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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Alexander Semin David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlexander Semin: Goals, 0.27 a game, 78th percentileAlexander Semin: Assists, 0.43 a game, 85th percentileAlexander Semin: Points, 0.70 a game, 81st percentileAlexander Semin: Shots, 2.38 a game, 78th percentileAlexander Semin: Hits, 0.40 a game, 10th percentileAlexander Semin: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 68th percentileAlexander Semin: CF% rel, 4.3, 84th percentileAlexander Semin: On-ice xG %, 51.7%, 64th percentileAlexander Semin: Rating, +6.5 goals above replacement, 76th percentileAlexander Semin: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 60th percentileAlexander Semin: Shot quality, 5.9% a shot, 10th percentileAlexander Semin: Finishing, +4.5 goals above expected, 81st percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.29 a game, 81st percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.37 a game, 76th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.66 a game, 77th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.85 a game, 89th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 2.76 a game, 96th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 54.5%, 86th percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, 2.1, 67th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 55.8%, 90th percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +9.7 goals above replacement, 88th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 78th percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 58th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, -3.6 goals above expected, 19th 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

Alexander Semin
David Backes

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The numbers

Alexander Semin R, MTL 2011-12 David Backes R, ANA
77 Games played 82
21 Goals 24
33 Assists 30
54 Points 54
0.70 Points per game 0.66
9 Plus/minus 15
183 Shots 234
11.5 Shooting % 10.3
31 Hits 226
58 Penalty minutes 101
16:47 Average ice time 20:00
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.9 Corsi for % 54.5
+4.3 CF% relative to team +2.1
52.1 Fenwick for % 56.0
51.7 Expected goals for % 55.8
+3.5 xGF% relative to team +1.4
57.8 Goals for % 58.1
102.0 PDO 100.7
315 Shot attempts taken 299
Expected goals, all situations
16.5 Expected goals 24.6
0.77 Expected goals per 60 0.90
5.9% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+4.5 Goals above expected -3.6
Rating, in goals
+6.5 Goals above replacement +9.7
+1.1 Wins above replacement +1.6
+5.5 Even-strength offence +1.1
-0.7 Even-strength defence +1.9
+0.0 Power play +1.9
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
-1.8 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$6.7M Cap hit $4.5M
$124K Cap dollars per point $83K
$3.4M Worth at the going rate $4.9M
-$3.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$390K

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