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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Patrick Sharp Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrick Sharp: Goals, 0.41 a game, 96th percentilePatrick Sharp: Assists, 0.54 a game, 95th percentilePatrick Sharp: Points, 0.95 a game, 95th percentilePatrick Sharp: Shots, 3.82 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Sharp: Hits, 0.67 a game, 28th percentilePatrick Sharp: Corsi for %, 57.3%, 95th percentilePatrick Sharp: CF% rel, 2.7, 76th percentilePatrick Sharp: On-ice xG %, 56.0%, 87th percentilePatrick Sharp: Rating, +10.5 goals above replacement, 90th percentilePatrick Sharp: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 87th percentilePatrick Sharp: Shot quality, 6.0% a shot, 9th percentilePatrick Sharp: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 94th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.74 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.96 a game, 96th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.39 a game, 79th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 1.09 a game, 48th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 38th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 2.3, 73rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 47.1%, 29th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +5.6 goals above replacement, 71st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 51st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 50th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 33rd percentile
020406020406080Nicklas Backstrom 79Patrick Sharp 78

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 Sharp
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Patrick Sharp L, CHI 2013-14 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
82 Games played 82
34 Goals 18
44 Assists 61
78 Points 79
0.95 Points per game 0.96
13 Plus/minus -20
313 Shots 196
10.9 Shooting % 9.2
55 Hits 89
40 Penalty minutes 54
18:53 Average ice time 19:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.3 Corsi for % 49.3
+2.7 CF% relative to team +2.3
56.7 Fenwick for % 48.2
56.0 Expected goals for % 47.1
+0.3 xGF% relative to team -0.8
57.8 Goals for % 41.8
100.5 PDO 98.2
381 Shot attempts taken 217
Expected goals, all situations
24.7 Expected goals 19.9
0.96 Expected goals per 60 0.73
6.0% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+7.3 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
+10.5 Goals above replacement +5.6
+1.8 Wins above replacement +0.9
+6.7 Even-strength offence -1.2
-2.3 Even-strength defence -0.4
+2.0 Power play +3.2
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.1 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$5.9M Cap hit $6.7M
$76K Cap dollars per point $85K
$6.6M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
+$663K Value: worth minus cap hit -$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