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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Brendan Gallagher David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrendan Gallagher: Goals, 0.34 a game, 89th percentileBrendan Gallagher: Assists, 0.30 a game, 67th percentileBrendan Gallagher: Points, 0.64 a game, 77th percentileBrendan Gallagher: Shots, 2.66 a game, 86th percentileBrendan Gallagher: Hits, 1.00 a game, 41st percentileBrendan Gallagher: Corsi for %, 57.7%, 95th percentileBrendan Gallagher: CF% rel, 6.4, 92nd percentileBrendan Gallagher: On-ice xG %, 62.5%, 98th percentileBrendan Gallagher: Rating, +9.9 goals above replacement, 96th percentileBrendan Gallagher: Chances created, 1.35 xG per 60, 99th percentileBrendan Gallagher: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 91st percentileBrendan Gallagher: Finishing, +1.3 goals above expected, 69th percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.13 a game, 37th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.46 a game, 85th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.58 a game, 72nd percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.08 a game, 70th percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 3.29 a game, 97th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 52.3%, 73rd percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, 0.5, 56th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 52.3%, 70th percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +4.6 goals above replacement, 79th percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.65 xG per 60, 43rd percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.4% a shot, 50th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, -5.2 goals above expected, 1st percentile
010202040Brendan Gallagher 28David Backes 28

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

Brendan Gallagher
David Backes

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The numbers

Brendan Gallagher R, VAN 2012-13 David Backes R, ANA
44 Games played 48
15 Goals 6
13 Assists 22
28 Points 28
0.64 Points per game 0.58
10 Plus/minus 5
117 Shots 100
12.8 Shooting % 6.0
44 Hits 158
33 Penalty minutes 62
13:52 Average ice time 19:37
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
57.7 Corsi for % 52.3
+6.4 CF% relative to team +0.5
59.1 Fenwick for % 54.0
62.5 Expected goals for % 52.3
+9.4 xGF% relative to team +2.4
59.3 Goals for % 54.2
98.9 PDO 99.8
175 Shot attempts taken 136
Expected goals, all situations
13.7 Expected goals 10.2
1.35 Expected goals per 60 0.65
9.0% Chance per attempt 7.4%
+1.3 Goals above expected -5.2
Rating, in goals
+9.9 Goals above replacement +4.6
+1.7 Wins above replacement +0.8
+5.9 Even-strength offence +1.5
+1.4 Even-strength defence +1.7
0.0 Power play -0.7
0.0 Penalty kill +0.5
+0.9 Penalties -1.1
Contract
$685K Cap hit $4.5M
$24K Cap dollars per point $161K
$9.1M Worth at the going rate $4.5M
+$8.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$31K

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