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Originally Posted by AR_Six
This is not true at all. There are a dozen statshounds who have done this project on an ongoing basis for years, and it is widely known that the KHL's NHLE (equivalency) number is 0.83. In other words, unless you're saying a 17% spread is "approximately the same", no, they won't. They will score approximately 83% of their KHL rate in the NHL. Now, that is still the highest NHLE number out there, but it isn't a straight across translation. For reference, Hudler's 54 points translate to 45.
NHLE numbers for every major league via Gabe Desjardins / BTN:
KHL (0.83)
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I thought NHLE was based on points per game so 54 doesn't translate directly to 45. Also I think 0.83 is outdated as it's pretty high.
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