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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Sidney Crosby Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerSidney Crosby: Goals, 0.59 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Assists, 0.60 a game, 98th percentileSidney Crosby: Points, 1.19 a game, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Shots, 3.40 a game, 97th percentileSidney Crosby: Hits, 1.07 a game, 55th percentileSidney Crosby: Corsi for %, 53.9%, 86th percentileSidney Crosby: CF% rel, 5.7, 92nd percentileSidney Crosby: On-ice xG %, 56.9%, 95th percentileSidney Crosby: Rating, +17.0 goals above replacement, 99th percentileSidney Crosby: Chances created, 1.15 xG per 60, 96th percentileSidney Crosby: Shot quality, 8.9% a shot, 85th percentileSidney Crosby: Finishing, +13.4 goals above expected, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.28 a game, 81st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.77 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 1.05 a game, 98th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 1.98 a game, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.55 a game, 20th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 63rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, -0.8, 40th percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 50.9%, 57th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +9.6 goals above replacement, 88th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 33rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 45th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +5.0 goals above expected, 89th percentile
02040608020406080Sidney Crosby 89Nicklas Backstrom 86

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 2016-17 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
75 Games played 82
44 Goals 23
45 Assists 63
89 Points 86
1.19 Points per game 1.05
17 Plus/minus 17
255 Shots 162
17.3 Shooting % 14.2
80 Hits 45
24 Penalty minutes 38
19:53 Average ice time 18:16
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.9 Corsi for % 51.3
+5.7 CF% relative to team -0.8
54.2 Fenwick for % 51.5
56.9 Expected goals for % 50.9
+5.9 xGF% relative to team -0.2
58.5 Goals for % 60.7
101.2 PDO 102.7
279 Shot attempts taken 205
Expected goals, all situations
28.6 Expected goals 16.0
1.15 Expected goals per 60 0.64
8.9% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+13.4 Goals above expected +5.0
Rating, in goals
+17.0 Goals above replacement +9.6
+2.8 Wins above replacement +1.6
+11.7 Even-strength offence +3.8
-3.1 Even-strength defence -0.4
+2.7 Power play +2.7
0.0 Penalty kill +0.5
+1.6 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$8.7M Cap hit $6.7M
$98K Cap dollars per point $78K
$11.4M Worth at the going rate $6.7M
+$2.7M Value: worth minus cap hit -$37K

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