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Compare players, 2015-16 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Jordan Staal

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 percentileJordan Staal: Goals, 0.24 a game, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Assists, 0.34 a game, 75th percentileJordan Staal: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Shots, 1.84 a game, 60th percentileJordan Staal: Hits, 2.01 a game, 84th percentileJordan Staal: Corsi for %, 53.8%, 85th percentileJordan Staal: CF% rel, 3.1, 81st percentileJordan Staal: On-ice xG %, 53.2%, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Rating, +10.2 goals above replacement, 91st percentileJordan Staal: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Shot quality, 9.6% a shot, 95th percentileJordan Staal: Finishing, -1.7 goals above expected, 35th percentile
01020304020406080Jordan Staal 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
Jordan Staal

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2015-16 Jordan Staal C, CAR
82 Games played 82
21 Goals 20
26 Assists 28
47 Points 48
0.57 Points per game 0.59
10 Plus/minus 6
155 Shots 151
13.5 Shooting % 13.2
68 Hits 165
28 Penalty minutes 34
16:26 Average ice time 18:18
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.2 Corsi for % 53.8
+5.7 CF% relative to team +3.1
52.7 Fenwick for % 52.7
52.5 Expected goals for % 53.2
+5.1 xGF% relative to team +3.9
56.6 Goals for % 51.4
100.2 PDO 99.7
203 Shot attempts taken 195
Expected goals, all situations
16.6 Expected goals 20.7
0.74 Expected goals per 60 0.83
8.0% Chance per attempt 9.6%
+3.4 Goals above expected -1.7
Rating, in goals
+7.8 Goals above replacement +10.2
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.7
+2.7 Even-strength offence +1.2
+3.3 Even-strength defence +2.5
-0.4 Power play +0.6
-0.8 Penalty kill +0.5
-0.6 Penalties +1.2
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $6M
$76K Cap dollars per point $125K
$5.5M Worth at the going rate $7M
+$1.9M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1M

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