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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

Nathan MacKinnon Aleksander Barkov

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 percentileAleksander Barkov: Goals, 0.43 a game, 93rd percentileAleksander Barkov: Assists, 0.74 a game, 97th percentileAleksander Barkov: Points, 1.17 a game, 97th percentileAleksander Barkov: Shots, 2.51 a game, 81st percentileAleksander Barkov: Hits, 0.34 a game, 8th percentileAleksander Barkov: Corsi for %, 48.7%, 37th percentileAleksander Barkov: CF% rel, -1.1, 35th percentileAleksander Barkov: On-ice xG %, 48.6%, 37th percentileAleksander Barkov: Rating, +18.3 goals above replacement, 99th percentileAleksander Barkov: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 59th percentileAleksander Barkov: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 82nd percentileAleksander Barkov: Finishing, +8.7 goals above expected, 94th percentile
02040608020406080Nathan MacKinnon 99Aleksander Barkov 96

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
Aleksander Barkov

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The numbers

Nathan MacKinnon C, COL 2018-19 Aleksander Barkov C, FLA
82 Games played 82
41 Goals 35
58 Assists 61
99 Points 96
1.21 Points per game 1.17
20 Plus/minus -3
365 Shots 206
11.2 Shooting % 17.0
54 Hits 28
34 Penalty minutes 8
22:05 Average ice time 22:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.0 Corsi for % 48.7
+4.9 CF% relative to team -1.1
52.6 Fenwick for % 49.0
51.1 Expected goals for % 48.6
+1.9 xGF% relative to team +0.2
59.8 Goals for % 52.2
101.8 PDO 100.4
359 Shot attempts taken 225
Expected goals, all situations
33.2 Expected goals 25.3
1.10 Expected goals per 60 0.83
7.4% Chance per attempt 9.2%
+3.8 Goals above expected +8.7
Rating, in goals
+14.9 Goals above replacement +18.3
+2.5 Wins above replacement +3.0
+5.2 Even-strength offence +6.2
-2.6 Even-strength defence -0.9
+2.0 Power play +2.5
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.2
+5.3 Penalties +5.1
Contract
$6.3M Cap hit $5.9M
$64K Cap dollars per point $61K
$10.9M Worth at the going rate $13.2M
+$4.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$7.3M

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