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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Nate Thompson Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNate Thompson: Goals, 0.13 a game, 33rd percentileNate Thompson: Assists, 0.19 a game, 37th percentileNate Thompson: Points, 0.32 a game, 35th percentileNate Thompson: Shots, 1.56 a game, 42nd percentileNate Thompson: Hits, 1.46 a game, 68th percentileNate Thompson: Corsi for %, 49.6%, 44th percentileNate Thompson: CF% rel, -2.8, 24th percentileNate Thompson: On-ice xG %, 55.3%, 87th percentileNate Thompson: Rating, +7.0 goals above replacement, 75th percentileNate Thompson: Chances created, 0.57 xG per 60, 22nd percentileNate Thompson: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 40th percentileNate Thompson: Finishing, -3.4 goals above expected, 16th percentileMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.14 a game, 36th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.21 a game, 42nd percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.34 a game, 38th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 1.97 a game, 59th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.48 a game, 15th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 56.6%, 96th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 6.7, 96th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 57.3%, 96th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +6.8 goals above replacement, 74th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 55th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 5.7% a shot, 4th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -1.3 goals above expected, 36th percentile
0510152025204060Nate Thompson 25Mikael Backlund 25

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

Nate Thompson
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Nate Thompson C, PHI 2010-11 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
79 Games played 73
10 Goals 10
15 Assists 15
25 Points 25
0.32 Points per game 0.34
-6 Plus/minus 4
123 Shots 144
8.1 Shooting % 6.9
115 Hits 35
29 Penalty minutes 18
15:05 Average ice time 12:05
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.6 Corsi for % 56.6
-2.8 CF% relative to team +6.7
53.3 Fenwick for % 57.3
55.3 Expected goals for % 57.3
-0.3 xGF% relative to team +4.9
42.4 Goals for % 53.2
96.5 PDO 98.6
181 Shot attempts taken 209
Expected goals, all situations
11.4 Expected goals 11.3
0.57 Expected goals per 60 0.77
7.1% Chance per attempt 5.7%
-3.4 Goals above expected -1.3
Rating, in goals
+7.0 Goals above replacement +6.8
+1.2 Wins above replacement +1.1
-1.4 Even-strength offence +1.7
+4.4 Even-strength defence +1.9
-0.1 Power play -0.1
+0.5 Penalty kill +0.3
+0.3 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$625K Cap hit $846K
$25K Cap dollars per point $34K
$3.5M Worth at the going rate $3.4M
+$2.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.5M

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