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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Patrice Bergeron Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrice Bergeron: Goals, 0.40 a game, 96th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Assists, 0.45 a game, 89th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Points, 0.85 a game, 94th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Shots, 3.53 a game, 99th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Hits, 0.96 a game, 41st percentilePatrice Bergeron: Corsi for %, 55.9%, 94th percentilePatrice Bergeron: CF% rel, 8.5, 99th percentilePatrice Bergeron: On-ice xG %, 55.4%, 89th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Rating, +12.7 goals above replacement, 97th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Chances created, 1.03 xG per 60, 93rd percentilePatrice Bergeron: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 39th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Finishing, +3.7 goals above expected, 82nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.27 a game, 80th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.67 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.93 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 1.72 a game, 56th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.68 a game, 27th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 73rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 2.2, 69th percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 52.3%, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +7.6 goals above replacement, 81st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.44 xG per 60, 7th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 12th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +7.3 goals above expected, 92nd percentile
020406020406080Nicklas Backstrom 70Patrice Bergeron 68

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

Patrice Bergeron
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Patrice Bergeron C, BOS 2015-16 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
80 Games played 75
32 Goals 20
36 Assists 50
68 Points 70
0.85 Points per game 0.93
12 Plus/minus 17
282 Shots 129
11.3 Shooting % 15.5
77 Hits 51
49 Penalty minutes 36
19:50 Average ice time 19:11
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.9 Corsi for % 52.2
+8.5 CF% relative to team +2.2
57.0 Fenwick for % 52.3
55.4 Expected goals for % 52.3
+8.7 xGF% relative to team -0.2
56.0 Goals for % 63.8
99.8 PDO 102.8
298 Shot attempts taken 168
Expected goals, all situations
27.3 Expected goals 10.7
1.03 Expected goals per 60 0.44
7.2% Chance per attempt 6.2%
+3.7 Goals above expected +7.3
Rating, in goals
+12.7 Goals above replacement +7.6
+2.1 Wins above replacement +1.3
+3.0 Even-strength offence +0.6
+4.6 Even-strength defence +2.9
+2.3 Power play +1.2
+0.5 Penalty kill -0.4
-2.1 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$6.875M Cap hit $6.7M
$101K Cap dollars per point $96K
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $5.4M
+$1.8M 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