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Compare players, 2021-22 season

At a glance

Mikael Backlund Ross Colton

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.15 a game, 37th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.33 a game, 68th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.48 a game, 57th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.61 a game, 81st percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.76 a game, 32nd percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 57.6%, 95th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 2.8, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 56.1%, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +6.1 goals above replacement, 75th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.83 xG per 60, 50th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 10th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -8.4 goals above expected, 2nd percentileRoss Colton: Goals, 0.28 a game, 72nd percentileRoss Colton: Assists, 0.22 a game, 45th percentileRoss Colton: Points, 0.49 a game, 58th percentileRoss Colton: Shots, 2.01 a game, 63rd percentileRoss Colton: Hits, 1.94 a game, 82nd percentileRoss Colton: Corsi for %, 51.9%, 69th percentileRoss Colton: CF% rel, 1.6, 63rd percentileRoss Colton: On-ice xG %, 54.3%, 80th percentileRoss Colton: Rating, +8.6 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileRoss Colton: Chances created, 1.15 xG per 60, 88th percentileRoss Colton: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 75th percentileRoss Colton: Finishing, +2.6 goals above expected, 75th 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
Ross Colton

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The numbers

Mikael Backlund C, CGY 2021-22 Ross Colton C, NSH
82 Games played 79
12 Goals 22
27 Assists 17
39 Points 39
0.48 Points per game 0.49
16 Plus/minus 4
214 Shots 159
5.6 Shooting % 13.8
62 Hits 153
30 Penalty minutes 24
17:07 Average ice time 12:48
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.6 Corsi for % 51.9
+2.8 CF% relative to team +1.6
57.4 Fenwick for % 52.1
56.1 Expected goals for % 54.3
+0.5 xGF% relative to team +2.3
58.5 Goals for % 52.8
100.3 PDO 100.2
266 Shot attempts taken 211
Expected goals, all situations
19.4 Expected goals 19.4
0.83 Expected goals per 60 1.15
6.8% Chance per attempt 9.2%
-8.4 Goals above expected +2.6
Rating, in goals
+6.1 Goals above replacement +8.6
+1.0 Wins above replacement +1.4
+1.4 Even-strength offence +4.0
+1.2 Even-strength defence +1.0
-0.7 Power play -1.1
+0.7 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.4 Penalties +1.9
Contract
$5.35M Cap hit $1.125M
$137K Cap dollars per point $29K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $6.9M
-$268K Value: worth minus cap hit +$5.8M

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