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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Nicklas Backstrom Elias Lindholm

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 percentileElias Lindholm: Goals, 0.41 a game, 94th percentileElias Lindholm: Assists, 0.36 a game, 76th percentileElias Lindholm: Points, 0.77 a game, 85th percentileElias Lindholm: Shots, 2.41 a game, 80th percentileElias Lindholm: Hits, 1.33 a game, 67th percentileElias Lindholm: Corsi for %, 51.1%, 59th percentileElias Lindholm: CF% rel, 0.9, 53rd percentileElias Lindholm: On-ice xG %, 49.2%, 39th percentileElias Lindholm: Rating, +2.7 goals above replacement, 53rd percentileElias Lindholm: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 42nd percentileElias Lindholm: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 45th percentileElias Lindholm: Finishing, +10.2 goals above expected, 98th 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
Elias Lindholm

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The numbers

Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH 2019-20 Elias Lindholm C, BOS
61 Games played 70
12 Goals 29
42 Assists 25
54 Points 54
0.89 Points per game 0.77
-1 Plus/minus -8
132 Shots 169
9.1 Shooting % 17.2
30 Hits 93
14 Penalty minutes 22
19:01 Average ice time 19:43
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.1 Corsi for % 51.1
+1.9 CF% relative to team +0.9
53.2 Fenwick for % 50.8
53.6 Expected goals for % 49.2
+3.2 xGF% relative to team -1.2
48.9 Goals for % 46.1
98.6 PDO 98.9
148 Shot attempts taken 180
Expected goals, all situations
13.1 Expected goals 16.8
0.68 Expected goals per 60 0.73
7.6% Chance per attempt 7.9%
-3.1 Goals above expected +10.2
Rating, in goals
+4.1 Goals above replacement +2.7
+0.7 Wins above replacement +0.5
+1.0 Even-strength offence +0.2
-0.2 Even-strength defence -1.4
-0.4 Power play +0.6
-0.1 Penalty kill -1.0
+0.6 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$6.7M Cap hit $4.85M
$124K Cap dollars per point $90K
$4.1M Worth at the going rate $2.9M
-$2.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.9M

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