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 percentileMatthew Knies: Goals, 0.29 a game, 76th percentileMatthew Knies: Assists, 0.54 a game, 91st percentileMatthew Knies: Points, 0.84 a game, 85th percentileMatthew Knies: Shots, 1.77 a game, 64th percentileMatthew Knies: Hits, 1.92 a game, 79th percentileMatthew Knies: Corsi for %, 43.0%, 3rd percentileMatthew Knies: CF% rel, -3.2, 18th percentileMatthew Knies: On-ice xG %, 42.8%, 7th percentileMatthew Knies: Rating, +1.6 goals above replacement, 39th percentileMatthew Knies: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 52nd percentileMatthew Knies: Shot quality, 11.0% a shot, 97th percentileMatthew Knies: Finishing, -2.7 goals above expected, 32nd percentile
0204060204060Matthew Knies 66Bryan 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

Bryan Rust
Matthew Knies

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The numbers

Bryan Rust R, PIT 2025-26 Matthew Knies L, CBJ
72 Games played 79
29 Goals 23
36 Assists 43
65 Points 66
0.90 Points per game 0.84
0 Plus/minus -30
183 Shots 140
15.8 Shooting % 16.4
35 Hits 152
26 Penalty minutes 29
19:57 Average ice time 18:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.0 Corsi for % 43.0
-1.4 CF% relative to team -3.2
49.2 Fenwick for % 42.6
47.1 Expected goals for % 42.8
-5.6 xGF% relative to team -4.1
53.6 Goals for % 43.1
102.0 PDO 100.4
216 Shot attempts taken 159
Expected goals, all situations
26.6 Expected goals 20.7
1.11 Expected goals per 60 0.83
9.0% Chance per attempt 11.0%
+2.4 Goals above expected -2.7
Rating, in goals
+4.0 Goals above replacement +1.6
+0.7 Wins above replacement +0.3
+1.6 Even-strength offence +1.2
-3.7 Even-strength defence -3.2
+1.3 Power play -0.5
+0.6 Penalty kill -1.0
+0.2 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$5.125M Cap hit $7.75M
$79K Cap dollars per point $117K
$4.1M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
-$997K Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.6M

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