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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Brandon Saad Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerBrandon Saad: Goals, 0.29 a game, 84th percentileBrandon Saad: Assists, 0.35 a game, 75th percentileBrandon Saad: Points, 0.65 a game, 78th percentileBrandon Saad: Shots, 2.56 a game, 87th percentileBrandon Saad: Hits, 0.29 a game, 5th percentileBrandon Saad: Corsi for %, 54.6%, 90th percentileBrandon Saad: CF% rel, 6.0, 93rd percentileBrandon Saad: On-ice xG %, 55.5%, 89th percentileBrandon Saad: Rating, +12.6 goals above replacement, 94th percentileBrandon Saad: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 86th percentileBrandon Saad: Shot quality, 7.9% a shot, 60th percentileBrandon Saad: Finishing, +0.3 goals above expected, 58th 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
0204020406080Brandon Saad 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

Brandon Saad
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Brandon Saad L, VGK 2016-17 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
82 Games played 81
24 Goals 22
29 Assists 31
53 Points 53
0.65 Points per game 0.65
23 Plus/minus 9
210 Shots 197
11.4 Shooting % 11.2
24 Hits 55
8 Penalty minutes 36
17:02 Average ice time 17:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
54.6 Corsi for % 54.7
+6.0 CF% relative to team +5.7
55.2 Fenwick for % 55.0
55.5 Expected goals for % 52.1
+7.0 xGF% relative to team +4.2
62.4 Goals for % 53.1
101.7 PDO 99.0
301 Shot attempts taken 245
Expected goals, all situations
22.7 Expected goals 20.9
0.97 Expected goals per 60 0.88
7.9% Chance per attempt 7.7%
+0.3 Goals above expected +1.1
Rating, in goals
+12.6 Goals above replacement +8.9
+2.1 Wins above replacement +1.5
+6.0 Even-strength offence +3.4
+2.9 Even-strength defence 0.0
-1.1 Power play +1.7
-0.2 Penalty kill +0.4
+1.1 Penalties -0.6
Contract
$6M Cap hit $3.575M
$113K Cap dollars per point $67K
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $6.2M
+$2.6M 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