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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Kyle Palmieri

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 percentileKyle Palmieri: Goals, 0.33 a game, 88th percentileKyle Palmieri: Assists, 0.34 a game, 73rd percentileKyle Palmieri: Points, 0.66 a game, 80th percentileKyle Palmieri: Shots, 2.40 a game, 83rd percentileKyle Palmieri: Hits, 1.55 a game, 74th percentileKyle Palmieri: Corsi for %, 47.9%, 28th percentileKyle Palmieri: CF% rel, 0.1, 49th percentileKyle Palmieri: On-ice xG %, 47.6%, 29th percentileKyle Palmieri: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 78th percentileKyle Palmieri: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 71st percentileKyle Palmieri: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 34th percentileKyle Palmieri: Finishing, +4.5 goals above expected, 86th percentile
0204020406080Mikael Backlund 53Kyle Palmieri 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
Kyle Palmieri

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2016-17 Kyle Palmieri C, NYI
81 Games played 80
22 Goals 26
31 Assists 27
53 Points 53
0.65 Points per game 0.66
9 Plus/minus 2
197 Shots 192
11.2 Shooting % 13.5
55 Hits 124
36 Penalty minutes 46
17:36 Average ice time 17:21
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.7 Corsi for % 47.9
+5.7 CF% relative to team +0.1
55.0 Fenwick for % 47.0
52.1 Expected goals for % 47.6
+4.2 xGF% relative to team -0.6
53.1 Goals for % 60.0
99.0 PDO 103.9
245 Shot attempts taken 224
Expected goals, all situations
20.9 Expected goals 19.5
0.88 Expected goals per 60 0.84
7.7% Chance per attempt 7.1%
+1.1 Goals above expected +4.5
Rating, in goals
+8.9 Goals above replacement +6.6
+1.5 Wins above replacement +1.1
+3.4 Even-strength offence +0.2
0.0 Even-strength defence -1.5
+1.7 Power play +1.3
+0.4 Penalty kill -0.4
-0.6 Penalties +3.2
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $4.65M
$67K Cap dollars per point $88K
$6.2M Worth at the going rate $4.8M
+$2.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$156K

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