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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Jean-Gabriel Pageau

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.15 a game, 37th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.33 a game, 68th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.48 a game, 57th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.61 a game, 81st percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.76 a game, 32nd percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 57.6%, 95th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 2.8, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 56.1%, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 75th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 50th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 10th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -8.4 goals above expected, 2nd percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Goals, 0.23 a game, 65th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Assists, 0.27 a game, 58th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Points, 0.51 a game, 60th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Shots, 1.64 a game, 50th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Hits, 2.22 a game, 88th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Corsi for %, 44.4%, 10th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: CF% rel, -2.0, 29th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 30th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Rating, +3.4 goals above replacement, 61st percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Chances created, 0.73 xG per 60, 40th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Shot quality, 9.8% a shot, 88th percentileJean-Gabriel Pageau: Finishing, +1.5 goals above expected, 67th 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
Jean-Gabriel Pageau

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2021-22 Jean-Gabriel Pageau C, NYI
82 Games played 77
12 Goals 18
27 Assists 21
39 Points 39
0.48 Points per game 0.51
16 Plus/minus 0
214 Shots 126
5.6 Shooting % 14.3
62 Hits 171
30 Penalty minutes 30
17:07 Average ice time 17:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.6 Corsi for % 44.4
+2.8 CF% relative to team -2.0
57.4 Fenwick for % 45.6
56.1 Expected goals for % 47.3
+0.5 xGF% relative to team +0.2
58.5 Goals for % 55.6
100.3 PDO 103.0
266 Shot attempts taken 132
Expected goals, all situations
19.4 Expected goals 16.5
0.83 Expected goals per 60 0.73
6.8% Chance per attempt 9.8%
-8.4 Goals above expected +1.5
Rating, in goals
+6.1 Goals above replacement +3.4
+1.0 Wins above replacement +0.6
+1.4 Even-strength offence -1.5
+1.2 Even-strength defence +1.0
-0.7 Power play -0.7
+0.7 Penalty kill 0.0
-0.4 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$5.35M Cap hit $5M
$137K Cap dollars per point $128K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $3.1M
-$268K Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.9M

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