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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Patrice Bergeron

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.27 a game, 79th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.38 a game, 80th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.65 a game, 79th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.43 a game, 84th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.68 a game, 29th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 54.7%, 91st percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 5.7, 93rd percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 64th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +8.9 goals above replacement, 86th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 50th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, +1.1 goals above expected, 65th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Goals, 0.27 a game, 77th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Assists, 0.41 a game, 82nd percentilePatrice Bergeron: Points, 0.67 a game, 80th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Shots, 3.82 a game, 99th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Hits, 0.68 a game, 30th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Corsi for %, 61.2%, 99th percentilePatrice Bergeron: CF% rel, 9.0, 99th percentilePatrice Bergeron: On-ice xG %, 61.9%, 99th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Rating, +15.6 goals above replacement, 98th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Chances created, 1.12 xG per 60, 94th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 38th percentilePatrice Bergeron: Finishing, -8.6 goals above expected, 1st percentile
0204020406080Mikael Backlund 53Patrice Bergeron 53

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
Patrice Bergeron

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2016-17 Patrice Bergeron C, BOS
81 Games played 79
22 Goals 21
31 Assists 32
53 Points 53
0.65 Points per game 0.67
9 Plus/minus 12
197 Shots 302
11.2 Shooting % 7.0
55 Hits 54
36 Penalty minutes 24
17:36 Average ice time 19:25
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.7 Corsi for % 61.2
+5.7 CF% relative to team +9.0
55.0 Fenwick for % 61.7
52.1 Expected goals for % 61.9
+4.2 xGF% relative to team +9.6
53.1 Goals for % 54.3
99.0 PDO 97.3
245 Shot attempts taken 331
Expected goals, all situations
20.9 Expected goals 28.6
0.88 Expected goals per 60 1.12
7.7% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+1.1 Goals above expected -8.6
Rating, in goals
+8.9 Goals above replacement +15.6
+1.5 Wins above replacement +2.6
+3.4 Even-strength offence +5.0
0.0 Even-strength defence +4.3
+1.7 Power play +2.0
+0.4 Penalty kill +0.7
-0.6 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $6.875M
$67K Cap dollars per point $130K
$6.2M Worth at the going rate $10.5M
+$2.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$3.6M

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