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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Rick Nash Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerRick Nash: Goals, 0.40 a game, 94th percentileRick Nash: Assists, 0.20 a game, 43rd percentileRick Nash: Points, 0.60 a game, 73rd percentileRick Nash: Shots, 3.97 a game, 99th percentileRick Nash: Hits, 0.17 a game, 1st percentileRick Nash: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 85th percentileRick Nash: CF% rel, 2.6, 76th percentileRick Nash: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 71st percentileRick Nash: Rating, +9.0 goals above replacement, 85th percentileRick Nash: Chances created, 1.12 xG per 60, 94th percentileRick Nash: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 14th percentileRick Nash: Finishing, +4.3 goals above expected, 84th 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

Rick Nash
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Rick Nash L, BOS 2013-14 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
65 Games played 76
26 Goals 18
13 Assists 21
39 Points 39
0.60 Points per game 0.51
10 Plus/minus 4
258 Shots 178
10.1 Shooting % 10.1
11 Hits 64
36 Penalty minutes 32
17:01 Average ice time 18:32
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 51.9
+2.6 CF% relative to team +7.6
54.3 Fenwick for % 53.6
53.0 Expected goals for % 50.3
+1.6 xGF% relative to team +5.8
58.7 Goals for % 51.4
101.3 PDO 99.5
308 Shot attempts taken 243
Expected goals, all situations
20.7 Expected goals 17.0
1.12 Expected goals per 60 0.72
6.3% Chance per attempt 7.0%
+4.3 Goals above expected +0.0
Rating, in goals
+9.0 Goals above replacement +9.0
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.5
+3.3 Even-strength offence -0.7
+0.5 Even-strength defence +3.6
-0.2 Power play +0.6
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.7
+2.4 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$7.8M Cap hit $1.5M
$200K Cap dollars per point $38K
$5.7M Worth at the going rate $5.7M
-$2.1M 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