{"id":915478,"date":"2019-06-30T09:13:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T14:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=915478"},"modified":"2019-06-30T09:13:42","modified_gmt":"2019-06-30T14:13:42","slug":"kessel-vs-galchenyuk-a-detailed-look-at-the-newest-penguin-p1b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/kessel-vs-galchenyuk-a-detailed-look-at-the-newest-penguin-p1b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_915512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-915512\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/alexgalchenyukcoyotes.jpg\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-915512\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/alexgalchenyukcoyotes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"519\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-915512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">190114 Ishockey, NHL Jan 13, 2019; Calgary, Alberta, CAN; Arizona Coyotes center Alex Galchenyuk (17) controls the puck against the Calgary Flames during the second period at Scotiabank Saddledome. Mandatory Credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports<br \/>\u00a9 Bildbyr\u00e5n &#8211; COP 268 &#8211; SWEDEN ONLY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last night, the drama finally came to an end.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/2019\/06\/29\/pens-flip-kessel-to-arizona-for-galchenyuk-p1b1\/\">Jim Rutherford moved on from Phil Kessel<\/a>, sending him to Arizona (along with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G_Off817\/status\/1145129185901469696\">Dane Birks<\/a> and a 4th round pick) in exchange for Alex Galchenyuk and a D prospect by the name of Pierre-Olivier Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>Since the trade, GMJR had things to say just as he has all offseason.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The full quote <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a05FJAA6j9\">pic.twitter.com\/a05FJAA6j9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Bombulie (@BombulieTrib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BombulieTrib\/status\/1145140468260528128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kessel, during his conference call, immediately rebuked those claims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Kessel quote <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GedTXxQE6c\">pic.twitter.com\/GedTXxQE6c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Bombulie (@BombulieTrib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BombulieTrib\/status\/1145144746781937665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The war of words likely won&#8217;t stop there and, at some point, we&#8217;ll get the full story.\u00a0 But until then, let&#8217;s talk Galchenyuk.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted 3rd overall by Montreal in 2012, the 25 year old Milwaukee native has come with lofty expectations following his draft year NHL debut.\u00a0 Since the lockout-shorted 2013 season, he&#8217;s gone on to score 50+ points just twice in his career (56 in 82 games in 2015-16, his 4th in the league and 51 in 80 games in 2017-18, his 6th in the league), while being a 30 goal scorer once (2015-16).<\/p>\n<p>Following the conclusion of the 2017-18 season, he was sent to Arizona in exchange for Max Domi.<\/p>\n<p>His first year in Arizona was exceedingly underwhelming, scoring 19 goals and 41 points in 72 games.<\/p>\n<p>Back during #PhilKesselWeek here at The Pensblog, <a href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/2019\/05\/31\/potential-returns-for-phil-kessel-p1b1\/\">I had this to say about Galchenyuk as a potential return for Phil Kessel<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In this scenario, the Coyotes would add 1.40 standings points by turning Galchenyuk, a UFA after next season and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.corsicahockey.com\/nhl\/players\/nhl-player-ratings-rankings\">#41 ranked LW by Corsica<\/a>, into Phil Kessel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-905321\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk.png 1523w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk-555x201.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk-820x297.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk-768x278.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Given his age, breaking into the league the season he was drafted, two 50+ point seasons and a 30 goal season under his belt, he\u2019s still viewed as having untapped potential.\u00a0 His usage in Montreal and injury history (he\u2019s played 80 or more games just 3 out of 7 seasons, including the lockout-shortened 2013 year), have left a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s \u201cmarginally\u201d better than Phil defensively (+9% versus +13%) though still not particularly good, isn\u2019t as good offensively (-3% versus +5%), but is slightly better on the powerplay (+15% versus +12%).\u00a0 He\u2019s also scored 60 powerplay points across the last 3 seasons, despite having played just 215 of a possible 246 games and seeing less PP ice time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n[Kessel would] be an immediate upgrade over most of their current crop of wingers.\u00a0 This is especially true when you consider they scored the fewest amount of goals at 5v5 last season (131) and 3rd fewest at all strengths (209).<\/p>\n<p>That said, <em>Galchenyuk (or any other Yote beyond Clayton Keller) wouldn\u2019t cut it in terms of making the Penguins better<\/em>&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So let&#8217;s get into those margins and see just what Galchenyuk will bring to the Penguins.<\/p>\n<h4>Individual production<\/h4>\n<p>At an extremely high level, Galchenyuk is a downgrade from Kessel from a production standpoint.\u00a0 Simply put: he doesn&#8217;t put up the points Kessel does whether it be over the last 3 seasons or over the course of their careers.<\/p>\n<table class=\"table-responsive-inner\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>5v5<\/td>\n<td>Kessel<\/td>\n<td>Galchenyuk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goals \u2013 Last 3 Seasons<\/td>\n<td><strong>47<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goals Per 60 minutes \u2013 Last 3 Seasons<\/td>\n<td><strong>0.83<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Assists \u2013 Last 3 Seasons<\/td>\n<td><strong>74<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Totals Assists Per 60 minutes \u2013 Last 3 Seasons<\/td>\n<td><strong>1.31<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.92<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Points \u2013 Last 3 Seasons<\/td>\n<td><strong>121<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Points Per 60 minutes \u2013 Last 3 Seasons<\/td>\n<td><strong>2.15<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goals Per 60 minutes \u2013 Career<\/td>\n<td><strong>0.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.74<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Assists Per 60 minutes \u2013 Career<\/td>\n<td><strong>1.13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0.99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total Points Per 60 minutes \u2013 Career<\/td>\n<td><strong>2.13<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1.73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>As you might expect, this trend holds true when looking just at this past season as well in terms of overall point production and attempts off the rush.\u00a0 Galchenyuk, over the last 3 years, has created more rebounds than Kessel, but that remains it, despite both players being similar in terms of their individual expected goals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/individual-points.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915486\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/individual-points.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-points.png 2608w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-points-555x270.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-points-820x399.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-points-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-points-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-points-2048x997.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, when looking at the two through the lens of individual shot rates and scoring chance rates, the edge is still very much in Kessel&#8217;s favor, save for the individual generation of high danger scoring chances:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/individual.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915485\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/individual.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual.png 2608w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-555x289.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-820x426.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-1536x799.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/individual-2048x1065.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What we see here, per hour of 5v5 play, is that Kessel shoots the puck more than Galchenyuk even in spite of <a href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/2019\/03\/20\/phil-kessel-goal-scorer-turned-playmaker-p1b1\/\">Phil having shot the puck less this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Overwhelmingly, though, no matter how you cut it, Kessel is individually the better player, which can also be seen when looking at their 3-year isolated impact via <a href=\"https:\/\/hockeyviz.com\/player\/galchal94\">HockeyViz.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk-isolated.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-905368\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk-isolated.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk-isolated.png 493w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/galchenyuk-isolated-361x555.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/download-2.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915493\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/download-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/download-2.png 493w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/download-2-361x555.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Basically, as we saw above, Kessel is better offensively, though Galchenyuk is marginally better on the powerplay.\u00a0 Unfortunately, with Malkin and Crosby both occupying the same half-wall that Galchenyuk occupies, Galchenyuk&#8217;s PP ability may be a moot point, while the differences defensively are marginal (and bad).<\/p>\n<h4>On-Ice Output<\/h4>\n<p>But what about the possession-based metric?\u00a0 Because, while the individual production is important (particularly when you remove a point per game from the lineup), it&#8217;s important to consider the process these two players take to get those points while they&#8217;re on the ice.<\/p>\n<p>Below is how they stack up in unblocked shot attempt, shots on goal, scoring chances, high danger chances, expected goals, and actual goals generated per 60 minutes of 5v5 play.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the advantage here is in Phil&#8217;s favor:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915487\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1.png 2608w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1-555x270.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1-820x399.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-for-1-2048x997.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Across the board here, when Kessel is on the ice, the Penguins have generated more of every event than when Galchenyuk is on the ice for the Yotes last year and the Habs and Yotes over the last 3 years aside from high danger scoring chances for over the last 3 seasons, where Galchenyuk&#8217;s been on the ice for 0.08 more per hour.<\/p>\n<p>This past season, though, is where we see just how much better Kessel was offensively, via <a href=\"https:\/\/hockeyviz.com\/wowyMaps\/\">HockeyViz.com,<\/a> relative to the rest of the league.<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.45-am.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915502\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.45-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.45-am.png 1132w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.45-am-506x555.png 506w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.45-am-747x820.png 747w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.45-am-768x843.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.50.23-am.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915499\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.50.23-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.50.23-am.png 1146w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.50.23-am-513x555.png 513w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.50.23-am-758x820.png 758w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.50.23-am-768x831.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here, you see that the Penguins with Kessel on the ice generated more unblocked shot attempts from in front of the goal than that of the league average.\u00a0 The Yotes with Galchenyuk?\u00a0 Fewer than that of the league average.\u00a0 That ended up working out to a 9% swing in terms of the Threat analysis.<\/p>\n<p>And defensively?\u00a0 Well, it&#8217;s ugly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G_Off817\/status\/1145120859444711425\">Both players are poor defensively<\/a>, as we saw by the isolated impact above.\u00a0 Still, we see here that Kessel is slightly worse, though the differences aren&#8217;t very large.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915488\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1.png 2608w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1-555x270.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1-820x399.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/on-ice-against-1-2048x997.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That appears, too, when looking at the shot locations.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you see that both players share pretty poor Threats, largely due to the fact that teams absolutely lived in front of their own goals when these two were on the ice, more so with Galchenyuk than Kessel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.51.22-am.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915503\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.51.22-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.51.22-am.png 1090w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.51.22-am-481x555.png 481w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.51.22-am-710x820.png 710w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.51.22-am-768x886.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.56-am.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915504\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.56-am.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.56-am.png 1146w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.56-am-508x555.png 508w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.56-am-751x820.png 751w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/screen-shot-2019-06-30-at-9.52.56-am-768x839.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is equally alarming when you consider that Galchenyuk started 72.95% of his shifts in the offensive zone last season, slightly less than that of Kessel&#8217;s 76.38%.<\/p>\n<p>Part of that, too, c<a href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/2019\/06\/27\/season-roundup-the-bad-the-worse-and-the-ugly-of-jack-johnson-p1b1\/\">an be chalked up to who Kessel spent time with on the back end,<\/a> even understanding that Kessel is not good in his own end of the ice.\u00a0 In that same light, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/2019\/05\/28\/season-roundup-phil-kessel-and-what-to-do-if-the-penguins-dont-trade-him-p1b1\/\">Penguins can probably benefit by not playing Galchenyuk and Malkin with those same players this coming season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Combining that all together and you see that, in spite of the zone starts, these two players find themselves on the ice for more unblocked attempts, shots on goal, scoring chances, high danger chances, and expected goals against than they do for.\u00a0 The lone redeeming quality, as far as Kessel is concerned, is that he was on the ice for more goals scored than against.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1.png\"><img alt=\"Kessel vs. Galchenyuk: A Detailed Look At The Newest Penguin\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-915489\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1.png 2608w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1-555x270.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1-820x399.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1-768x374.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1-1536x748.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shares-3-1-2048x997.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So what 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