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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Brock Nelson Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrock Nelson: Goals, 0.38 a game, 91st percentileBrock Nelson: Assists, 0.41 a game, 81st percentileBrock Nelson: Points, 0.79 a game, 86th percentileBrock Nelson: Shots, 2.57 a game, 84th percentileBrock Nelson: Hits, 0.72 a game, 35th percentileBrock Nelson: Corsi for %, 45.4%, 11th percentileBrock Nelson: CF% rel, -1.7, 26th percentileBrock Nelson: On-ice xG %, 49.9%, 45th percentileBrock Nelson: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 72nd percentileBrock Nelson: Chances created, 1.04 xG per 60, 86th percentileBrock Nelson: Shot quality, 10.6% a shot, 97th percentileBrock Nelson: Finishing, +3.7 goals above expected, 83rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.20 a game, 57th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.69 a game, 97th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.89 a game, 91st percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.16 a game, 70th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.49 a game, 19th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 53.1%, 78th percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 1.9, 63rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 53.6%, 75th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +4.1 goals above replacement, 64th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.68 xG per 60, 32nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 36th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, -3.1 goals above expected, 18th 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

Brock Nelson
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Brock Nelson C, COL 2019-20 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
68 Games played 61
26 Goals 12
28 Assists 42
54 Points 54
0.79 Points per game 0.89
6 Plus/minus -1
175 Shots 132
14.9 Shooting % 9.1
49 Hits 30
32 Penalty minutes 14
18:52 Average ice time 19:01
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
45.4 Corsi for % 53.1
-1.7 CF% relative to team +1.9
45.4 Fenwick for % 53.2
49.9 Expected goals for % 53.6
-0.2 xGF% relative to team +3.2
51.1 Goals for % 48.9
101.4 PDO 98.6
195 Shot attempts taken 148
Expected goals, all situations
22.3 Expected goals 13.1
1.04 Expected goals per 60 0.68
10.6% Chance per attempt 7.6%
+3.7 Goals above expected -3.1
Rating, in goals
+5.3 Goals above replacement +4.1
+0.9 Wins above replacement +0.7
+2.5 Even-strength offence +1.0
-0.8 Even-strength defence -0.2
+0.2 Power play -0.4
+0.3 Penalty kill -0.1
-0.4 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$6M Cap hit $6.7M
$111K Cap dollars per point $124K
$5.1M Worth at the going rate $4.1M
-$923K Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.6M

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