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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Chris Kreider Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerChris Kreider: Goals, 0.37 a game, 93rd percentileChris Kreider: Assists, 0.33 a game, 72nd percentileChris Kreider: Points, 0.71 a game, 85th percentileChris Kreider: Shots, 2.48 a game, 85th percentileChris Kreider: Hits, 1.76 a game, 79th percentileChris Kreider: Corsi for %, 53.8%, 84th percentileChris Kreider: CF% rel, 7.8, 98th percentileChris Kreider: On-ice xG %, 54.7%, 86th percentileChris Kreider: Rating, +11.4 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileChris Kreider: Chances created, 1.17 xG per 60, 96th percentileChris Kreider: Shot quality, 9.2% a shot, 90th percentileChris Kreider: Finishing, +3.2 goals above expected, 80th 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
0204020406080Chris Kreider 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

Chris Kreider
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Chris Kreider L, MTL 2016-17 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
75 Games played 81
28 Goals 22
25 Assists 31
53 Points 53
0.71 Points per game 0.65
6 Plus/minus 9
186 Shots 197
15.1 Shooting % 11.2
132 Hits 55
58 Penalty minutes 36
17:00 Average ice time 17:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
53.8 Corsi for % 54.7
+7.8 CF% relative to team +5.7
54.0 Fenwick for % 55.0
54.7 Expected goals for % 52.1
+8.5 xGF% relative to team +4.2
52.8 Goals for % 53.1
99.3 PDO 99.0
243 Shot attempts taken 245
Expected goals, all situations
24.8 Expected goals 20.9
1.17 Expected goals per 60 0.88
9.2% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+3.2 Goals above expected +1.1
Rating, in goals
+11.4 Goals above replacement +8.9
+1.9 Wins above replacement +1.5
+4.9 Even-strength offence +3.4
+1.8 Even-strength defence 0.0
+1.7 Power play +1.7
+0.0 Penalty kill +0.4
-0.5 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$4.625M Cap hit $3.575M
$87K Cap dollars per point $67K
$7.9M Worth at the going rate $6.2M
+$3.2M 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