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Compare players, 2007-08 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Rick Nash

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.17 a game, 51st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.67 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.84 a game, 89th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 1.87 a game, 60th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.41 a game, 17th percentileRick Nash: Goals, 0.48 a game, 98th percentileRick Nash: Assists, 0.39 a game, 76th percentileRick Nash: Points, 0.86 a game, 89th percentileRick Nash: Shots, 4.11 a game, 99th percentileRick Nash: Hits, 0.84 a game, 47th percentile
020406020406080Nicklas Backstrom 69Rick Nash 69

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.

The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2007-08 Rick Nash L, BOS
82 Games played 80
14 Goals 38
55 Assists 31
69 Points 69
0.84 Points per game 0.86
13 Plus/minus 2
153 Shots 329
9.2 Shooting % 11.6
34 Hits 67
24 Penalty minutes 95
19:00 Average ice time 20:29
Contract
$850K Cap hit $5.4M
$12K Cap dollars per point $78K

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.