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Every NHL season, there are countless projections focused on how much players will score. Each year, I go back and look at my forecast to see where I missed the mark. Without fail, there are players who significantly exceed expectations and, without fail, there are others that fall flat. Below is a comparison of my 2013 NHL point projections with their actual points-per-game results. There are several reasons that players might have exceeded my expectations; most notably, they had a breakout year, performing at a level that they had yet to achieve in the NHL. Thats true of the defencemen at the top of the list, Kris Letang and P.K. Subban, as well as young scorers like Nazem Kadri, Taylor Hall, Derek Stepan, Jiri Tlusty and Cody Franson. On the other hand, there are proven performers, that might have been on a down slope, who bounced back with productive years, like Mike Green, Patrick Kane and Brad Boyes. It turns out that its possible to underestimate how good it is to play alongside Sidney Crosby, as both Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis were among those to exceed my preseason expectations the most. In a season already shortened by the lockout, missing any substantial time with injuries could pretty much wipe out a players forecast, and that counts for those that exceeded -- Joffrey Lupul, Ville Leino -- as it does for those that came up way short like Stephen Weiss, Mikael Samuelsson, Ryan Malone, Martin Havlat and others. One of the biggest disappointments, on a points-per-game basis, was actually Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins centre who finished with 33 points in 31 games. That production is nothing to scoff at, but after leading the league with 109 points in 2011-2012, and ripping up the KHL during the lockout (scoring 65 points in 37 games), Malkin was my projected top scorer. Beyond Malkin, among those projected for better than a point-per-game the biggest underachievers in terms of point production were: Daniel Sedin, Joe Thornton and Ilya Kovalchuk. (Note: This is a simple differential being used, so its much easier for Malkin to be further off from his projection than some player in the middle or low end of the pool. Chad LaRoses ratio from 0.44 to 0.11, for example, is much, much worse.) Teemu Selanne dropped off sharply, while Sergei Kostitsyn, Marian Gaborik, Mikhail Grabovski, Erik Cole and Scott Hartnell were among those who fell way below expectations. On the other hand, the biggest jumps, above projection, to get to a point-per-game included: Letang, Kunitz, Hall, Kane, Lupul, Martin St. Louis, Thomas Vanek and Alexander Semin. Oddly enough, what was easily my most contentious preseason projection -- calling for Oilers right winger Jordan Eberle to have a dip in production -- turned out to be on the mark. When looking at so many that finish above and below my forecasts, it eases the mind a little to at least be on target once in a while. To make sure my head doesnt get too big about it, though, here are the players that finished in the Top 200 in league scoring, but were not in my Top 300 Projections. Some are easy enough to understand, as rookies or veterans who hadnt scored much recently, but here are the dozen players that came from off the board to score at least 20 points in 2013: Brendan Gallagher, Brandon Saad, Slava Voynov, Cody Eakin, Francois Beauchemin, Andrew Cogliano, Matt Stajan, Jay Bouwmeester, Shawn Matthias, Kyle Palmieri, John Mitchell, Joel Ward Here is the full list of projections and results from the 2013 NHL season:No.Player12-13 TeamPos.Proj. PPGActual PPGDiff.1Kris LetangPittsburghD0.661.090.432P.K. SubbanMontrealD0.500.900.403Chris KunitzPittsburghLW0.691.080.394Nazem KadriTorontoLW0.530.920.385Taylor HallEdmontonLW0.771.110.346Patrick KaneChicagoRW0.831.170.347Mike GreenWashingtonD0.410.740.338Joffrey LupulTorontoLW0.791.130.339Andrew LaddWinnipegLW0.650.960.3110Derek StepanN.Y. RangersC0.600.920.3111Martin St. LouisTampa BayLW0.961.250.2912Paul MartinPittsburghD0.390.680.2913Pascal DupuisPittsburghRW0.510.790.2814Jiri TlustyCarolinaLW0.510.790.2815Cody FransonTorontoD0.390.640.2616Troy BrouwerWashingtonRW0.450.700.2617Michael RyderMontrealRW0.510.760.2518Brad BoyesN.Y. IslandersRW0.490.730.2419Colin WilsonNashvilleLW0.520.760.2420Thomas VanekBuffaloLW0.841.080.2321Matt MoulsonN.Y. IslandersLW0.710.940.2322Ville LeinoBuffaloLW0.520.750.2323Benoit PouliotTampa BayLW0.360.590.2224Jakub VoracekPhiladelphiaRW0.740.960.2225Alexander SeminCarolinaLW0.791.000.2126Lars EllerMontrealC0.450.650.2127Lee StempniakCalgaryRW0.480.680.2028Wayne SimmondsPhiladelphiaRW0.510.710.2029Henrik ZetterbergDetroitLW0.851.040.1930Phil KesselTorontoRW0.891.080.1931Eric StaalCarolinaC0.911.100.1932Matt CullenMinnesotaC0.450.640.1933Mike RibeiroWashingtonC0.841.020.1834Blake WheelerWinnipegRW0.680.850.1735Sam GagnerEdmontonC0.620.790.1736Niklas KronwallDetroitD0.430.600.1737Mark LetestuColumbusC0.410.590.1738Cody HodgsonBuffaloC0.540.710.1639Ryan GetzlafAnaheimC0.951.110.1640Brent BurnsSan JoseD0.510.670.1541Radim VrbataPhoenixRW0.670.820.1542Ray WhitneyDallasLW0.760.910.1543Ryan SuterMinnesotaD0.520.670.1444Kimmo TimonenPhiladelphiaD0.500.640.1445Max PaciorettyMontrealLW0.740.890.1446Tomas KopeckyFloridaRW0.430.570.1447PA ParenteauColoradoRW0.770.900.1348Brad MarchandBostonLW0.670.800.1349Jiri HudlerCalgaryRW0.520.640.1250Sidney CrosbyPittsburghC1.451.560.1051Curtis GlencrossCalgaryLW0.550.650.1052Dan HamhuisVancouverD0.410.510.1053Matt DucheneColoradoC0.810.910.1054Tobias EnstromWinnipegD0.590.680.1055Mikkel BoedkerPhoenixRW0.450.540.0956Vincent LecavalierTampa BayC0.730.820.0957Fedor TyutinColumbusD0.370.460.0958Rick NashN.Y. RangersLW0.870.950.0859Bryan BickellChicagoLW0.400.480.0860Joe CorvoCarolinaD0.350.430.0861Bryan LittleWinnipegC0.590.670.0862Chris StewartSt. LouisRW0.670.750.0863Tyler BozakTorontoC0.530.610.0864Alex GoligoskiDallasD0.500.570.0765Dion PhaneufTorontoD0.510.580.0766Teddy PurcellTampa BayRW0.680.750.0767Pavel DatsyukDetroitC0.981.040.0768John TavaresN.Y. IslandersC0.910.980.0669Sergei GoncharOttawaD0.540.600.0670Saku KoivuAnaheimC0.510.570.0671Erik KarlssonOttawaD0.760.820.0672Mike CammalleriCalgaryC0.670.730.0673Rene BourqueMontrealLW0.420.480.0674Alexander SteenSt. LouisLW0.620.680.0675Steve OttBuffaloC0.440.500.0676Brandon DubinskyColumbusC0.640.690.0577Martin HanzalPhoenixC0.540.590.0578Cory ConacherOttawaLW0.570.620.0579Johan FranzenDetroitLW0.710.760.0580Mikael BacklundCalgaryC0.450.500.0581Dustin BrownLos AngelesLW0.580.630.0582Jonathan HuberdeauFloridaLW0.600.650.0583Steven StamkosTampa BayC1.151.190.0484Keith YandlePhoenixD0.580.630.0485Tomas FleischmannFloridaLW0.690.730.0486David ClarksonNew JerseyRW0.470.500.0387Alex OvechkinWashingtonLW1.131.170.0388Viktor StalbergChicagoLW0.460.490.0389Oliver Ekman-LarssonPhoenixD0.470.500.0390James NealPittsburghRW0.870.900.0391Jannik HansenVancouverRW0.550.570.0392Ryan McDonaghN.Y. RangersD0.380.400.0393Frans NielsenN.Y. IslandersC0.580.600.0394Derick BrassardN.Y. RangersC0.590.620.0395Jason SpezzaOttawaC0.981.000.0296Kyle TurrisOttawaC0.580.600.0297James van RiemsdykTorontoLW0.640.670.0298Duncan KeithChicagoD0.550.570.0299Brenden MorrowPittsburghLW0.550.570.02100David DesharnaisMontrealC0.570.580.02101Jamie McGinnColoradoLW0.450.470.01102John CarlsonWashingtonD0.450.460.01103Brayden SchennPhiladelphiaLW0.540.550.01104Andrei MarkovMontrealD0.620.630.01105Mathieu PerreaultWashingtonC0.430.440.01106Nick LeddyChicagoD0.370.380.01107Brian CampbellFloridaD0.560.560.00108Victor HedmanTampa BayD0.450.450.00109Brian GiontaMontrealRW0.540.540.00110Tyler EnnisBuffaloC0.660.660.00111Patrice BergeronBostonC0.760.760.00112Nicklas BackstromWashingtonC1.001.000.00113Carl HagelinN.Y. RangersLW0.500.500.00114Ryan OReillyColoradoC0.690.69 -0.00115Ryan CallahanN.Y. RangersRW0.690.69 -0.00116Jordan EberleEdmontonRW0.770.77 -0.00117Mike FisherNashvilleC0.560.55 -0.00118Jonathan ToewsChicagoC1.021.02 -0.00119Patric HornqvistNashvilleRW0.590.58 -0.00120Dougie HamiltonBostonD0.390.38 -0.01121Matt CookePittsburghLW0.440.44 -0.01122T.J. OshieSt. LouisRW0.670.67 -0.01123Devin SetoguchiMinnesotaRW0.570.56 -0.01124Patrik BerglundSt. LouisC0.530.52 -0.01125Sven BaertschiCalgaryLW0.510.50 -0.01126Marcus JohanssonWashingtonRW0.660.65 -0.01127Matt ReadPhiladelphiaRW0.590.57 -0.02128Claude GirouxPhiladelphiaC1.021.00 -0.02129Michael Del ZottoN.Y. RangersD0.480.46 -0.02130Mason RaymondVancouverLW0.500.48 -0.02131Derek RoyVancouverC0.690.67 -0.02132Josh BaileyN.Y. IslandersC0.520.50-0.02133Jason GarrisonVancouverD0.360.34 -0.02134Justin FaulkCarolinaD0.420.39 -0.02135Anze KopitarLos AngelesC0.920.89 -0.03136David MossPhoenixRW0.470.44 -0.03137Jeff CarterLos AngelesRW0.710.69 -0.03138Jaromir JagrBostonRW0.800.78 -0.03139Nail YakupovEdmontonLW0.670.65 -0.03140Alex GalchenyukMontrealLW0.590.56 -0.03141Mikko KoivuMinnesotaC0.800.77 -0.03142Cam AtkinsonColumbusRW0.540.51 -0.03143Sami SaloTampa BayD0.400.37 -0.03144Colin GreeningOttawaLW0.430.40-0.03145Brent SeabrookChicagoD0.460.43 -0.03146Matt CarleTampa BayD0.490.46 -0.03147Marcel GocFloridaC0.480.45 -0.03148Evander KaneWinnipegLW0.720.69 -0.03149Shea WeberNashvilleD0.620.58 -0.03150Jarret StollLos AngelesC0.410.38 -0.04151Marek ZidlickyNew JerseyD0.440.40 -0.04152Dustin PennerLos AngelesLW0.470.42 -0.04153Jason PominvilleMinnesotaRW0.770.72 -0.04154Dennis WidemanCalgaryD0.520.48 -0.04155Ryan KeslerVancouverC0.810.76 -0.04156Justin SchultzEdmontonD0.610.56 -0.05157Steve DownieColoradoRW0.550.50 -0.05158Todd BertuzziDetroitRW0.480.43 -0.05159Patrik EliasNew JerseyLW0.800.75 -0.05160Mark StreitN.Y. IslandersD0.620.56 -0.05161Justin WilliamsLos AngelesRW0.740.69 -0.06162Jake GardinerTorontoD0.390.33 -0.06163Dan GirardiN.Y. RangersD0.360.30 -0.06164Milan MichalekOttawaRW0.670.61 -0.06165Jakob SilfverbergOttawaRW0.450.40 -0.06166Zach PariseMinnesotaLW0.850.79 -0.06167Artem AnisimovColumbusLW0.570.51 -0.06168Jarome IginlaPittsburghRW0.810.75 -0.06169Drew DoughtyLos AngelesD0.520.46-0.06170Michael GrabnerN.Y. IslandersLW0.530.47 -0.07171Dustin ByfuglienWinnipegD0.720.65 -0.07172Brandon SutterPittsburghC0.470.40 -0.07173Logan CoutureSan JoseC0.840.77 -0.07174Andrew ShawChicagoRW0.390.31 -0.07175Stephane RobidasDallasD0.350.27 -0.08176Vaclav ProspalColumbusLW0.700.63 -0.08177Jack JohnsonColumbusD0.510.43 -0.08178Jamie BennDallasC0.880.80 -0.08179Marcus FolignoBuffaloLW0.470.38 -0.08180Tom GilbertMinnesotaD0.390.30 -0.08181Nik AntropovWinnipegRW0.530.45 -0.08182Tomas PlekanecMontrealC0.790.70 -0.09183Alex TanguayCalgaryLW0.760.68 -0.09184Sean CouturierPhiladelphiaC0.410.33 -0.09185Marcus KrugerChicagoC0.360.28 -0.09186Shawn HorcoffEdmontonC0.480.39 -0.09187Christian EhrhoffBuffaloD0.560.47 -0.09188Dainius ZubrusNew JerseyRW0.500.41 -0.09189Simon GagnePhiladelphiaLW0.510.42 -0.09190Mark GiordanoCalgaryD0.410.32 -0.09191Nick FolignoColumbusLW0.520.42 -0.10192James WisniewskiColumbusD0.570.47 -0.10193Roman CervenkaCalgaryC0.540.44 -0.10194Marian HossaChicagoRW0.880.78 -0.10195Antoine VermettePhoenixC0.540.44 -0.10196Jason ChimeraWashingtonLW0.400.30 -0.11197David LegwandNashvilleC0.630.52 -0.11198Kevin ShattenkirkSt. LouisD0.590.48 -0.11199Dmitry KulikovFloridaD0.400.29 -0.11200Mike RichardsLos AngelesC0.780.67 -0.12201Corey PerryAnaheimRW0.940.82 -0.12202Chris KellyBostonC0.380.26 -0.12203David BackesSt. LouisC0.700.58 -0.12204David KrejciBostonC0.830.70 -0.12205Patrick SharpChicagoLW0.840.71 -0.13206Lauri KorpikoskiPhoenixLW0.430.31 -0.13207Brooks LaichWashingtonLW0.570.44 -0.13208Alexander EdlerVancouverD0.620.49 -0.13209David PerronSt. LouisLW0.650.52 -0.13210Milan HejdukColoradoRW0.510.38 -0.13211Shane DoanPhoenixRW0.700.56 -0.13212Chris HigginsVancouverLW0.500.37 -0.13213Jordan StaalCarolinaC0.780.65 -0.13214Lubomir VisnovskyN.Y. IslandersD0.530.40 -0.13215Bobby RyanAnaheimLW0.790.65 -0.14216Paul StastnyColoradoC0.740.60 -0.14217Ryan JohansenColumbusC0.440.30 -0.14218Andy McDonaldSt. LouisLW0.710.57 -0.14219Cal ClutterbuckMinnesotaRW0.390.24 -0.15220Alex PietrangeloSt. LouisD0.660.51 -0.15221Nikita NikitinColumbusD0.390.24 -0.15222Ryan WhitneyEdmontonD0.530.38 -0.15223Clarke MacArthurTorontoLW0.650.50 -0.15224Joni PitkanenCarolinaD0.560.41 -0.15225Joe PavelskiSan JoseRW0.800.65 -0.15226Kevin BieksaVancouverD0.490.33 -0.15227Jamie McBainCarolinaD0.360.20 -0.16228John-Michael LilesTorontoD0.500.34 -0.16229Nikolai KuleminTorontoRW0.640.48 -0.16230Damien BrunnerDetroitRW0.750.59 -0.16231Adam HenriqueNew JerseyC0.540.38 -0.16232Pierre-Marc BouchardMinnesotaLW0.630.47 -0.16233Dwight KingLos AngelesLW0.380.21-0.17234Henrik SedinVancouverC1.100.94 -0.17235Peter MuellerFloridaC0.570.40 -0.17236Dave BollandChicagoC0.580.40 -0.18237Jussi JokinenPittsburghC0.690.51 -0.18238Cam FowlerAnaheimD0.480.30 -0.18239Dany HeatleyMinnesotaRW0.770.58 -0.18240Milan LucicBostonLW0.770.59 -0.19241Brendan SmithDetroitD0.420.24 -0.19242Patrick MarleauSan JoseLW0.830.65-0.19243Ian WhiteDetroitD0.350.16 -0.19244Nathan HortonBostonRW0.700.51 -0.19245Dan BoyleSan JoseD0.630.43 -0.20246Brad RichardsN.Y. 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