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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

James van Riemsdyk Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJames van Riemsdyk: Goals, 0.29 a game, 75th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Assists, 0.17 a game, 32nd percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Points, 0.46 a game, 56th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Shots, 2.27 a game, 72nd percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Hits, 0.41 a game, 13th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Corsi for %, 46.7%, 22nd percentileJames van Riemsdyk: CF% rel, 0.1, 49th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: On-ice xG %, 47.5%, 30th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 47th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Chances created, 1.16 xG per 60, 89th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Shot quality, 10.4% a shot, 95th percentileJames van Riemsdyk: Finishing, -1.5 goals above expected, 40th percentileMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.15 a game, 37th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.33 a game, 68th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.48 a game, 57th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.61 a game, 81st percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.76 a game, 32nd percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 57.6%, 95th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 2.8, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 56.1%, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 75th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 50th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 10th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -8.4 goals above expected, 2nd percentile
010203020406080Mikael Backlund 39James van Riemsdyk 38

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

James van Riemsdyk
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

James van Riemsdyk L, DET 2021-22 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
82 Games played 82
24 Goals 12
14 Assists 27
38 Points 39
0.46 Points per game 0.48
-33 Plus/minus 16
186 Shots 214
12.9 Shooting % 5.6
34 Hits 62
25 Penalty minutes 30
16:07 Average ice time 17:07
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.7 Corsi for % 57.6
+0.1 CF% relative to team +2.8
47.1 Fenwick for % 57.4
47.5 Expected goals for % 56.1
+2.4 xGF% relative to team +0.5
46.1 Goals for % 58.5
99.6 PDO 100.3
210 Shot attempts taken 266
Expected goals, all situations
25.5 Expected goals 19.4
1.16 Expected goals per 60 0.83
10.4% Chance per attempt 6.8%
-1.5 Goals above expected -8.4
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +6.1
+0.3 Wins above replacement +1.0
+1.5 Even-strength offence +1.4
-2.3 Even-strength defence +1.2
-0.6 Power play -0.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.7
-0.4 Penalties -0.4
Contract
$7M Cap hit $5.35M
$184K Cap dollars per point $137K
$2.1M Worth at the going rate $5.1M
-$4.9M Value: worth minus cap hit -$268K

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