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Compare players, 2023-24 season

At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon Nikita Kucherov

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNathan MacKinnon: Goals, 0.62 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Assists, 1.09 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Points, 1.71 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shots, 4.94 a game, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Hits, 0.67 a game, 29th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Corsi for %, 56.2%, 92nd percentileNathan MacKinnon: CF% rel, 6.4, 97th percentileNathan MacKinnon: On-ice xG %, 58.5%, 95th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Rating, +29.5 goals above replacement, 99th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Chances created, 1.19 xG per 60, 96th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 30th percentileNathan MacKinnon: Finishing, +12.8 goals above expected, 99th percentileNikita Kucherov: Goals, 0.54 a game, 98th percentileNikita Kucherov: Assists, 1.23 a game, 99th percentileNikita Kucherov: Points, 1.78 a game, 99th percentileNikita Kucherov: Shots, 3.78 a game, 98th percentileNikita Kucherov: Hits, 0.56 a game, 21st percentileNikita Kucherov: Corsi for %, 53.9%, 83rd percentileNikita Kucherov: CF% rel, 5.5, 94th percentileNikita Kucherov: On-ice xG %, 55.8%, 86th percentileNikita Kucherov: Rating, +25.0 goals above replacement, 99th percentileNikita Kucherov: Chances created, 1.07 xG per 60, 87th percentileNikita Kucherov: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 23rd percentileNikita Kucherov: Finishing, +6.6 goals above expected, 91st percentile
05010020406080Nikita Kucherov 144Nathan MacKinnon 140

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
Nikita Kucherov

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The numbers

Nathan MacKinnon C, COL 2023-24 Nikita Kucherov R, TBL
82 Games played 81
51 Goals 44
89 Assists 100
140 Points 144
1.71 Points per game 1.78
35 Plus/minus 8
405 Shots 306
12.6 Shooting % 14.4
55 Hits 45
42 Penalty minutes 22
22:49 Average ice time 21:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.2 Corsi for % 53.9
+6.4 CF% relative to team +5.5
56.2 Fenwick for % 53.5
58.5 Expected goals for % 55.8
+10.3 xGF% relative to team +7.9
60.2 Goals for % 51.6
101.8 PDO 100.0
436 Shot attempts taken 413
Expected goals, all situations
37.2 Expected goals 31.4
1.19 Expected goals per 60 1.07
7.2% Chance per attempt 7.0%
+12.8 Goals above expected +6.6
Rating, in goals
+29.5 Goals above replacement +25.0
+4.9 Wins above replacement +4.2
+17.1 Even-strength offence +15.8
+1.0 Even-strength defence -3.2
+3.4 Power play +5.6
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+3.0 Penalties +2.0
Contract
$12.6M Cap hit $9.5M
$90K Cap dollars per point $66K
$22.8M Worth at the going rate $19.4M
+$10.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$9.9M

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