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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Patrick Kane Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrick Kane: Goals, 0.41 a game, 97th percentilePatrick Kane: Assists, 0.67 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Points, 1.09 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Shots, 3.56 a game, 99th percentilePatrick Kane: Hits, 0.34 a game, 7th percentilePatrick Kane: Corsi for %, 51.5%, 67th percentilePatrick Kane: CF% rel, 1.7, 65th percentilePatrick Kane: On-ice xG %, 46.3%, 19th percentilePatrick Kane: Rating, +4.9 goals above replacement, 67th percentilePatrick Kane: Chances created, 0.78 xG per 60, 62nd percentilePatrick Kane: Shot quality, 6.0% a shot, 7th percentilePatrick Kane: Finishing, +8.3 goals above expected, 96th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.28 a game, 81st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.77 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 1.05 a game, 98th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 1.98 a game, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.55 a game, 20th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 63rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, -0.8, 40th percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 50.9%, 57th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +9.6 goals above replacement, 88th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 33rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 45th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +5.0 goals above expected, 89th percentile
02040608020406080Patrick Kane 89Nicklas Backstrom 86

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

Patrick Kane
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Patrick Kane R, CHI 2016-17 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
82 Games played 82
34 Goals 23
55 Assists 63
89 Points 86
1.09 Points per game 1.05
11 Plus/minus 17
292 Shots 162
11.6 Shooting % 14.2
28 Hits 45
32 Penalty minutes 38
21:24 Average ice time 18:16
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.5 Corsi for % 51.3
+1.7 CF% relative to team -0.8
49.9 Fenwick for % 51.5
46.3 Expected goals for % 50.9
-4.4 xGF% relative to team -0.2
53.7 Goals for % 60.7
101.8 PDO 102.7
335 Shot attempts taken 205
Expected goals, all situations
22.7 Expected goals 16.0
0.78 Expected goals per 60 0.64
6.0% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+8.3 Goals above expected +5.0
Rating, in goals
+4.9 Goals above replacement +9.6
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.6
+3.3 Even-strength offence +3.8
-5.1 Even-strength defence -0.4
+0.9 Power play +2.7
-0.2 Penalty kill +0.5
+1.2 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$10.5M Cap hit $6.7M
$118K Cap dollars per point $78K
$3.7M Worth at the going rate $6.7M
-$6.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$37K

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