Hockey Terminal
Be a GM

Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Nick Schmaltz

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.17 a game, 45th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.43 a game, 82nd percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.67 a game, 89th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.80 a game, 35th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 84th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 1.7, 67th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +4.7 goals above replacement, 76th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 71st percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 25th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -5.9 goals above expected, 2nd percentileNick Schmaltz: Goals, 0.19 a game, 53rd percentileNick Schmaltz: Assists, 0.42 a game, 82nd percentileNick Schmaltz: Points, 0.62 a game, 75th percentileNick Schmaltz: Shots, 2.02 a game, 69th percentileNick Schmaltz: Hits, 0.29 a game, 5th percentileNick Schmaltz: Corsi for %, 52.5%, 74th percentileNick Schmaltz: CF% rel, 5.9, 93rd percentileNick Schmaltz: On-ice xG %, 52.3%, 68th percentileNick Schmaltz: Rating, +6.7 goals above replacement, 87th percentileNick Schmaltz: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 64th percentileNick Schmaltz: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 77th percentileNick Schmaltz: Finishing, -2.2 goals above expected, 23rd percentile
01020302040Mikael Backlund 32Nick Schmaltz 32

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
Nick Schmaltz

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 2020-21 Nick Schmaltz C, UTA
54 Games played 52
9 Goals 10
23 Assists 22
32 Points 32
0.59 Points per game 0.62
-7 Plus/minus -1
144 Shots 105
6.3 Shooting % 9.5
43 Hits 15
30 Penalty minutes 16
17:36 Average ice time 17:03
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.2 Corsi for % 52.5
+1.7 CF% relative to team +5.9
54.7 Fenwick for % 52.7
56.3 Expected goals for % 52.3
+2.9 xGF% relative to team +7.5
49.3 Goals for % 53.0
97.5 PDO 100.2
184 Shot attempts taken 125
Expected goals, all situations
13.9 Expected goals 12.2
0.88 Expected goals per 60 0.82
7.3% Chance per attempt 9.1%
-5.9 Goals above expected -2.2
Rating, in goals
+4.7 Goals above replacement +6.7
+0.8 Wins above replacement +1.1
+2.1 Even-strength offence +2.8
+1.5 Even-strength defence -0.3
-0.7 Power play -0.2
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.1
-0.7 Penalties +1.9
Contract
$5.35M Cap hit $5.85M
$167K Cap dollars per point $183K
$5.5M Worth at the going rate $7.5M
+$158K Value: worth minus cap hit +$1.6M

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