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Compare players, 2013-14 season

At a glance

Derek Stepan David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerDerek Stepan: Goals, 0.21 a game, 62nd percentileDerek Stepan: Assists, 0.49 a game, 92nd percentileDerek Stepan: Points, 0.70 a game, 82nd percentileDerek Stepan: Shots, 2.43 a game, 80th percentileDerek Stepan: Hits, 0.37 a game, 9th percentileDerek Stepan: Corsi for %, 53.2%, 78th percentileDerek Stepan: CF% rel, 1.2, 59th percentileDerek Stepan: On-ice xG %, 52.8%, 69th percentileDerek Stepan: Rating, +8.1 goals above replacement, 82nd percentileDerek Stepan: Chances created, 0.79 xG per 60, 62nd percentileDerek Stepan: Shot quality, 6.7% a shot, 26th percentileDerek Stepan: Finishing, -3.4 goals above expected, 19th percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.36 a game, 91st percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.41 a game, 83rd percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.77 a game, 88th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.23 a game, 76th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 3.69 a game, 99th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 55.6%, 90th percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, 2.8, 76th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 56.9%, 91st percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +8.6 goals above replacement, 84th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.70 xG per 60, 43rd percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 51st percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, +7.1 goals above expected, 94th 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

Derek Stepan
David Backes

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The numbers

Derek Stepan C, CAR 2013-14 David Backes R, ANA
82 Games played 74
17 Goals 27
40 Assists 30
57 Points 57
0.70 Points per game 0.77
12 Plus/minus 14
199 Shots 165
8.5 Shooting % 16.4
30 Hits 273
18 Penalty minutes 119
18:03 Average ice time 19:33
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.2 Corsi for % 55.6
+1.2 CF% relative to team +2.8
53.2 Fenwick for % 56.1
52.8 Expected goals for % 56.9
+1.5 xGF% relative to team +3.2
59.7 Goals for % 58.8
101.8 PDO 100.9
254 Shot attempts taken 197
Expected goals, all situations
19.4 Expected goals 16.9
0.79 Expected goals per 60 0.70
6.7% Chance per attempt 7.4%
-3.4 Goals above expected +7.1
Rating, in goals
+8.1 Goals above replacement +8.6
+1.3 Wins above replacement +1.4
+3.4 Even-strength offence +2.0
-0.1 Even-strength defence +1.5
-0.3 Power play +1.5
0.0 Penalty kill +0.6
+1.0 Penalties -1.1
Contract
$3.075M Cap hit $4.5M
$54K Cap dollars per point $79K
$5.2M Worth at the going rate $5.5M
+$2.1M Value: worth minus cap hit +$960K

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