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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Josh Bailey Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJosh Bailey: Goals, 0.24 a game, 69th percentileJosh Bailey: Assists, 0.70 a game, 96th percentileJosh Bailey: Points, 0.93 a game, 92nd percentileJosh Bailey: Shots, 1.99 a game, 65th percentileJosh Bailey: Hits, 0.16 a game, 1st percentileJosh Bailey: Corsi for %, 46.4%, 13th percentileJosh Bailey: CF% rel, -1.8, 30th percentileJosh Bailey: On-ice xG %, 43.9%, 8th percentileJosh Bailey: Rating, +1.9 goals above replacement, 43rd percentileJosh Bailey: Chances created, 0.66 xG per 60, 35th percentileJosh Bailey: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 52nd percentileJosh Bailey: Finishing, +3.1 goals above expected, 75th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.26 a game, 73rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.62 a game, 94th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.88 a game, 89th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.04 a game, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.46 a game, 15th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 63rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 4.9, 92nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 50.5%, 53rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +7.6 goals above replacement, 80th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.63 xG per 60, 30th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 52nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +3.3 goals above expected, 77th 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

Josh Bailey
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Josh Bailey R, NYI 2017-18 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
76 Games played 81
18 Goals 21
53 Assists 50
71 Points 71
0.93 Points per game 0.88
-20 Plus/minus 5
151 Shots 165
11.9 Shooting % 12.7
12 Hits 37
17 Penalty minutes 46
17:53 Average ice time 19:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
46.4 Corsi for % 51.3
-1.8 CF% relative to team +4.9
45.0 Fenwick for % 50.3
43.9 Expected goals for % 50.5
-4.3 xGF% relative to team +4.6
44.2 Goals for % 61.1
99.8 PDO 103.4
177 Shot attempts taken 209
Expected goals, all situations
14.9 Expected goals 16.7
0.66 Expected goals per 60 0.63
7.6% Chance per attempt 7.6%
+3.1 Goals above expected +3.3
Rating, in goals
+1.9 Goals above replacement +7.6
+0.3 Wins above replacement +1.3
+1.4 Even-strength offence +3.0
-5.7 Even-strength defence +0.3
+3.0 Power play +0.4
-0.2 Penalty kill -0.5
-0.4 Penalties -0.1
Contract
$3.3M Cap hit $6.7M
$46K Cap dollars per point $94K
$1.8M Worth at the going rate $5.5M
-$1.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.2M

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