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As far as xGF%, SF%, CF% and GF%, Matthews underlying numbers for the last two seasons compare favorably to Stamkos. Stamkos' 2011 season is the only one on par with Matthews 20 or 21 seasons. His current season is on track to be the best season between either player.
Stamkos isn't actually a standout play-driver amoung elite players, particularly centers. As an example, I did a quick search for all seasons from Stamkos, Crosby, Toews, Bergeron and Kopitar from 2008 to 2021, and Stamkos best xGF% season is 24th on the list.
Yeah that all lines up with what I thought, I just didn't realize Kane was particularly bad in play driving and defense to the point where even Stamkos would have a significant edge over him.