Scoring goals is the hardest thing to do in the nhl and it's why guys who score goals consistently have the highest value.
It's why someone who creates a lot of scoring chances but can't convert is less valuable than someone who converts more frequently on fewer chances.
The flames have 3 examples of this:
Monahan converts on a high frequency of chances. In a game where Monahan is outchanced, there's a good likelihood that he will produce more tangible offense than he allows because of his super high finishing ability.
Backlund scores at an average rate but below his chance numbers. Even though he converts less, his numbers look good because of how much tangible offense he suppresses.
Bennett struggles to score, so even though he creates good chance rates he's unlikely to outscore tangible offense against because his ability to convert is just so low.
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