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Compare players, 2020-21 season

At a glance

Craig Smith Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerCraig Smith: Goals, 0.24 a game, 67th percentileCraig Smith: Assists, 0.35 a game, 74th percentileCraig Smith: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentileCraig Smith: Shots, 2.44 a game, 85th percentileCraig Smith: Hits, 1.22 a game, 58th percentileCraig Smith: Corsi for %, 57.1%, 95th percentileCraig Smith: CF% rel, 3.5, 81st percentileCraig Smith: On-ice xG %, 56.1%, 86th percentileCraig Smith: Rating, +4.7 goals above replacement, 74th percentileCraig Smith: Chances created, 0.91 xG per 60, 75th percentileCraig Smith: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 8th percentileCraig Smith: Finishing, +0.9 goals above expected, 61st percentileMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.17 a game, 45th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.43 a game, 82nd percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.67 a game, 89th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.80 a game, 35th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 84th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 1.7, 67th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +4.7 goals above replacement, 76th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 71st percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 25th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -5.9 goals above expected, 2nd 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

Craig Smith
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Craig Smith C, DET 2020-21 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
54 Games played 54
13 Goals 9
19 Assists 23
32 Points 32
0.59 Points per game 0.59
21 Plus/minus -7
132 Shots 144
9.8 Shooting % 6.3
66 Hits 43
18 Penalty minutes 30
14:53 Average ice time 17:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.1 Corsi for % 54.2
+3.5 CF% relative to team +1.7
57.0 Fenwick for % 54.7
56.1 Expected goals for % 56.3
+3.8 xGF% relative to team +2.9
69.8 Goals for % 49.3
103.8 PDO 97.5
199 Shot attempts taken 184
Expected goals, all situations
12.1 Expected goals 13.9
0.91 Expected goals per 60 0.88
6.5% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+0.9 Goals above expected -5.9
Rating, in goals
+4.7 Goals above replacement +4.7
+0.8 Wins above replacement +0.8
+3.0 Even-strength offence +2.1
+0.1 Even-strength defence +1.5
-0.2 Power play -0.7
0.0 Penalty kill +0.0
-0.4 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$3.1M Cap hit $5.35M
$97K Cap dollars per point $167K
$5.4M Worth at the going rate $5.5M
+$2.3M Value: worth minus cap hit +$158K

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