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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Taylor Hall Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerTaylor Hall: Goals, 0.28 a game, 80th percentileTaylor Hall: Assists, 0.46 a game, 87th percentileTaylor Hall: Points, 0.74 a game, 88th percentileTaylor Hall: Shots, 3.31 a game, 97th percentileTaylor Hall: Hits, 0.82 a game, 40th percentileTaylor Hall: Corsi for %, 52.7%, 76th percentileTaylor Hall: CF% rel, 7.5, 98th percentileTaylor Hall: On-ice xG %, 55.1%, 87th percentileTaylor Hall: Rating, +13.7 goals above replacement, 96th percentileTaylor Hall: Chances created, 1.04 xG per 60, 92nd percentileTaylor Hall: Shot quality, 8.0% a shot, 64th percentileTaylor Hall: Finishing, -5.1 goals above expected, 9th 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
0204020406080Taylor Hall 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

Taylor Hall
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Taylor Hall L, CAR 2016-17 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
72 Games played 81
20 Goals 22
33 Assists 31
53 Points 53
0.74 Points per game 0.65
-9 Plus/minus 9
238 Shots 197
8.4 Shooting % 11.2
59 Hits 55
32 Penalty minutes 36
19:20 Average ice time 17:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.7 Corsi for % 54.7
+7.5 CF% relative to team +5.7
52.9 Fenwick for % 55.0
55.1 Expected goals for % 52.1
+9.0 xGF% relative to team +4.2
52.1 Goals for % 53.1
99.9 PDO 99.0
281 Shot attempts taken 245
Expected goals, all situations
24.1 Expected goals 20.9
1.04 Expected goals per 60 0.88
8.0% Chance per attempt 7.7%
-5.1 Goals above expected +1.1
Rating, in goals
+13.7 Goals above replacement +8.9
+2.3 Wins above replacement +1.5
+5.5 Even-strength offence +3.4
+1.8 Even-strength defence 0.0
+1.0 Power play +1.7
+0.2 Penalty kill +0.4
+1.3 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$6M Cap hit $3.575M
$113K Cap dollars per point $67K
$9.3M Worth at the going rate $6.2M
+$3.3M 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