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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Kyle Palmieri Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerKyle Palmieri: Goals, 0.33 a game, 88th percentileKyle Palmieri: Assists, 0.34 a game, 73rd percentileKyle Palmieri: Points, 0.66 a game, 80th percentileKyle Palmieri: Shots, 2.40 a game, 83rd percentileKyle Palmieri: Hits, 1.55 a game, 74th percentileKyle Palmieri: Corsi for %, 47.9%, 28th percentileKyle Palmieri: CF% rel, 0.1, 49th percentileKyle Palmieri: On-ice xG %, 47.6%, 29th percentileKyle Palmieri: Rating, +6.6 goals above replacement, 78th percentileKyle Palmieri: Chances created, 0.84 xG per 60, 71st percentileKyle Palmieri: Shot quality, 7.1% a shot, 34th percentileKyle Palmieri: Finishing, +4.5 goals above expected, 86th percentileMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.27 a game, 79th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.38 a game, 80th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.65 a game, 79th percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.43 a game, 84th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.68 a game, 29th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 54.7%, 91st percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 5.7, 93rd percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 52.1%, 64th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +8.9 goals above replacement, 86th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 77th percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.7% a shot, 50th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, +1.1 goals above expected, 65th percentile
0204020406080Kyle Palmieri 53Mikael Backlund 53

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

Kyle Palmieri
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Kyle Palmieri C, NYI 2016-17 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
80 Games played 81
26 Goals 22
27 Assists 31
53 Points 53
0.66 Points per game 0.65
2 Plus/minus 9
192 Shots 197
13.5 Shooting % 11.2
124 Hits 55
46 Penalty minutes 36
17:21 Average ice time 17:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.9 Corsi for % 54.7
+0.1 CF% relative to team +5.7
47.0 Fenwick for % 55.0
47.6 Expected goals for % 52.1
-0.6 xGF% relative to team +4.2
60.0 Goals for % 53.1
103.9 PDO 99.0
224 Shot attempts taken 245
Expected goals, all situations
19.5 Expected goals 20.9
0.84 Expected goals per 60 0.88
7.1% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+4.5 Goals above expected +1.1
Rating, in goals
+6.6 Goals above replacement +8.9
+1.1 Wins above replacement +1.5
+0.2 Even-strength offence +3.4
-1.5 Even-strength defence 0.0
+1.3 Power play +1.7
-0.4 Penalty kill +0.4
+3.2 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$4.65M Cap hit $3.575M
$88K Cap dollars per point $67K
$4.8M Worth at the going rate $6.2M
+$156K Value: worth minus cap hit +$2.7M

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