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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Elias Lindholm

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 percentileElias Lindholm: Goals, 0.20 a game, 59th percentileElias Lindholm: Assists, 0.35 a game, 73rd percentileElias Lindholm: Points, 0.54 a game, 66th percentileElias Lindholm: Shots, 1.89 a game, 60th percentileElias Lindholm: Hits, 1.21 a game, 63rd percentileElias Lindholm: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 84th percentileElias Lindholm: CF% rel, -1.8, 29th percentileElias Lindholm: On-ice xG %, 51.7%, 64th percentileElias Lindholm: Rating, +4.3 goals above replacement, 64th percentileElias Lindholm: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 68th percentileElias Lindholm: Shot quality, 9.4% a shot, 92nd percentileElias Lindholm: Finishing, -4.3 goals above expected, 12th percentile
01020304020406080Mikael Backlund 45Elias Lindholm 44

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
Elias Lindholm

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2017-18 Elias Lindholm C, BOS
82 Games played 81
14 Goals 16
31 Assists 28
45 Points 44
0.55 Points per game 0.54
-21 Plus/minus -8
214 Shots 153
6.5 Shooting % 10.5
54 Hits 98
78 Penalty minutes 18
19:01 Average ice time 17:54
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
56.2 Corsi for % 53.2
+3.8 CF% relative to team -1.8
55.8 Fenwick for % 52.4
53.0 Expected goals for % 51.7
-0.2 xGF% relative to team -1.2
39.8 Goals for % 44.3
95.0 PDO 97.5
280 Shot attempts taken 196
Expected goals, all situations
19.3 Expected goals 20.3
0.74 Expected goals per 60 0.84
6.5% Chance per attempt 9.4%
-6.3 Goals above expected -4.3
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +4.3
+0.3 Wins above replacement +0.7
-0.2 Even-strength offence +0.3
+2.4 Even-strength defence -0.8
-0.9 Power play +0.1
-0.6 Penalty kill 0.0
-3.2 Penalties +0.8
Contract
$3.575M Cap hit $2.7M
$79K Cap dollars per point $61K
$1.8M Worth at the going rate $3.4M
-$1.8M Value: worth minus cap hit +$653K

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