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Compare players, 2018-19 season

At a glance

David Backes Matt Cullen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDavid Backes: Goals, 0.10 a game, 24th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.19 a game, 38th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.29 a game, 27th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 1.84 a game, 59th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 2.00 a game, 85th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 53.5%, 82nd percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, 0.0, 49th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 53.2%, 74th percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 40th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 33rd percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 4th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, -3.4 goals above expected, 23rd percentileMatt Cullen: Goals, 0.10 a game, 23rd percentileMatt Cullen: Assists, 0.18 a game, 36th percentileMatt Cullen: Points, 0.28 a game, 27th percentileMatt Cullen: Shots, 1.23 a game, 25th percentileMatt Cullen: Hits, 0.45 a game, 16th percentileMatt Cullen: Corsi for %, 42.7%, 2nd percentileMatt Cullen: CF% rel, -7.8, 1st percentileMatt Cullen: On-ice xG %, 47.0%, 25th percentileMatt Cullen: Rating, +0.5 goals above replacement, 28th percentileMatt Cullen: Chances created, 0.58 xG per 60, 15th percentileMatt Cullen: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 31st percentileMatt Cullen: Finishing, -0.9 goals above expected, 48th 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

David Backes
Matt Cullen

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The numbers

David Backes R, ANA 2018-19 Matt Cullen C, PIT
70 Games played 71
7 Goals 7
13 Assists 13
20 Points 20
0.29 Points per game 0.28
0 Plus/minus 6
129 Shots 87
5.4 Shooting % 8.0
140 Hits 32
31 Penalty minutes 14
13:02 Average ice time 11:31
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.5 Corsi for % 42.7
+0.0 CF% relative to team -7.8
54.3 Fenwick for % 44.0
53.2 Expected goals for % 47.0
-1.1 xGF% relative to team -5.4
63.6 Goals for % 50.0
101.6 PDO 101.6
174 Shot attempts taken 107
Expected goals, all situations
10.4 Expected goals 7.9
0.68 Expected goals per 60 0.58
6.2% Chance per attempt 7.3%
-3.4 Goals above expected -0.9
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +0.5
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.1
-3.2 Even-strength offence -0.9
+2.0 Even-strength defence -1.6
-0.4 Power play 0.0
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.3
+1.1 Penalties +0.4
Contract
$6M Cap hit $650K
$300K Cap dollars per point $33K
$1.9M Worth at the going rate $1M
-$4.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$350K

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