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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon Evgeni Malkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNathan MacKinnon: Goals, 0.53 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Assists, 0.78 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Points, 1.31 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shots, 3.84 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Hits, 0.51 a game, 20th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 56th percentileNathan MacKinnon: CF% rel, 4.1, 89th percentileNathan MacKinnon: On-ice xG %, 49.8%, 46th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Rating, +15.2 goals above replacement, 98th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 84th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 8th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Finishing, +14.2 goals above expected, 98th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Goals, 0.54 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Assists, 0.72 a game, 97th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Points, 1.26 a game, 99th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shots, 3.06 a game, 94th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Hits, 0.62 a game, 27th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Corsi for %, 52.7%, 81st percentileEvgeni Malkin: CF% rel, 0.5, 56th percentileEvgeni Malkin: On-ice xG %, 52.6%, 72nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Rating, +11.4 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Chances created, 1.08 xG per 60, 92nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shot quality, 8.8% a shot, 82nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Finishing, +11.4 goals above expected, 97th percentile
020406080204060Evgeni Malkin 98Nathan MacKinnon 97

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

Nathan MacKinnon
Evgeni Malkin

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The numbers

Nathan MacKinnon C, COL 2017-18 Evgeni Malkin C, PIT
74 Games played 78
39 Goals 42
58 Assists 56
97 Points 98
1.31 Points per game 1.26
11 Plus/minus 16
284 Shots 239
13.7 Shooting % 17.6
38 Hits 48
55 Penalty minutes 87
19:54 Average ice time 18:59
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.7 Corsi for % 52.7
+4.1 CF% relative to team +0.5
50.3 Fenwick for % 52.7
49.8 Expected goals for % 52.6
+3.6 xGF% relative to team -0.4
57.7 Goals for % 51.9
102.9 PDO 99.4
347 Shot attempts taken 223
Expected goals, all situations
23.8 Expected goals 26.6
0.97 Expected goals per 60 1.08
6.1% Chance per attempt 8.8%
+14.2 Goals above expected +11.4
Rating, in goals
+15.2 Goals above replacement +11.4
+2.5 Wins above replacement +1.9
+10.3 Even-strength offence +6.9
-3.5 Even-strength defence -1.2
+2.9 Power play +2.7
+0.3 Penalty kill -0.1
+1.1 Penalties -1.0
Contract
$6.3M Cap hit $9.5M
$65K Cap dollars per point $97K
$10.3M Worth at the going rate $7.9M
+$4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.6M

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