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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Patrick Marleau

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.26 a game, 76th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.32 a game, 71st percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.57 a game, 72nd percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 1.89 a game, 63rd percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.83 a game, 35th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 52.2%, 73rd percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 5.7, 96th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 52.5%, 68th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +7.8 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 55th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 65th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, +3.4 goals above expected, 82nd percentilePatrick Marleau: Goals, 0.30 a game, 85th percentilePatrick Marleau: Assists, 0.28 a game, 63rd percentilePatrick Marleau: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentilePatrick Marleau: Shots, 2.63 a game, 88th percentilePatrick Marleau: Hits, 0.78 a game, 32nd percentilePatrick Marleau: Corsi for %, 50.4%, 53rd percentilePatrick Marleau: CF% rel, -1.7, 28th percentilePatrick Marleau: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 79th percentilePatrick Marleau: Rating, +5.0 goals above replacement, 69th percentilePatrick Marleau: Chances created, 1.00 xG per 60, 89th percentilePatrick Marleau: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 87th percentilePatrick Marleau: Finishing, -1.9 goals above expected, 33rd percentile
01020304020406080Patrick Marleau 48Mikael Backlund 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

Mikael Backlund
Patrick Marleau

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2015-16 Patrick Marleau C, SJS
82 Games played 82
21 Goals 25
26 Assists 23
47 Points 48
0.57 Points per game 0.59
10 Plus/minus -22
155 Shots 216
13.5 Shooting % 11.6
68 Hits 64
28 Penalty minutes 10
16:26 Average ice time 19:02
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.2 Corsi for % 50.4
+5.7 CF% relative to team -1.7
52.7 Fenwick for % 51.9
52.5 Expected goals for % 53.9
+5.1 xGF% relative to team -2.5
56.6 Goals for % 43.0
100.2 PDO 97.6
203 Shot attempts taken 224
Expected goals, all situations
16.6 Expected goals 25.9
0.74 Expected goals per 60 1.00
8.0% Chance per attempt 9.0%
+3.4 Goals above expected -1.9
Rating, in goals
+7.8 Goals above replacement +5.0
+1.3 Wins above replacement +0.8
+2.7 Even-strength offence +0.6
+3.3 Even-strength defence -1.4
-0.4 Power play +1.9
-0.8 Penalty kill -1.3
-0.6 Penalties +0.9
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $6.667M
$76K Cap dollars per point $139K
$5.5M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
+$1.9M Value: worth minus cap hit -$3M

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