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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

David Backes Tomas Plekanec

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDavid Backes: Goals, 0.33 a game, 89th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.40 a game, 82nd percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.73 a game, 86th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.29 a game, 77th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 2.84 a game, 93rd percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 44th percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, -2.4, 23rd percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 52.6%, 66th percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +8.8 goals above replacement, 86th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.75 xG per 60, 57th percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 44th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, +6.3 goals above expected, 92nd percentileTomas Plekanec: Goals, 0.32 a game, 88th percentileTomas Plekanec: Assists, 0.41 a game, 84th percentileTomas Plekanec: Points, 0.73 a game, 86th percentileTomas Plekanec: Shots, 3.02 a game, 93rd percentileTomas Plekanec: Hits, 0.57 a game, 18th percentileTomas Plekanec: Corsi for %, 49.1%, 37th percentileTomas Plekanec: CF% rel, 0.9, 56th percentileTomas Plekanec: On-ice xG %, 47.4%, 30th percentileTomas Plekanec: Rating, +4.6 goals above replacement, 60th percentileTomas Plekanec: Chances created, 0.75 xG per 60, 57th percentileTomas Plekanec: Shot quality, 6.3% a shot, 17th percentileTomas Plekanec: Finishing, +3.3 goals above expected, 81st percentile
020406020406080Tomas Plekanec 60David Backes 58

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
Tomas Plekanec

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The numbers

David Backes R, ANA 2014-15 Tomas Plekanec C, MTL
80 Games played 82
26 Goals 26
32 Assists 34
58 Points 60
0.73 Points per game 0.73
7 Plus/minus 8
183 Shots 248
14.2 Shooting % 10.5
227 Hits 47
104 Penalty minutes 46
18:38 Average ice time 19:09
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.0 Corsi for % 49.1
-2.4 CF% relative to team +0.9
52.8 Fenwick for % 49.0
52.6 Expected goals for % 47.4
-1.4 xGF% relative to team -1.5
55.6 Goals for % 50.6
101.1 PDO 100.6
223 Shot attempts taken 277
Expected goals, all situations
18.7 Expected goals 19.7
0.75 Expected goals per 60 0.75
7.3% Chance per attempt 6.3%
+6.3 Goals above expected +3.3
Rating, in goals
+8.8 Goals above replacement +4.6
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.8
+3.6 Even-strength offence +2.1
-0.2 Even-strength defence -2.7
+1.6 Power play +0.7
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.6 Penalties +0.2
Contract
$4.5M Cap hit $5M
$78K Cap dollars per point $83K
$5.8M Worth at the going rate $3.3M
+$1.3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.7M

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