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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom John Tavares

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 percentileJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.58 a game, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.40 a game, 78th percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 0.98 a game, 95th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.38 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.69 a game, 26th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 52.7%, 75th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 4.3, 83rd percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 55.2%, 83rd percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +11.5 goals above replacement, 98th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.21 xG per 60, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 93rd percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, +5.9 goals above expected, 95th percentile
0102030402040Nicklas Backstrom 48John Tavares 47

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
John Tavares

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The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2012-13 John Tavares C, TOR
48 Games played 48
8 Goals 28
40 Assists 19
48 Points 47
1.00 Points per game 0.98
8 Plus/minus -2
82 Shots 162
9.8 Shooting % 17.3
31 Hits 33
20 Penalty minutes 18
19:54 Average ice time 20:46
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.2 Corsi for % 52.7
+3.6 CF% relative to team +4.3
50.2 Fenwick for % 52.6
51.1 Expected goals for % 55.2
+3.2 xGF% relative to team +6.0
55.4 Goals for % 51.4
102.4 PDO 98.7
113 Shot attempts taken 187
Expected goals, all situations
9.4 Expected goals 20.1
0.59 Expected goals per 60 1.21
8.0% Chance per attempt 9.1%
-1.4 Goals above expected +5.9
Rating, in goals
+5.8 Goals above replacement +11.5
+1.0 Wins above replacement +1.9
+1.7 Even-strength offence +4.7
+2.1 Even-strength defence +0.2
-0.4 Power play +1.6
-0.8 Penalty kill +0.1
+0.5 Penalties +2.1
Contract
$6.7M Cap hit $5.5M
$140K Cap dollars per point $117K
$5.5M Worth at the going rate $10.5M
-$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit +$5M

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