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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Sam Malinski Justin Faulk

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSam Malinski: Goals, 0.10 a game, 74th percentileSam Malinski: Assists, 0.39 a game, 83rd percentileSam Malinski: Points, 0.49 a game, 82nd percentileSam Malinski: Shots, 2.00 a game, 89th percentileSam Malinski: Hits, 0.56 a game, 35th percentileSam Malinski: Corsi for %, 58.7%, 97th percentileSam Malinski: CF% rel, 3.4, 87th percentileSam Malinski: On-ice xG %, 61.7%, 99th percentileSam Malinski: Rating, +14.8 goals above replacement, 96th percentileSam Malinski: Chances created, 0.28 xG per 60, 79th percentileSam Malinski: Shot quality, 2.7% a shot, 21st percentileSam Malinski: Finishing, +1.1 goals above expected, 70th percentileJustin Faulk: Goals, 0.21 a game, 95th percentileJustin Faulk: Assists, 0.31 a game, 70th percentileJustin Faulk: Points, 0.51 a game, 85th percentileJustin Faulk: Shots, 1.90 a game, 85th percentileJustin Faulk: Hits, 0.90 a game, 53rd percentileJustin Faulk: Corsi for %, 47.4%, 27th percentileJustin Faulk: CF% rel, -0.8, 48th percentileJustin Faulk: On-ice xG %, 45.7%, 16th percentileJustin Faulk: Rating, +0.8 goals above replacement, 42nd percentileJustin Faulk: Chances created, 0.30 xG per 60, 83rd percentileJustin Faulk: Shot quality, 4.2% a shot, 80th percentileJustin Faulk: Finishing, +6.4 goals above expected, 97th 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

Sam Malinski
Justin Faulk

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The numbers

Sam Malinski D, COL 2025-26 Justin Faulk D, DET
82 Games played 78
8 Goals 16
32 Assists 24
40 Points 40
0.49 Points per game 0.51
43 Plus/minus -8
164 Shots 148
4.9 Shooting % 10.8
46 Hits 70
22 Penalty minutes 42
17:37 Average ice time 22:01
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
58.7 Corsi for % 47.4
+3.4 CF% relative to team -0.8
58.7 Fenwick for % 46.7
61.7 Expected goals for % 45.7
+6.1 xGF% relative to team -3.8
70.2 Goals for % 47.5
103.5 PDO 99.6
383 Shot attempts taken 235
Expected goals, all situations
6.9 Expected goals 8.6
0.28 Expected goals per 60 0.30
2.7% Chance per attempt 4.2%
+1.1 Goals above expected +6.4
Rating, in goals
+14.8 Goals above replacement +0.8
+2.5 Wins above replacement +0.1
+5.6 Even-strength offence +1.0
+5.6 Even-strength defence -2.0
-0.1 Power play -1.4
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.2
-1.2 Penalties -2.3
Contract
$1.4M Cap hit $6.5M
$35K Cap dollars per point $163K
$13.3M Worth at the going rate $1.4M
+$11.9M Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.1M

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