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At a glance

Nick Schmaltz Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerNick Schmaltz: Goals, 0.19 a game, 53rd percentileNick Schmaltz: Assists, 0.42 a game, 82nd percentileNick Schmaltz: Points, 0.62 a game, 75th percentileNick Schmaltz: Shots, 2.02 a game, 69th percentileNick Schmaltz: Hits, 0.29 a game, 5th percentileNick Schmaltz: Corsi for %, 52.5%, 74th percentileNick Schmaltz: CF% rel, 5.9, 93rd percentileNick Schmaltz: On-ice xG %, 52.3%, 68th percentileNick Schmaltz: Rating, +6.7 goals above replacement, 87th percentileNick Schmaltz: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 64th percentileNick Schmaltz: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 77th percentileNick Schmaltz: Finishing, -2.2 goals above expected, 23rd percentileMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.17 a game, 45th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.43 a game, 82nd percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.59 a game, 73rd percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.67 a game, 89th percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.80 a game, 35th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 54.2%, 84th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 1.7, 67th percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 56.3%, 87th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +4.7 goals above replacement, 76th percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.88 xG per 60, 71st percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 25th percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -5.9 goals above expected, 2nd 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

Nick Schmaltz
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Nick Schmaltz C, UTA 2020-21 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
52 Games played 54
10 Goals 9
22 Assists 23
32 Points 32
0.62 Points per game 0.59
-1 Plus/minus -7
105 Shots 144
9.5 Shooting % 6.3
15 Hits 43
16 Penalty minutes 30
17:03 Average ice time 17:36
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.5 Corsi for % 54.2
+5.9 CF% relative to team +1.7
52.7 Fenwick for % 54.7
52.3 Expected goals for % 56.3
+7.5 xGF% relative to team +2.9
53.0 Goals for % 49.3
100.2 PDO 97.5
125 Shot attempts taken 184
Expected goals, all situations
12.2 Expected goals 13.9
0.82 Expected goals per 60 0.88
9.1% Chance per attempt 7.3%
-2.2 Goals above expected -5.9
Rating, in goals
+6.7 Goals above replacement +4.7
+1.1 Wins above replacement +0.8
+2.8 Even-strength offence +2.1
-0.3 Even-strength defence +1.5
-0.2 Power play -0.7
+0.1 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.9 Penalties -0.7
Contract
$5.85M Cap hit $5.35M
$183K Cap dollars per point $167K
$7.5M Worth at the going rate $5.5M
+$1.6M Value: worth minus cap hit +$158K

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