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Compare players, 2022-23 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Reilly Smith

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.23 a game, 63rd percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.45 a game, 79th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.68 a game, 74th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 3.17 a game, 93rd percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 1.18 a game, 60th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 60.9%, 98th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 4.9, 92nd percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 60.8%, 98th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +11.9 goals above replacement, 91st percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 1.07 xG per 60, 82nd percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 34th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -7.7 goals above expected, 4th percentileReilly Smith: Goals, 0.33 a game, 81st percentileReilly Smith: Assists, 0.38 a game, 73rd percentileReilly Smith: Points, 0.72 a game, 76th percentileReilly Smith: Shots, 2.31 a game, 75th percentileReilly Smith: Hits, 0.88 a game, 44th percentileReilly Smith: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 60th percentileReilly Smith: CF% rel, 4.0, 88th percentileReilly Smith: On-ice xG %, 53.5%, 74th percentileReilly Smith: Rating, +7.2 goals above replacement, 78th percentileReilly Smith: Chances created, 0.94 xG per 60, 70th percentileReilly Smith: Shot quality, 8.7% a shot, 68th percentileReilly Smith: Finishing, +3.2 goals above expected, 79th percentile
0204020406080Mikael Backlund 56Reilly Smith 56

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
Reilly Smith

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2022-23 Reilly Smith R, VGK
82 Games played 78
19 Goals 26
37 Assists 30
56 Points 56
0.68 Points per game 0.72
24 Plus/minus 11
260 Shots 180
7.3 Shooting % 14.4
97 Hits 69
36 Penalty minutes 16
18:10 Average ice time 16:58
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
60.9 Corsi for % 51.3
+4.9 CF% relative to team +4.0
60.7 Fenwick for % 52.3
60.8 Expected goals for % 53.5
+7.8 xGF% relative to team +3.3
61.4 Goals for % 53.4
99.9 PDO 99.8
313 Shot attempts taken 199
Expected goals, all situations
26.7 Expected goals 20.8
1.07 Expected goals per 60 0.94
7.7% Chance per attempt 8.7%
-7.7 Goals above expected +3.2
Rating, in goals
+11.9 Goals above replacement +7.2
+2.0 Wins above replacement +1.2
+5.7 Even-strength offence +3.7
+3.1 Even-strength defence -0.7
+0.0 Power play 0.0
-0.3 Penalty kill +0.6
-0.8 Penalties 0.0
Contract
$5.35M Cap hit $5M
$96K Cap dollars per point $89K
$9.3M Worth at the going rate $5.9M
+$4M Value: worth minus cap hit +$882K

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