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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Artem Anisimov

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.19 a game, 58th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.33 a game, 72nd percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.52 a game, 66th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 1.98 a game, 65th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.79 a game, 28th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 45.7%, 17th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 1.9, 68th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 47.8%, 34th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +5.4 goals above replacement, 68th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.67 xG per 60, 41st percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.2% a shot, 44th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -1.3 goals above expected, 42nd percentileArtem Anisimov: Goals, 0.13 a game, 40th percentileArtem Anisimov: Assists, 0.38 a game, 80th percentileArtem Anisimov: Points, 0.52 a game, 66th percentileArtem Anisimov: Shots, 1.69 a game, 51st percentileArtem Anisimov: Hits, 0.63 a game, 21st percentileArtem Anisimov: Corsi for %, 50.8%, 51st percentileArtem Anisimov: CF% rel, 3.6, 82nd percentileArtem Anisimov: On-ice xG %, 51.2%, 55th percentileArtem Anisimov: Rating, +5.2 goals above replacement, 65th percentileArtem Anisimov: Chances created, 0.76 xG per 60, 58th percentileArtem Anisimov: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 69th percentileArtem Anisimov: Finishing, -3.8 goals above expected, 14th percentile
010202040Mikael Backlund 27Artem Anisimov 27

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
Artem Anisimov

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2014-15 Artem Anisimov C, OTT
52 Games played 52
10 Goals 7
17 Assists 20
27 Points 27
0.52 Points per game 0.52
4 Plus/minus -6
103 Shots 88
9.7 Shooting % 8.0
41 Hits 33
14 Penalty minutes 8
17:45 Average ice time 16:23
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.7 Corsi for % 50.8
+1.9 CF% relative to team +3.6
47.6 Fenwick for % 50.3
47.8 Expected goals for % 51.2
+3.7 xGF% relative to team +3.8
49.2 Goals for % 40.7
100.9 PDO 97.2
154 Shot attempts taken 130
Expected goals, all situations
10.3 Expected goals 10.8
0.67 Expected goals per 60 0.76
7.2% Chance per attempt 8.0%
-1.3 Goals above expected -3.8
Rating, in goals
+5.4 Goals above replacement +5.2
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.9
+0.8 Even-strength offence +1.4
+3.0 Even-strength defence +0.7
-0.9 Power play +0.1
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.2 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$1.5M Cap hit $3.283M
$56K Cap dollars per point $122K
$3.8M Worth at the going rate $3.7M
+$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$395K

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