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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

David Backes Dustin Brown

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDavid 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 percentileDustin 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 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
Dustin Brown

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The numbers

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

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