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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.39 a game, 94th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.39 a game, 78th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.78 a game, 86th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.96 a game, 99th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.13 a game, 1st percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 46.6%, 18th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, -1.7, 30th percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 46.6%, 21st percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +8.5 goals above replacement, 82nd percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 1.10 xG per 60, 92nd percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 34th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +2.5 goals above expected, 75th 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
020406020406080Nicklas Backstrom 65Phil Kessel 64

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

Phil Kessel
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Phil Kessel R, VGK 2010-11 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
82 Games played 77
32 Goals 18
32 Assists 47
64 Points 65
0.78 Points per game 0.84
-20 Plus/minus 24
325 Shots 202
9.8 Shooting % 8.9
11 Hits 69
24 Penalty minutes 40
19:39 Average ice time 20:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.6 Corsi for % 54.2
-1.7 CF% relative to team +4.0
46.4 Fenwick for % 53.9
46.6 Expected goals for % 55.7
+0.1 xGF% relative to team +6.0
44.4 Goals for % 61.7
99.4 PDO 101.9
400 Shot attempts taken 231
Expected goals, all situations
29.5 Expected goals 20.1
1.10 Expected goals per 60 0.76
6.8% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+2.5 Goals above expected -4.1
Rating, in goals
+8.5 Goals above replacement +12.1
+1.4 Wins above replacement +2.0
+5.7 Even-strength offence +3.0
-5.1 Even-strength defence +3.3
+1.3 Power play +2.4
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.2
+2.1 Penalties -0.8
Contract
$5.4M Cap hit $6.7M
$84K Cap dollars per point $103K
$4.1M Worth at the going rate $5.6M
-$1.3M 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