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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Dustin Brown David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDustin Brown: Goals, 0.27 a game, 77th percentileDustin Brown: Assists, 0.39 a game, 80th percentileDustin Brown: Points, 0.66 a game, 77th percentileDustin Brown: Shots, 2.61 a game, 84th percentileDustin Brown: Hits, 3.57 a game, 99th percentileDustin Brown: Corsi for %, 56.6%, 94th percentileDustin Brown: CF% rel, 2.7, 74th percentileDustin Brown: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 92nd percentileDustin Brown: Rating, +14.9 goals above replacement, 97th percentileDustin Brown: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 81st percentileDustin Brown: Shot quality, 8.6% a shot, 85th percentileDustin Brown: Finishing, -5.8 goals above expected, 6th 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

Dustin Brown
David Backes

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The numbers

Dustin Brown R, LAK 2011-12 David Backes R, ANA
82 Games played 82
22 Goals 24
32 Assists 30
54 Points 54
0.66 Points per game 0.66
18 Plus/minus 15
214 Shots 234
10.3 Shooting % 10.3
293 Hits 226
53 Penalty minutes 101
20:10 Average ice time 20:00
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.6 Corsi for % 54.5
+2.7 CF% relative to team +2.1
55.0 Fenwick for % 56.0
56.3 Expected goals for % 55.8
+5.0 xGF% relative to team +1.4
58.1 Goals for % 58.1
100.7 PDO 100.7
287 Shot attempts taken 299
Expected goals, all situations
25.8 Expected goals 24.6
0.94 Expected goals per 60 0.90
8.6% Chance per attempt 7.7%
-5.8 Goals above expected -3.6
Rating, in goals
+14.9 Goals above replacement +9.7
+2.5 Wins above replacement +1.6
+2.3 Even-strength offence +1.1
+1.0 Even-strength defence +1.9
+0.7 Power play +1.9
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.0
+6.0 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$3.175M Cap hit $4.5M
$59K Cap dollars per point $83K
$7.3M Worth at the going rate $4.9M
+$4.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$390K

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