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At a glance

Dawson Mercer Evgeni Malkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDawson Mercer: Goals, 0.21 a game, 58th percentileDawson Mercer: Assists, 0.30 a game, 65th percentileDawson Mercer: Points, 0.51 a game, 60th percentileDawson Mercer: Shots, 1.88 a game, 59th percentileDawson Mercer: Hits, 0.32 a game, 6th percentileDawson Mercer: Corsi for %, 49.7%, 47th percentileDawson Mercer: CF% rel, -1.2, 36th percentileDawson Mercer: On-ice xG %, 49.6%, 50th percentileDawson Mercer: Rating, +3.7 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileDawson Mercer: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 51st percentileDawson Mercer: Shot quality, 9.7% a shot, 88th percentileDawson Mercer: Finishing, -1.8 goals above expected, 37th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Goals, 0.49 a game, 94th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Assists, 0.54 a game, 87th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Points, 1.02 a game, 92nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shots, 3.15 a game, 92nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: Hits, 0.51 a game, 18th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 83rd percentileEvgeni Malkin: CF% rel, 2.5, 72nd percentileEvgeni Malkin: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 85th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Rating, +7.0 goals above replacement, 78th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Chances created, 1.18 xG per 60, 90th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 79th percentileEvgeni Malkin: Finishing, +5.2 goals above expected, 87th percentile
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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

Dawson Mercer
Evgeni Malkin

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The numbers

Dawson Mercer C, NJD 2021-22 Evgeni Malkin C, PIT
82 Games played 41
17 Goals 20
25 Assists 22
42 Points 42
0.51 Points per game 1.02
-25 Plus/minus -10
154 Shots 129
11.0 Shooting % 15.5
26 Hits 21
28 Penalty minutes 24
16:32 Average ice time 18:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.7 Corsi for % 54.2
-1.2 CF% relative to team +2.5
48.9 Fenwick for % 53.7
49.6 Expected goals for % 55.4
-2.3 xGF% relative to team +3.3
43.1 Goals for % 44.2
97.3 PDO 97.1
211 Shot attempts taken 106
Expected goals, all situations
18.8 Expected goals 14.8
0.83 Expected goals per 60 1.18
9.7% Chance per attempt 9.3%
-1.8 Goals above expected +5.2
Rating, in goals
+3.7 Goals above replacement +7.0
+0.6 Wins above replacement +1.2
+2.5 Even-strength offence +1.1
-1.7 Even-strength defence +1.3
-1.8 Power play +2.4
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.0
+0.8 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$894K Cap hit $9.5M
$21K Cap dollars per point $226K
$3.4M Worth at the going rate $5.8M
+$2.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3.7M

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