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u/Marino19
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13 hours ago
[OC] The top 20 Centers of 2018/19 in various Statistical Categories
EDIT: For some reason, there does seem to be some inaccuracies with the numbers I pulled last night. Not sure why certain numbers are wrong and others are right since I pulled from the same table but I’ll do my best to correct the tables tonight when I’m home from work. Apologies for the confusion.
With the NHL Network releasing their top 20 players at each position, I decided to take a look at some key statistics and see how players stacked up against other players at their position to check how the guys on their rankings fared this year. Below is the list of the top 20 centers in the league across 16 key statistics from the 2018/19 season. If people enjoy this then I’ll get around to doing wingers and dmen.
All the stats listed below are at Even Strength and there is a 700 TOI minimum. All stats are from Corsica.
Scoring (Raw Totals)
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Per 60 Scoring and iCF
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I was going to do a bit of analysis and potentially list my top 20 here but this took way longer than expected and I don’t feel like looking at PP and context numbers (QoC, QoT and ZS%) at the moment so I’m just gonna do a few quick takeaways.
The Habs centers killed it this year. Domi, Danault, and Kotkaniemi popped up a lot more than I expected and I’m not too excited about that as a Leaf fan. Habs legends were even able to sweep the podium in the SF% category.
It’s a crime that Sean Couturier didn’t make the top 20 list. He should be taking over for Barkov in the ‘most underrated’ category at this point.
For a ‘down year’, Tyler Seguin put up some pretty impressive numbers.
Obviously there will be outliers in these stats (see: Wallmark, Eller, Perreault) but I just wanted to throw this together to paint a picture of guys who drive play as well as dominate on the scoresheet.
With all due respect to guys like MacKinnon, Barkov, Stamkos, etc., I think it’s safe to say that Crosby, McDavid, Bergeron and Tavares were the best centers in the league at even strength last year. Those four pretty much dominated these lists. Especially Sid. It’s funny that I still think I underrate Crosby sometimes but putting this together really showed me that he still has an argument for the best in the game.
As I said at the beginning of the post, if people enjoy this then I’ll try to get around to doing a similar post for wingers and d-men.
HM to Filppula in a few categories.
Posted by
u/Marino19
TOR - NHL
13 hours ago
[OC] The top 20 Centers of 2018/19 in various Statistical Categories
EDIT: For some reason, there does seem to be some inaccuracies with the numbers I pulled last night. Not sure why certain numbers are wrong and others are right since I pulled from the same table but I’ll do my best to correct the tables tonight when I’m home from work. Apologies for the confusion.
With the NHL Network releasing their top 20 players at each position, I decided to take a look at some key statistics and see how players stacked up against other players at their position to check how the guys on their rankings fared this year. Below is the list of the top 20 centers in the league across 16 key statistics from the 2018/19 season. If people enjoy this then I’ll get around to doing wingers and dmen.
All the stats listed below are at Even Strength and there is a 700 TOI minimum. All stats are from Corsica.
Scoring (Raw Totals)
Rank | Player | Goals | Rank | Player | Assists | Rank | Player | Points | Rank | Player | Primary P |
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1 | Tavares | 34 | 1 | McDavid | 43 | 1 | McDavid | 70 | 1 | McDavid | 58 |
2 | McDavid | 27 | 2 | Crosby | 42 | 2 | Crosby | 63 | 2 | Crosby | 53 |
3 | Matthews | 25 | 3 | Krejci | 40 | 3 | Tavares | 61 | 3 | Tavares | 51 |
4 | Scheifele | 23 | 4 | Kuznetsov | 36 | 4 | Domi | 56 | 4 | Point | 45 |
5 | Toews | 22 | 5 | Barkov | 34 | 5 | Barkov | 54 | 5 | Domi | 44 |
6 | Duchene | 22 | 6 | Domi | 34 | 6 | Point | 53 | 6 | Stamkos | 44 |
7 | Domi | 22 | 7 | Point | 33 | 7 | Krejci | 53 | 7 | Barkov | 42 |
8 | Stamkos | 22 | 8 | Monahan | 32 | 8 | Monahan | 51 | 8 | Monahan | 42 |
9 | MacKinnon | 21 | 9 | Malkin | 31 | 9 | Stamkos | 51 | 9 | Matthews | 41 |
10 | Crosby | 21 | 10 | Eichel | 30 | 10 | Matthews | 50 | 10 | Toews | 41 |
11 | Seguin | 21 | 11 | Johansen | 30 | 11 | Toews | 50 | 11 | Seguin | 41 |
12 | Barkov | 20 | 12 | Backstrom | 29 | 12 | O’Reilly | 48 | 12 | Krejci | 38 |
13 | Point | 20 | 13 | P. Danault | 29 | 13 | Eichel | 47 | 13 | Larkin | 38 |
14 | Larkin | 20 | 14 | Stamkos | 29 | 14 | Scheifele | 47 | 14 | Duchene | 38 |
15 | Couturier | 20 | 15 | Toews | 28 | 15 | MacKinnon | 47 | 15 | MacKinnon | 38 |
16 | B. Nelson | 19 | 16 | Tavares | 27 | 16 | Seguin | 47 | 16 | Eichel | 37 |
17 | Dubois | 19 | 17 | Couture | 27 | 17 | Larkin | 46 | 17 | O’Reilly | 37 |
18 | O’Reilly | 19 | 18 | Zibanejad | 27 | 18 | Kuznetsov | 46 | 18 | Pettersson | 36 |
19 | Monahan | 19 | 19 | Aho | 27 | 19 | Duchene | 46 | 19 | Couture | 36 |
20 | Couture | 18 | 20 | 5 tied* | 26 | 20 | Couturier | 46 | 20 | Scheifele/Couturier | 36 |
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Per 60 Scoring and iCF
Rank | Player | G/60 | Rank | Player | P/60 | Rank | Player | P1/60 | Rank | Player | iCF/60 | |
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1 | Tavares | 1.6 | 1 | McDavid | 2.96 | 1 | Crosby | 2.46 | 1 | Matthews | 19.23 | |
2 | Matthews | 1.43 | 2 | Domi | 2.93 | 2 | McDavid | 2.45 | 2 | Larkin | 17.64 | |
3 | Duchene | 1.18 | 3 | Crosby | 2.92 | 3 | Tavares | 2.4 | 3 | Kadri | 17.17 | |
4 | Stamkos | 1.18 | 4 | Tavares | 2.87 | 4 | Stamkos | 2.37 | 4 | Seguin | 17.06 | |
5 | Cizikas | 1.15 | 5 | Matthews | 2.86 | 5 | Matthews | 2.35 | 5 | Bergeron | 16.87 | |
6 | Domi | 1.15 | 6 | Stamkos | 2.74 | 6 | Domi | 2.3 | 6 | Tavares | 16.85 | |
7 | McDavid | 1.14 | 7 | Bergeron | 2.72 | 7 | Point | 2.27 | 7 | Eichel | 16.25 | |
8 | Filppula | 1.09 | 8 | Point | 2.68 | 8 | Pettersson | 2.17 | 8 | MacKinnon | 16.2 | |
9 | Toews | 1.07 | 9 | Krejci | 2.67 | 9 | Monahan | 2.16 | 9 | Aho | 15.89 | |
10 | Eakin | 1.03 | 10 | Stastny | 2.66 | 10 | Stastny | 2.08 | 10 | M. Backlund | 15.19 | |
11 | Scheifele | 1.03 | 11 | Monahan | 2.62 | 11 | Bergeron | 2.07 | 11 | E. Rodrigues | 15.08 | |
12 | Point | 1.01 | 12 | Kuznetsov | 2.57 | 12 | Duchene | 2.04 | 12 | Soderberg | 14.96 | |
13 | Bergeron | 1 | 13 | Malkin | 2.53 | 13 | Toews | 2 | 13 | Trocheck | 14.66 | |
14 | B. Nelson | .98 | 14 | Barkov | 2.47 | 14 | Couture | 1.97 | 14 | Kotkaniemi | 14.62 | |
15 | Couture | .98 | 15 | Pettersson | 2.47 | 15 | Barkov | 1.92 | 15 | Domi | 14.31 | |
16 | Monahan | .98 | 16 | Duchene | 2.47 | 16 | Malkin | 1.92 | 16 | Eller | 14.26 | |
17 | Crosby | .97 | 17 | Couture | 2.46 | 17 | Krejci | 1.91 | 17 | Bjugstad | 14.22 | |
18 | Pettersson | .96 | 18 | Toews | 2.44 | 18 | Seguin | 1.87 | 18 | Chytil | 14.2 | |
19 | Couturier | .96 | 19 | Eichel | 2.33 | 19 | Eichel | 1.83 | 19 | Stepan | 14.06 | |
20 | Soderberg | .94 | 20 | O’Reilly | 2.33 | 20 | O’Reilly | 1.79 | 20 | Jenner | 13.87 |
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Rank | Player | CF% | Rank | Player | SF% | Rank | Player | GF% | Rank | Player | xGF% |
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1 | Kotkaniemi | 57.38 | 1 | Kotkaniemi | 56.47 | 1 | O’Reilly | 65.38 | 1 | L. Wallmark | 60.75 |
2 | J. Thornton | 56.82 | 2 | Danault | 56.38 | 2 | Crosby | 65.12 | 2 | Stastny | 60.07 |
3 | Danault | 56.77 | 3 | Aho | 56.36 | 3 | Bonino | 63.38 | 3 | P.E. Bellemare | 57.84 |
4 | Aho | 56.31 | 4 | B. Schenn | 56.18 | 4 | D. Ryan | 62.96 | 4 | Koktaniemi | 57.31 |
5 | Bergeron | 56.24 | 5 | J. Thornton | 56.05 | 5 | Point | 61.98 | 5 | E. Staal | 57.24 |
6 | Stastny | 55.92 | 6 | M. Backlund | 55.87 | 6 | Cizikas | 91.82 | 6 | Aho | 56.53 |
7 | Krejci | 55.7 | 7 | Crosby | 55.85 | 7 | Seguin | 61.17 | 7 | B. Schenn | 56.26 |
8 | M. Backlund | 55.34 | 8 | Stastny | 55.77 | 8 | M. Backlund | 61.05 | 8 | Cirelli | 56.16 |
9 | B. Goodrow | 55.29 | 9 | Bergeron | 55.43 | 9 | Domi | 61.02 | 9 | R. Thomas | 56.15 |
10 | D. Ryan | 54.85 | 10 | L. Wallmark | 54.89 | 10 | Filppula | 61.02 | 10 | Danault | 55.96 |
11 | Johansen | 54.67 | 11 | E. Staal | 54.72 | 11 | Bergeron | 60.92 | 11 | Crosby | 55.94 |
12 | Crosby | 54.54 | 12 | O’Reilly | 54.66 | 12 | B. Nelson | 60.76 | 12 | O’Reilly | 55.75 |
13 | L. Wallmark | 54.53 | 13 | P.E. Bellemare | 54.65 | 13 | Cirelli | 60.24 | 13 | Bergeron | 55.47 |
14 | Larkin | 54.8 | 14 | D. Ryan | 54.34 | 14 | Stastny | 59.7 | 14 | D. Ryan | 55.16 |
15 | Cirelli | 54 | 15 | Krejci | 54.19 | 15 | Krejci | 59.26 | 15 | W. Karlsson | 55.15 |
16 | Monahan | 53.95 | 16 | W. Karlsson | 53.97 | 16 | Eakin | 59.13 | 16 | Couture | 54.19 |
17 | W. Karlsson | 53.78 | 17 | Acciari | 53.96 | 17 | Aho | 59.13 | 17 | M. Backlund | 54.16 |
18 | O’Reilly | 53.76 | 18 | B. Goodrow | 53.55 | 18 | Tavares | 58.9 | 18 | Krejci | 54.11 |
19 | Couture | 53.73 | 19 | Couturier | 53.49 | 19 | Kuznetsov | 58.88 | 19 | J. Thornton | 53.93 |
20 | Tavares | 53.31 | 20 | S. Kuraly | 53.44 | 20 | MacKinnon | 57.89 | 20 | Domi | 53.93 |
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Rank | Player | RelCF% | Rank | Player | RelSF% | Rank | Player | RelGF% | Rank | Player | RelxGF% |
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1 | Larkin | 8.36 | 1 | Larkin | 8.35 | 1 | Crosby | 21.91 | 1 | Larkin | 8.59 |
2 | Crosby | 7.32 | 2 | Crosby | 8.26 | 2 | Cizikas | 21.42 | 2 | Eichel | 7.22 |
3 | Couturier | 6.71 | 3 | Couturier | 8.15 | 3 | O’Reilly | 15.72 | 3 | Hischier | 7.19 |
4 | Tavares | 6.5 | 4 | Perreault | 6.3 | 4 | Seguin | 15.11 | 4 | K. Hayes | 6.93 |
5 | Barzal | 5.59 | 5 | Tavares | 5.18 | 5 | Bonino | 13.11 | 5 | Crosby | 6.74 |
6 | MacKinnon | 5.55 | 6 | Kotkaniemi | 5.05 | 6 | Hischier | 12.97 | 6 | Eller | 6.3 |
7 | Kotkaniemi | 5.25 | 7 | Hischier | 4.82 | 7 | Domi | 12.94 | 7 | Bergeron | 6.29 |
8 | Johansen | 5.04 | 8 | B. Schenn | 4.78 | 8 | D. Ryan | 11.82 | 8 | C. White | 6.08 |
9 | Bergeron | 5.02 | 9 | Getzlaf | 4.54 | 9 | M. Backlund | 11.64 | 9 | L. Wallmark | 5.9 |
10 | Eller | 4.26 | 10 | Backstrom | 4.53 | 10 | McDavid | 11.45 | 10 | Stastny | 4.98 |
11 | Perreault | 4.13 | 11 | MacKinnon | 4.38 | 11 | E. Staal | 11.15 | 11 | Perreault | 4.93 |
12 | J. Thornton | 3.91 | 12 | K. Hayes | 4.29 | 12 | Eakin | 10.86 | 12 | Couturier | 4.75 |
13 | Seguin | 3.69 | 13 | Riley Nash | 4.23 | 13 | Pettersson | 10.35 | 13 | Horvat | 4.67 |
14 | Cirelli | 3.66 | 14 | Barzal | 4.05 | 14 | Filppula | 10.05 | 14 | Cirelli | 4.58 |
15 | McDavid | 3.64 | 15 | Stepan | 3.94 | 15 | Aho | 9.45 | 15 | E. Staal | 4.53 |
16 | Krejci | 3.37 | 16 | Cirelli | 3.91 | 16 | Barkov | 9.32 | 16 | Kampf | 4.36 |
17 | Getzlaf | 3.31 | 17 | J. Thornton | 3.85 | 17 | Point | 9.26 | 17 | Henrique | 4.27 |
18 | D. Ryan | 3.1 | 18 | E. Staal | 3.8 | 18 | Tavares | 8.9 | 18 | Kotkaniemi | 3.92 |
19 | Stastny | 3.02 | 19 | Eller | 3.8 | 19 | Sissons | 8.81 | 19 | R. Thomas | 3.81 |
20 | Hischier | 2.81 | 20 | Danault | 3.6 | 20 | MacKinnon | 8.65 | 20 | Seguin | 2.79 |
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I was going to do a bit of analysis and potentially list my top 20 here but this took way longer than expected and I don’t feel like looking at PP and context numbers (QoC, QoT and ZS%) at the moment so I’m just gonna do a few quick takeaways.
The Habs centers killed it this year. Domi, Danault, and Kotkaniemi popped up a lot more than I expected and I’m not too excited about that as a Leaf fan. Habs legends were even able to sweep the podium in the SF% category.
It’s a crime that Sean Couturier didn’t make the top 20 list. He should be taking over for Barkov in the ‘most underrated’ category at this point.
For a ‘down year’, Tyler Seguin put up some pretty impressive numbers.
Obviously there will be outliers in these stats (see: Wallmark, Eller, Perreault) but I just wanted to throw this together to paint a picture of guys who drive play as well as dominate on the scoresheet.
With all due respect to guys like MacKinnon, Barkov, Stamkos, etc., I think it’s safe to say that Crosby, McDavid, Bergeron and Tavares were the best centers in the league at even strength last year. Those four pretty much dominated these lists. Especially Sid. It’s funny that I still think I underrate Crosby sometimes but putting this together really showed me that he still has an argument for the best in the game.
As I said at the beginning of the post, if people enjoy this then I’ll try to get around to doing a similar post for wingers and d-men.
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