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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

David Backes Ryan Spooner

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDavid Backes: Goals, 0.23 a game, 70th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.28 a game, 65th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.51 a game, 64th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.36 a game, 82nd percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 3.05 a game, 98th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 55.9%, 96th percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, 1.6, 64th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 56.4%, 93rd percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 71st percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 69th percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 38th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 29th percentileRyan Spooner: Goals, 0.14 a game, 40th percentileRyan Spooner: Assists, 0.36 a game, 76th percentileRyan Spooner: Points, 0.50 a game, 63rd percentileRyan Spooner: Shots, 1.86 a game, 59th percentileRyan Spooner: Hits, 0.31 a game, 6th percentileRyan Spooner: Corsi for %, 53.8%, 85th percentileRyan Spooner: CF% rel, -1.2, 34th percentileRyan Spooner: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 80th percentileRyan Spooner: Rating, +2.3 goals above replacement, 46th percentileRyan Spooner: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 41st percentileRyan Spooner: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 25th percentileRyan Spooner: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 39th 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
Ryan Spooner

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The numbers

David Backes R, ANA 2016-17 Ryan Spooner C, VAN
74 Games played 78
17 Goals 11
21 Assists 28
38 Points 39
0.51 Points per game 0.50
2 Plus/minus -8
175 Shots 145
9.7 Shooting % 7.6
226 Hits 24
69 Penalty minutes 14
17:07 Average ice time 14:06
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.9 Corsi for % 53.8
+1.6 CF% relative to team -1.2
57.3 Fenwick for % 55.1
56.4 Expected goals for % 53.9
+1.0 xGF% relative to team -1.9
52.3 Goals for % 52.5
98.1 PDO 99.3
238 Shot attempts taken 154
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 12.4
0.82 Expected goals per 60 0.68
7.3% Chance per attempt 6.8%
-2.3 Goals above expected -1.4
Rating, in goals
+5.3 Goals above replacement +2.3
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.4
+0.9 Even-strength offence -2.2
+1.1 Even-strength defence +0.6
-0.3 Power play +0.8
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.3
0.0 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$6M Cap hit $950K
$158K Cap dollars per point $24K
$4M Worth at the going rate $2M
-$2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.1M

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