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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Jordan Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.17 a game, 46th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.38 a game, 76th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.55 a game, 67th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.61 a game, 85th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.66 a game, 31st percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 56.2%, 96th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 3.8, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 41st percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 49th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 19th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -6.3 goals above expected, 4th percentileJordan Staal: Goals, 0.24 a game, 70th percentileJordan Staal: Assists, 0.34 a game, 72nd percentileJordan Staal: Points, 0.58 a game, 71st percentileJordan Staal: Shots, 2.03 a game, 66th percentileJordan Staal: Hits, 2.29 a game, 92nd percentileJordan Staal: Corsi for %, 54.3%, 90th percentileJordan Staal: CF% rel, -0.5, 43rd percentileJordan Staal: On-ice xG %, 53.7%, 82nd percentileJordan Staal: Rating, +4.9 goals above replacement, 69th percentileJordan Staal: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 73rd percentileJordan Staal: Shot quality, 10.1% a shot, 98th percentileJordan Staal: Finishing, -4.2 goals above expected, 13th percentile
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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 2017-18 Jordan Staal C, CAR
82 Games played 79
14 Goals 19
31 Assists 27
45 Points 46
0.55 Points per game 0.58
-21 Plus/minus -4
214 Shots 160
6.5 Shooting % 11.9
54 Hits 181
78 Penalty minutes 26
19:01 Average ice time 19:15
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.2 Corsi for % 54.3
+3.8 CF% relative to team -0.5
55.8 Fenwick for % 52.9
53.0 Expected goals for % 53.7
-0.2 xGF% relative to team +0.8
39.8 Goals for % 49.0
95.0 PDO 98.9
280 Shot attempts taken 190
Expected goals, all situations
19.3 Expected goals 22.2
0.74 Expected goals per 60 0.88
6.5% Chance per attempt 10.1%
-6.3 Goals above expected -4.2
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +4.9
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.8
-0.2 Even-strength offence -0.1
+2.4 Even-strength defence -0.1
-0.9 Power play -0.1
-0.6 Penalty kill +0.5
-3.2 Penalties +0.5
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $6M
$79K Cap dollars per point $130K
$1.8M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
-$1.8M Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.3M

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