Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Tomas Hertl

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.17 a game, 46th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.38 a game, 76th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.55 a game, 67th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.61 a game, 85th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.66 a game, 31st percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 56.2%, 96th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 3.8, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 53.0%, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 41st percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.74 xG per 60, 49th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 19th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -6.3 goals above expected, 4th percentileTomas Hertl: Goals, 0.28 a game, 77th percentileTomas Hertl: Assists, 0.30 a game, 66th percentileTomas Hertl: Points, 0.58 a game, 71st percentileTomas Hertl: Shots, 2.22 a game, 73rd percentileTomas Hertl: Hits, 1.06 a game, 54th percentileTomas Hertl: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 65th percentileTomas Hertl: CF% rel, 0.1, 50th percentileTomas Hertl: On-ice xG %, 51.5%, 62nd percentileTomas Hertl: Rating, +6.9 goals above replacement, 77th percentileTomas Hertl: Chances created, 1.13 xG per 60, 95th percentileTomas Hertl: Shot quality, 10.4% a shot, 98th percentileTomas Hertl: Finishing, -7.9 goals above expected, 1st percentile
01020304020406080Tomas Hertl 46Mikael Backlund 45

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
Tomas Hertl

Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a line in a key to filter its map.

The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2017-18 Tomas Hertl C, VGK
82 Games played 79
14 Goals 22
31 Assists 24
45 Points 46
0.55 Points per game 0.58
-21 Plus/minus -2
214 Shots 175
6.5 Shooting % 12.6
54 Hits 84
78 Penalty minutes 41
19:01 Average ice time 18:06
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.2 Corsi for % 51.3
+3.8 CF% relative to team +0.1
55.8 Fenwick for % 52.3
53.0 Expected goals for % 51.5
-0.2 xGF% relative to team -0.5
39.8 Goals for % 45.2
95.0 PDO 97.5
280 Shot attempts taken 232
Expected goals, all situations
19.3 Expected goals 26.9
0.74 Expected goals per 60 1.13
6.5% Chance per attempt 10.4%
-6.3 Goals above expected -7.9
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +6.9
+0.3 Wins above replacement +1.1
-0.2 Even-strength offence +0.8
+2.4 Even-strength defence +1.4
-0.9 Power play -0.2
-0.6 Penalty kill +0.2
-3.2 Penalties +0.7
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $3M
$79K Cap dollars per point $65K
$1.8M Worth at the going rate $5M
-$1.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$2M

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