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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Matt Nieto

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 percentileMatt Nieto: Goals, 0.14 a game, 41st percentileMatt Nieto: Assists, 0.24 a game, 51st percentileMatt Nieto: Points, 0.38 a game, 44th percentileMatt Nieto: Shots, 1.88 a game, 59th percentileMatt Nieto: Hits, 0.33 a game, 5th percentileMatt Nieto: Corsi for %, 52.6%, 68th percentileMatt Nieto: CF% rel, 1.0, 58th percentileMatt Nieto: On-ice xG %, 51.4%, 58th percentileMatt Nieto: Rating, +2.5 goals above replacement, 46th percentileMatt Nieto: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 70th percentileMatt Nieto: Shot quality, 8.4% a shot, 81st percentileMatt Nieto: Finishing, -7.9 goals above expected, 1st 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
Matt Nieto

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2014-15 Matt Nieto L, PIT
52 Games played 72
10 Goals 10
17 Assists 17
27 Points 27
0.52 Points per game 0.38
4 Plus/minus -12
103 Shots 135
9.7 Shooting % 7.4
41 Hits 24
14 Penalty minutes 20
17:45 Average ice time 15:15
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.7 Corsi for % 52.6
+1.9 CF% relative to team +1.0
47.6 Fenwick for % 52.7
47.8 Expected goals for % 51.4
+3.7 xGF% relative to team +0.1
49.2 Goals for % 40.7
100.9 PDO 96.3
154 Shot attempts taken 189
Expected goals, all situations
10.3 Expected goals 14.9
0.67 Expected goals per 60 0.82
7.2% Chance per attempt 8.4%
-1.3 Goals above expected -7.9
Rating, in goals
+5.4 Goals above replacement +2.5
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.4
+0.8 Even-strength offence +1.5
+3.0 Even-strength defence -1.3
-0.9 Power play -0.8
+0.2 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.2 Penalties +0.1
Contract
$1.5M Cap hit $759K
$56K Cap dollars per point $28K
$3.8M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
+$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.3M

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