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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Connor McDavid Evgeni Malkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerConnor McDavid: Goals, 0.50 a game, 98th percentileConnor McDavid: Assists, 0.82 a game, 99th percentileConnor McDavid: Points, 1.32 a game, 99th percentileConnor McDavid: Shots, 3.34 a game, 96th percentileConnor McDavid: Hits, 0.34 a game, 9th percentileConnor McDavid: Corsi for %, 52.3%, 76th percentileConnor McDavid: CF% rel, 2.7, 77th percentileConnor McDavid: On-ice xG %, 54.6%, 88th percentileConnor McDavid: Rating, +24.6 goals above replacement, 99th percentileConnor McDavid: Chances created, 1.12 xG per 60, 94th percentileConnor McDavid: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 90th percentileConnor McDavid: Finishing, +6.0 goals above expected, 90th 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
05010020406080Connor McDavid 108Evgeni Malkin 98

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

Connor McDavid
Evgeni Malkin

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The numbers

Connor McDavid C, EDM 2017-18 Evgeni Malkin C, PIT
82 Games played 78
41 Goals 42
67 Assists 56
108 Points 98
1.32 Points per game 1.26
20 Plus/minus 16
274 Shots 239
15.0 Shooting % 17.6
28 Hits 48
26 Penalty minutes 87
21:33 Average ice time 18:59
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.3 Corsi for % 52.7
+2.7 CF% relative to team +0.5
53.4 Fenwick for % 52.7
54.6 Expected goals for % 52.6
+6.0 xGF% relative to team -0.4
57.0 Goals for % 51.9
101.7 PDO 99.4
325 Shot attempts taken 223
Expected goals, all situations
33.0 Expected goals 26.6
1.12 Expected goals per 60 1.08
9.3% Chance per attempt 8.8%
+6.0 Goals above expected +11.4
Rating, in goals
+24.6 Goals above replacement +11.4
+4.1 Wins above replacement +1.9
+16.5 Even-strength offence +6.9
-1.8 Even-strength defence -1.2
+0.3 Power play +2.7
0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+4.6 Penalties -1.0
Contract
$925K Cap hit $9.5M
$9K Cap dollars per point $97K
$16.3M Worth at the going rate $7.9M
+$15.4M 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