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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Connor Brown

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.21 a game, 57th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.32 a game, 65th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.52 a game, 63rd percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.27 a game, 81st percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.28 a game, 8th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 55th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 1.2, 63rd percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 29th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +2.9 goals above replacement, 52nd percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 22nd percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 5.9% a shot, 2nd percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -2.7 goals above expected, 31st percentileConnor Brown: Goals, 0.24 a game, 65th percentileConnor Brown: Assists, 0.33 a game, 67th percentileConnor Brown: Points, 0.57 a game, 67th percentileConnor Brown: Shots, 1.55 a game, 55th percentileConnor Brown: Hits, 0.33 a game, 11th percentileConnor Brown: Corsi for %, 51.1%, 64th percentileConnor Brown: CF% rel, -0.6, 39th percentileConnor Brown: On-ice xG %, 47.4%, 29th percentileConnor Brown: Rating, +1.6 goals above replacement, 39th percentileConnor Brown: Chances created, 0.79 xG per 60, 46th percentileConnor Brown: Shot quality, 9.3% a shot, 77th percentileConnor Brown: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 44th 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
Connor Brown

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2025-26 Connor Brown R, NJD
82 Games played 75
17 Goals 18
26 Assists 25
43 Points 43
0.52 Points per game 0.57
7 Plus/minus -1
186 Shots 116
9.1 Shooting % 15.5
23 Hits 25
16 Penalty minutes 22
17:57 Average ice time 17:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.0 Corsi for % 51.1
+1.2 CF% relative to team -0.6
50.2 Fenwick for % 51.2
47.3 Expected goals for % 47.4
+1.0 xGF% relative to team -1.9
50.0 Goals for % 46.5
99.7 PDO 98.4
272 Shot attempts taken 155
Expected goals, all situations
15.7 Expected goals 17.4
0.64 Expected goals per 60 0.79
5.9% Chance per attempt 9.3%
-2.7 Goals above expected -1.4
Rating, in goals
+2.9 Goals above replacement +1.6
+0.5 Wins above replacement +0.3
+0.1 Even-strength offence -1.0
+0.9 Even-strength defence -1.7
-0.6 Power play +0.5
-1.4 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.2 Penalties +0.3
Contract
$4.5M Cap hit $3M
$105K Cap dollars per point $70K
$3.3M Worth at the going rate $2.1M
-$1.2M Value: worth minus cap hit -$875K

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