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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Matt Cullen Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMatt Cullen: Goals, 0.13 a game, 39th percentileMatt Cullen: Assists, 0.38 a game, 78th percentileMatt Cullen: Points, 0.51 a game, 65th percentileMatt Cullen: Shots, 1.74 a game, 51st percentileMatt Cullen: Hits, 0.23 a game, 3rd percentileMatt Cullen: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 47th percentileMatt Cullen: CF% rel, 2.9, 78th percentileMatt Cullen: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 77th percentileMatt Cullen: Rating, +4.6 goals above replacement, 63rd percentileMatt Cullen: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 39th percentileMatt Cullen: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 62nd percentileMatt Cullen: Finishing, -3.5 goals above expected, 19th percentileMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.24 a game, 70th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.28 a game, 61st percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.51 a game, 66th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.34 a game, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.84 a game, 35th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 65th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 7.6, 97th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 49th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +9.0 goals above replacement, 85th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.72 xG per 60, 48th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.0% a shot, 37th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, +0.0 goals above expected, 52nd percentile
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On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

Where they shot from

Matt Cullen
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Matt Cullen C, PIT 2013-14 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
77 Games played 76
10 Goals 18
29 Assists 21
39 Points 39
0.51 Points per game 0.51
4 Plus/minus 4
134 Shots 178
7.5 Shooting % 10.1
18 Hits 64
32 Penalty minutes 32
15:30 Average ice time 18:32
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.4 Corsi for % 51.9
+2.9 CF% relative to team +7.6
50.1 Fenwick for % 53.6
53.9 Expected goals for % 50.3
+3.6 xGF% relative to team +5.8
53.4 Goals for % 51.4
100.4 PDO 99.5
176 Shot attempts taken 243
Expected goals, all situations
13.5 Expected goals 17.0
0.68 Expected goals per 60 0.72
7.8% Chance per attempt 7.0%
-3.5 Goals above expected +0.0
Rating, in goals
+4.6 Goals above replacement +9.0
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.5
+4.0 Even-strength offence -0.7
-1.5 Even-strength defence +3.6
-0.8 Power play +0.6
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.7
-0.5 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $1.5M
$90K Cap dollars per point $38K
$3.2M Worth at the going rate $5.7M
-$334K Value: worth minus cap hit +$4.2M

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two. What the advanced numbers mean