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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Henrik Zetterberg

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.17 a game, 49th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.83 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 1.00 a game, 95th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 1.71 a game, 53rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.65 a game, 23rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 51.2%, 63rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 3.6, 81st percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 51.1%, 61st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +5.8 goals above replacement, 85th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.59 xG per 60, 31st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 70th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 32nd percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Goals, 0.24 a game, 73rd percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Assists, 0.80 a game, 99th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Points, 1.04 a game, 97th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Shots, 3.76 a game, 99th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Hits, 0.43 a game, 11th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Corsi for %, 54.7%, 86th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: CF% rel, 1.6, 66th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: On-ice xG %, 51.4%, 64th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Rating, +3.9 goals above replacement, 75th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Chances created, 0.93 xG per 60, 84th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Shot quality, 6.6% a shot, 24th percentileHenrik Zetterberg: Finishing, -4.6 goals above expected, 3rd percentile
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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

Nicklas Backstrom
Henrik Zetterberg

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The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2012-13 Henrik Zetterberg C, DET
48 Games played 46
8 Goals 11
40 Assists 37
48 Points 48
1.00 Points per game 1.04
8 Plus/minus 2
82 Shots 173
9.8 Shooting % 6.4
31 Hits 20
20 Penalty minutes 18
19:54 Average ice time 20:31
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.2 Corsi for % 54.7
+3.6 CF% relative to team +1.6
50.2 Fenwick for % 53.3
51.1 Expected goals for % 51.4
+3.2 xGF% relative to team -1.9
55.4 Goals for % 52.2
102.4 PDO 100.1
113 Shot attempts taken 179
Expected goals, all situations
9.4 Expected goals 14.6
0.59 Expected goals per 60 0.93
8.0% Chance per attempt 6.6%
-1.4 Goals above expected -4.6
Rating, in goals
+5.8 Goals above replacement +3.9
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.7
+1.7 Even-strength offence +1.3
+2.1 Even-strength defence -2.7
-0.4 Power play +2.1
-0.8 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.5 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$6.7M Cap hit $6.083M
$140K Cap dollars per point $127K
$5.5M Worth at the going rate $3.9M
-$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.1M

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