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At a glance

Sidney Crosby Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.78 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.83 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.61 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.93 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 0.76 a game, 31st percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 53.1%, 75th percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 0.5, 51st percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 53.2%, 73rd percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +10.2 goals above replacement, 88th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 1.15 xG per 60, 95th percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 69th percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, +13.7 goals above expected, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.23 a game, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.61 a game, 95th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.84 a game, 91st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.62 a game, 83rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.90 a game, 41st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 86th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 4.0, 84th percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 55.7%, 90th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +12.1 goals above replacement, 94th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.76 xG per 60, 54th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 48th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, -4.1 goals above expected, 10th percentile
0204060204060Sidney Crosby 66Nicklas Backstrom 65

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

Sidney Crosby
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Sidney Crosby C, PIT 2010-11 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
41 Games played 77
32 Goals 18
34 Assists 47
66 Points 65
1.61 Points per game 0.84
20 Plus/minus 24
161 Shots 202
19.9 Shooting % 8.9
31 Hits 69
31 Penalty minutes 40
21:55 Average ice time 20:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.1 Corsi for % 54.2
+0.5 CF% relative to team +4.0
52.4 Fenwick for % 53.9
53.2 Expected goals for % 55.7
+0.1 xGF% relative to team +6.0
62.5 Goals for % 61.7
104.0 PDO 101.9
163 Shot attempts taken 231
Expected goals, all situations
17.3 Expected goals 20.1
1.15 Expected goals per 60 0.76
8.0% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+13.7 Goals above expected -4.1
Rating, in goals
+10.2 Goals above replacement +12.1
+1.7 Wins above replacement +2.0
+8.4 Even-strength offence +3.0
-3.7 Even-strength defence +3.3
+0.9 Power play +2.4
+0.2 Penalty kill -0.2
+1.9 Penalties -0.8
Contract
$8.7M Cap hit $6.7M
$132K Cap dollars per point $103K
$4.8M Worth at the going rate $5.6M
-$3.9M 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