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Compare players, 2011-12 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Mike Richards

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.33 a game, 87th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.71 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 1.05 a game, 98th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.26 a game, 74th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.74 a game, 29th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 50.9%, 58th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 1.2, 59th percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 50.1%, 53rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 64th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 44th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 6.9% a shot, 33rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +5.0 goals above expected, 84th percentileMike Richards: Goals, 0.24 a game, 71st percentileMike Richards: Assists, 0.35 a game, 74th percentileMike Richards: Points, 0.59 a game, 72nd percentileMike Richards: Shots, 2.31 a game, 76th percentileMike Richards: Hits, 1.55 a game, 72nd percentileMike Richards: Corsi for %, 48.5%, 34th percentileMike Richards: CF% rel, -7.5, 3rd percentileMike Richards: On-ice xG %, 46.3%, 20th percentileMike Richards: Rating, -1.4 goals above replacement, 11th percentileMike Richards: Chances created, 0.77 xG per 60, 61st percentileMike Richards: Shot quality, 6.6% a shot, 25th percentileMike Richards: Finishing, -1.8 goals above expected, 36th 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
Mike Richards

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The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2011-12 Mike Richards C, WSH
42 Games played 74
14 Goals 18
30 Assists 26
44 Points 44
1.05 Points per game 0.59
-4 Plus/minus 3
95 Shots 171
14.7 Shooting % 10.5
31 Hits 115
24 Penalty minutes 71
19:10 Average ice time 18:53
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.9 Corsi for % 48.5
+1.2 CF% relative to team -7.5
50.8 Fenwick for % 47.4
50.1 Expected goals for % 46.3
-0.4 xGF% relative to team -8.9
45.3 Goals for % 48.2
98.5 PDO 100.2
114 Shot attempts taken 226
Expected goals, all situations
9.0 Expected goals 17.8
0.67 Expected goals per 60 0.77
6.9% Chance per attempt 6.6%
+5.0 Goals above expected -1.8
Rating, in goals
+4.3 Goals above replacement -1.4
+0.7 Wins above replacement -0.2
+0.8 Even-strength offence -1.8
-0.1 Even-strength defence -3.9
+2.1 Power play +0.5
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.3
-0.9 Penalties -0.3
Contract
$6.7M Cap hit $5.75M
$152K Cap dollars per point $131K
$2.4M Worth at the going rate -$122K
-$4.3M Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.9M

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