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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

David Backes Mikko Rantanen

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 percentileMikko Rantanen: Goals, 0.27 a game, 78th percentileMikko Rantanen: Assists, 0.24 a game, 56th percentileMikko Rantanen: Points, 0.51 a game, 63rd percentileMikko Rantanen: Shots, 1.77 a game, 56th percentileMikko Rantanen: Hits, 0.39 a game, 9th percentileMikko Rantanen: Corsi for %, 47.8%, 26th percentileMikko Rantanen: CF% rel, -1.2, 34th percentileMikko Rantanen: On-ice xG %, 43.2%, 7th percentileMikko Rantanen: Rating, -0.4 goals above replacement, 20th percentileMikko Rantanen: Chances created, 0.62 xG per 60, 27th percentileMikko Rantanen: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 39th percentileMikko Rantanen: Finishing, +6.1 goals above expected, 92nd 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
Mikko Rantanen

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The numbers

David Backes R, ANA 2016-17 Mikko Rantanen R, DAL
74 Games played 75
17 Goals 20
21 Assists 18
38 Points 38
0.51 Points per game 0.51
2 Plus/minus -25
175 Shots 133
9.7 Shooting % 15.0
226 Hits 29
69 Penalty minutes 22
17:07 Average ice time 18:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
55.9 Corsi for % 47.8
+1.6 CF% relative to team -1.2
57.3 Fenwick for % 47.1
56.4 Expected goals for % 43.2
+1.0 xGF% relative to team -1.9
52.3 Goals for % 42.9
98.1 PDO 98.7
238 Shot attempts taken 182
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 13.9
0.82 Expected goals per 60 0.62
7.3% Chance per attempt 7.3%
-2.3 Goals above expected +6.1
Rating, in goals
+5.3 Goals above replacement -0.4
+0.9 Wins above replacement -0.1
+0.9 Even-strength offence +1.3
+1.1 Even-strength defence -5.4
-0.3 Power play -1.3
+0.2 Penalty kill 0.0
0.0 Penalties +1.3
Contract
$6M Cap hit $894K
$158K Cap dollars per point $24K
$4M Worth at the going rate $348K
-$2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$546K

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