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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon Sidney Crosby

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNathan MacKinnon: Goals, 0.50 a game, 97th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Assists, 0.71 a game, 96th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Points, 1.21 a game, 98th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shots, 4.45 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Hits, 0.66 a game, 27th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Corsi for %, 53.0%, 78th percentileNathan MacKinnon: CF% rel, 4.9, 94th percentileNathan MacKinnon: On-ice xG %, 51.1%, 57th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Rating, +14.9 goals above replacement, 96th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Chances created, 1.10 xG per 60, 92nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 33rd percentileNathan MacKinnon: Finishing, +3.8 goals above expected, 80th percentileSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.44 a game, 95th percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.82 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.27 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 2.78 a game, 88th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 1.08 a game, 55th percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 54.5%, 88th percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 7.2, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 56.8%, 94th percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +24.8 goals above replacement, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 79th percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 9.4% a shot, 87th percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, +6.3 goals above expected, 90th percentile
02040608010020406080Sidney Crosby 100Nathan MacKinnon 99

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
Sidney Crosby

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The numbers

Nathan MacKinnon C, COL 2018-19 Sidney Crosby C, PIT
82 Games played 79
41 Goals 35
58 Assists 65
99 Points 100
1.21 Points per game 1.27
20 Plus/minus 18
365 Shots 220
11.2 Shooting % 15.9
54 Hits 85
34 Penalty minutes 36
22:05 Average ice time 21:00
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.0 Corsi for % 54.5
+4.9 CF% relative to team +7.2
52.6 Fenwick for % 54.8
51.1 Expected goals for % 56.8
+1.9 xGF% relative to team +7.2
59.8 Goals for % 65.6
101.8 PDO 103.6
359 Shot attempts taken 254
Expected goals, all situations
33.2 Expected goals 26.7
1.10 Expected goals per 60 0.97
7.4% Chance per attempt 9.4%
+3.8 Goals above expected +6.3
Rating, in goals
+14.9 Goals above replacement +24.8
+2.5 Wins above replacement +4.1
+5.2 Even-strength offence +12.3
-2.6 Even-strength defence +2.1
+2.0 Power play +3.7
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.2
+5.3 Penalties +2.0
Contract
$6.3M Cap hit $8.7M
$64K Cap dollars per point $87K
$10.9M Worth at the going rate $17.7M
+$4.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$9M

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