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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Brock Nelson

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.20 a game, 57th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.69 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.89 a game, 91st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.16 a game, 70th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.49 a game, 19th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 53.1%, 78th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 1.9, 63rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 53.6%, 75th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +4.1 goals above replacement, 64th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 32nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 36th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, -3.1 goals above expected, 18th percentileBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.38 a game, 91st percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.41 a game, 81st percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.79 a game, 86th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.57 a game, 84th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.72 a game, 35th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 45.4%, 11th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -1.7, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 49.9%, 45th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 1.04 xG per 60, 86th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 10.6% a shot, 97th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.7 goals above expected, 83rd 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
Brock Nelson

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The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2019-20 Brock Nelson C, COL
61 Games played 68
12 Goals 26
42 Assists 28
54 Points 54
0.89 Points per game 0.79
-1 Plus/minus 6
132 Shots 175
9.1 Shooting % 14.9
30 Hits 49
14 Penalty minutes 32
19:01 Average ice time 18:52
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.1 Corsi for % 45.4
+1.9 CF% relative to team -1.7
53.2 Fenwick for % 45.4
53.6 Expected goals for % 49.9
+3.2 xGF% relative to team -0.2
48.9 Goals for % 51.1
98.6 PDO 101.4
148 Shot attempts taken 195
Expected goals, all situations
13.1 Expected goals 22.3
0.68 Expected goals per 60 1.04
7.6% Chance per attempt 10.6%
-3.1 Goals above expected +3.7
Rating, in goals
+4.1 Goals above replacement +5.3
+0.7 Wins above replacement +0.9
+1.0 Even-strength offence +2.5
-0.2 Even-strength defence -0.8
-0.4 Power play +0.2
-0.1 Penalty kill +0.3
+0.6 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$6.7M Cap hit $6M
$124K Cap dollars per point $111K
$4.1M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
-$2.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$923K

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