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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Brandon Saad

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 percentileBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.29 a game, 84th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.35 a game, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.65 a game, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.56 a game, 87th percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.29 a game, 5th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 54.6%, 90th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 6.0, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 55.5%, 89th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +12.6 goals above replacement, 94th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 86th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 60th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, +0.3 goals above expected, 58th percentile
0204020406080Mikael Backlund 53Brandon Saad 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
Brandon Saad

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2016-17 Brandon Saad L, VGK
81 Games played 82
22 Goals 24
31 Assists 29
53 Points 53
0.65 Points per game 0.65
9 Plus/minus 23
197 Shots 210
11.2 Shooting % 11.4
55 Hits 24
36 Penalty minutes 8
17:36 Average ice time 17:02
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.7 Corsi for % 54.6
+5.7 CF% relative to team +6.0
55.0 Fenwick for % 55.2
52.1 Expected goals for % 55.5
+4.2 xGF% relative to team +7.0
53.1 Goals for % 62.4
99.0 PDO 101.7
245 Shot attempts taken 301
Expected goals, all situations
20.9 Expected goals 22.7
0.88 Expected goals per 60 0.97
7.7% Chance per attempt 7.9%
+1.1 Goals above expected +0.3
Rating, in goals
+8.9 Goals above replacement +12.6
+1.5 Wins above replacement +2.1
+3.4 Even-strength offence +6.0
0.0 Even-strength defence +2.9
+1.7 Power play -1.1
+0.4 Penalty kill -0.2
-0.6 Penalties +1.1
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $6M
$67K Cap dollars per point $113K
$6.2M Worth at the going rate $8.6M
+$2.7M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.6M

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