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Compare players, 2010-11 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Mike Richards

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNicklas 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 percentileMike Richards: Goals, 0.28 a game, 81st percentileMike Richards: Assists, 0.53 a game, 93rd percentileMike Richards: Points, 0.81 a game, 89th percentileMike Richards: Shots, 2.27 a game, 71st percentileMike Richards: Hits, 1.28 a game, 58th percentileMike Richards: Corsi for %, 49.4%, 43rd percentileMike Richards: CF% rel, 0.3, 49th percentileMike Richards: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 65th percentileMike Richards: Rating, +11.8 goals above replacement, 92nd percentileMike Richards: Chances created, 0.85 xG per 60, 68th percentileMike Richards: Shot quality, 7.8% a shot, 63rd percentileMike Richards: Finishing, +1.2 goals above expected, 63rd percentile
020406020406080Mike Richards 66Nicklas Backstrom 65

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
Mike Richards

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The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2010-11 Mike Richards C, WSH
77 Games played 81
18 Goals 23
47 Assists 43
65 Points 66
0.84 Points per game 0.81
24 Plus/minus 11
202 Shots 184
8.9 Shooting % 12.5
69 Hits 104
40 Penalty minutes 62
20:36 Average ice time 18:53
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 49.4
+4.0 CF% relative to team +0.3
53.9 Fenwick for % 50.8
55.7 Expected goals for % 52.1
+6.0 xGF% relative to team +1.7
61.7 Goals for % 51.7
101.9 PDO 99.9
231 Shot attempts taken 229
Expected goals, all situations
20.1 Expected goals 21.8
0.76 Expected goals per 60 0.85
7.3% Chance per attempt 7.8%
-4.1 Goals above expected +1.2
Rating, in goals
+12.1 Goals above replacement +11.8
+2.0 Wins above replacement +2.0
+3.0 Even-strength offence +3.7
+3.3 Even-strength defence +2.4
+2.4 Power play +0.5
-0.2 Penalty kill +0.4
-0.8 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$6.7M Cap hit $5.75M
$103K Cap dollars per point $87K
$5.6M Worth at the going rate $5.5M
-$1.1M Value: worth minus cap hit -$256K

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