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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Phil Kessel Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPhil Kessel: Goals, 0.45 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Assists, 0.52 a game, 94th percentilePhil Kessel: Points, 0.98 a game, 97th percentilePhil Kessel: Shots, 3.72 a game, 98th percentilePhil Kessel: Hits, 0.30 a game, 6th percentilePhil Kessel: Corsi for %, 44.2%, 10th percentilePhil Kessel: CF% rel, 2.2, 72nd percentilePhil Kessel: On-ice xG %, 44.4%, 13th percentilePhil Kessel: Rating, +9.1 goals above replacement, 87th percentilePhil Kessel: Chances created, 0.96 xG per 60, 86th percentilePhil Kessel: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 26th percentilePhil Kessel: Finishing, +9.0 goals above expected, 96th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.22 a game, 65th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.74 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.96 a game, 96th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.39 a game, 79th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 1.09 a game, 48th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 49.3%, 38th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 2.3, 73rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 47.1%, 29th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +5.6 goals above replacement, 71st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 51st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 50th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 33rd percentile
02040608020406080Phil Kessel 80Nicklas Backstrom 79

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 2013-14 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
82 Games played 82
37 Goals 18
43 Assists 61
80 Points 79
0.98 Points per game 0.96
-5 Plus/minus -20
305 Shots 196
12.1 Shooting % 9.2
25 Hits 89
27 Penalty minutes 54
20:40 Average ice time 19:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
44.2 Corsi for % 49.3
+2.2 CF% relative to team +2.3
43.2 Fenwick for % 48.2
44.4 Expected goals for % 47.1
+3.1 xGF% relative to team -0.8
53.5 Goals for % 41.8
102.6 PDO 98.2
387 Shot attempts taken 217
Expected goals, all situations
27.0 Expected goals 19.9
0.96 Expected goals per 60 0.73
6.7% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+9.0 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
+9.1 Goals above replacement +5.6
+1.5 Wins above replacement +0.9
+10.2 Even-strength offence -1.2
-8.5 Even-strength defence -0.4
+1.9 Power play +3.2
0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.9 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$5.4M Cap hit $6.7M
$68K Cap dollars per point $85K
$5.7M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
+$332K Value: worth minus cap hit -$3M

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