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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Patrick Marleau David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrick Marleau: Goals, 0.23 a game, 71st percentilePatrick Marleau: Assists, 0.46 a game, 90th percentilePatrick Marleau: Points, 0.70 a game, 85th percentilePatrick Marleau: Shots, 2.84 a game, 90th percentilePatrick Marleau: Hits, 1.04 a game, 41st percentilePatrick Marleau: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 46th percentilePatrick Marleau: CF% rel, -1.4, 31st percentilePatrick Marleau: On-ice xG %, 48.8%, 41st percentilePatrick Marleau: Rating, +3.5 goals above replacement, 54th percentilePatrick Marleau: Chances created, 1.00 xG per 60, 90th percentilePatrick Marleau: Shot quality, 8.9% a shot, 88th percentilePatrick Marleau: Finishing, -9.9 goals above expected, 1st percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.33 a game, 89th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.73 a game, 86th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.29 a game, 77th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 2.84 a game, 93rd percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 44th percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, -2.4, 23rd percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 52.6%, 66th percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +8.8 goals above replacement, 86th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.75 xG per 60, 57th percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 44th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, +6.3 goals above expected, 92nd 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

Patrick Marleau
David Backes

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The numbers

Patrick Marleau C, SJS 2014-15 David Backes R, ANA
82 Games played 80
19 Goals 26
38 Assists 32
57 Points 58
0.70 Points per game 0.73
-17 Plus/minus 7
233 Shots 183
8.2 Shooting % 14.2
85 Hits 227
12 Penalty minutes 104
19:35 Average ice time 18:38
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.3 Corsi for % 50.0
-1.4 CF% relative to team -2.4
49.8 Fenwick for % 52.8
48.8 Expected goals for % 52.6
-3.3 xGF% relative to team -1.4
44.6 Goals for % 55.6
98.6 PDO 101.1
242 Shot attempts taken 223
Expected goals, all situations
26.9 Expected goals 18.7
1.00 Expected goals per 60 0.75
8.9% Chance per attempt 7.3%
-9.9 Goals above expected +6.3
Rating, in goals
+3.5 Goals above replacement +8.8
+0.6 Wins above replacement +1.5
+1.9 Even-strength offence +3.6
-6.5 Even-strength defence -0.2
+3.0 Power play +1.6
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.3
+0.9 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$6.667M Cap hit $4.5M
$117K Cap dollars per point $78K
$2.7M Worth at the going rate $5.8M
-$4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.3M

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