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Compare players, 2019-20 season

At a glance

Bryan Rust Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBryan Rust: Goals, 0.49 a game, 97th percentileBryan Rust: Assists, 0.53 a game, 90th percentileBryan Rust: Points, 1.02 a game, 95th percentileBryan Rust: Shots, 2.75 a game, 89th percentileBryan Rust: Hits, 1.29 a game, 64th percentileBryan Rust: Corsi for %, 51.4%, 62nd percentileBryan Rust: CF% rel, 0.8, 53rd percentileBryan Rust: On-ice xG %, 55.6%, 88th percentileBryan Rust: Rating, +10.5 goals above replacement, 93rd percentileBryan Rust: Chances created, 1.08 xG per 60, 89th percentileBryan Rust: Shot quality, 9.9% a shot, 92nd percentileBryan Rust: Finishing, +6.4 goals above expected, 92nd 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
02040204060Bryan Rust 56Nicklas Backstrom 54

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

Bryan Rust
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Bryan Rust R, PIT 2019-20 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
55 Games played 61
27 Goals 12
29 Assists 42
56 Points 54
1.02 Points per game 0.89
14 Plus/minus -1
151 Shots 132
17.9 Shooting % 9.1
71 Hits 30
30 Penalty minutes 14
19:46 Average ice time 19:01
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.4 Corsi for % 53.1
+0.8 CF% relative to team +1.9
52.7 Fenwick for % 53.2
55.6 Expected goals for % 53.6
+5.4 xGF% relative to team +3.2
58.5 Goals for % 48.9
102.7 PDO 98.6
175 Shot attempts taken 148
Expected goals, all situations
19.6 Expected goals 13.1
1.08 Expected goals per 60 0.68
9.9% Chance per attempt 7.6%
+6.4 Goals above expected -3.1
Rating, in goals
+10.5 Goals above replacement +4.1
+1.8 Wins above replacement +0.7
+6.3 Even-strength offence +1.0
-0.8 Even-strength defence -0.2
+1.1 Power play -0.4
+0.6 Penalty kill -0.1
+0.3 Penalties +0.6
Contract
$3.5M Cap hit $6.7M
$63K Cap dollars per point $124K
$9.4M Worth at the going rate $4.1M
+$5.9M 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