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Compare players, 2014-15 season

At a glance

John Tavares Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJohn Tavares: Goals, 0.46 a game, 98th percentileJohn Tavares: Assists, 0.59 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Points, 1.05 a game, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Shots, 3.39 a game, 97th percentileJohn Tavares: Hits, 0.59 a game, 19th percentileJohn Tavares: Corsi for %, 54.8%, 88th percentileJohn Tavares: CF% rel, 3.1, 79th percentileJohn Tavares: On-ice xG %, 56.4%, 89th percentileJohn Tavares: Rating, +17.4 goals above replacement, 99th percentileJohn Tavares: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 98th percentileJohn Tavares: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 90th percentileJohn Tavares: Finishing, +4.0 goals above expected, 85th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.22 a game, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.73 a game, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.95 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 1.87 a game, 59th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 1.11 a game, 45th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 54.0%, 80th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 4.0, 86th percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 55.2%, 84th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +10.0 goals above replacement, 90th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.55 xG per 60, 24th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 6.8% a shot, 31st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +1.4 goals above expected, 67th percentile
02040608020406080John Tavares 86Nicklas Backstrom 78

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

John Tavares
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

John Tavares C, TOR 2014-15 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
82 Games played 82
38 Goals 18
48 Assists 60
86 Points 78
1.05 Points per game 0.95
5 Plus/minus 5
278 Shots 153
13.7 Shooting % 11.8
48 Hits 91
46 Penalty minutes 40
20:40 Average ice time 20:32
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.8 Corsi for % 54.0
+3.1 CF% relative to team +4.0
55.1 Fenwick for % 54.3
56.4 Expected goals for % 55.2
+2.0 xGF% relative to team +3.4
52.9 Goals for % 50.0
99.3 PDO 98.9
336 Shot attempts taken 199
Expected goals, all situations
34.0 Expected goals 15.6
1.20 Expected goals per 60 0.55
9.2% Chance per attempt 6.8%
+4.0 Goals above expected +1.4
Rating, in goals
+17.4 Goals above replacement +10.0
+2.9 Wins above replacement +1.7
+9.5 Even-strength offence +2.7
-0.3 Even-strength defence +1.7
+3.2 Power play +2.2
+0.1 Penalty kill -0.4
+0.2 Penalties -0.8
Contract
$5.5M Cap hit $6.7M
$64K Cap dollars per point $86K
$11M Worth at the going rate $6.6M
+$5.5M Value: worth minus cap hit -$106K

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