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At a glance

David Backes Frans Nielsen

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDavid Backes: Goals, 0.36 a game, 91st percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.41 a game, 83rd percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.77 a game, 88th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.23 a game, 76th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 3.69 a game, 99th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 55.6%, 90th percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, 2.8, 76th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 56.9%, 91st percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +8.6 goals above replacement, 84th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.70 xG per 60, 43rd percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 51st percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, +7.1 goals above expected, 94th percentileFrans Nielsen: Goals, 0.31 a game, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Assists, 0.41 a game, 84th percentileFrans Nielsen: Points, 0.73 a game, 85th percentileFrans Nielsen: Shots, 2.09 a game, 70th percentileFrans Nielsen: Hits, 0.49 a game, 15th percentileFrans Nielsen: Corsi for %, 50.7%, 51st percentileFrans Nielsen: CF% rel, 1.5, 62nd percentileFrans Nielsen: On-ice xG %, 50.0%, 45th percentileFrans Nielsen: Rating, +9.7 goals above replacement, 88th percentileFrans Nielsen: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 51st percentileFrans Nielsen: Shot quality, 8.2% a shot, 73rd percentileFrans Nielsen: Finishing, +6.0 goals above expected, 91st 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
Frans Nielsen

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The numbers

David Backes R, ANA 2013-14 Frans Nielsen C, DET
74 Games played 80
27 Goals 25
30 Assists 33
57 Points 58
0.77 Points per game 0.73
14 Plus/minus -11
165 Shots 167
16.4 Shooting % 15.0
273 Hits 39
119 Penalty minutes 8
19:33 Average ice time 18:20
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.6 Corsi for % 50.7
+2.8 CF% relative to team +1.5
56.1 Fenwick for % 49.8
56.9 Expected goals for % 50.0
+3.2 xGF% relative to team +1.0
58.8 Goals for % 43.0
100.9 PDO 97.4
197 Shot attempts taken 194
Expected goals, all situations
16.9 Expected goals 18.0
0.70 Expected goals per 60 0.73
7.4% Chance per attempt 8.2%
+7.1 Goals above expected +6.0
Rating, in goals
+8.6 Goals above replacement +9.7
+1.4 Wins above replacement +1.6
+2.0 Even-strength offence +1.3
+1.5 Even-strength defence +1.0
+1.5 Power play +1.6
+0.6 Penalty kill -0.1
-1.1 Penalties +1.8
Contract
$4.5M Cap hit $2.75M
$79K Cap dollars per point $47K
$5.5M Worth at the going rate $6.1M
+$960K Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.3M

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