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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Mikko Rantanen David Backes

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerMikko Rantanen: Goals, 0.27 a game, 78th percentileMikko Rantanen: Assists, 0.24 a game, 56th percentileMikko Rantanen: Points, 0.51 a game, 63rd percentileMikko Rantanen: Shots, 1.77 a game, 56th percentileMikko Rantanen: Hits, 0.39 a game, 9th percentileMikko Rantanen: Corsi for %, 47.8%, 26th percentileMikko Rantanen: CF% rel, -1.2, 34th percentileMikko Rantanen: On-ice xG %, 43.2%, 7th percentileMikko Rantanen: Rating, -0.4 goals above replacement, 20th percentileMikko Rantanen: Chances created, 0.62 xG per 60, 27th percentileMikko Rantanen: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 39th percentileMikko Rantanen: Finishing, +6.1 goals above expected, 92nd percentileDavid Backes: Goals, 0.23 a game, 70th percentileDavid Backes: Assists, 0.28 a game, 65th percentileDavid Backes: Points, 0.51 a game, 64th percentileDavid Backes: Shots, 2.36 a game, 82nd percentileDavid Backes: Hits, 3.05 a game, 98th percentileDavid Backes: Corsi for %, 55.9%, 96th percentileDavid Backes: CF% rel, 1.6, 64th percentileDavid Backes: On-ice xG %, 56.4%, 93rd percentileDavid Backes: Rating, +5.3 goals above replacement, 71st percentileDavid Backes: Chances created, 0.82 xG per 60, 69th percentileDavid Backes: Shot quality, 7.3% a shot, 38th percentileDavid Backes: Finishing, -2.3 goals above expected, 29th 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

Mikko Rantanen
David Backes

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The numbers

Mikko Rantanen R, DAL 2016-17 David Backes R, ANA
75 Games played 74
20 Goals 17
18 Assists 21
38 Points 38
0.51 Points per game 0.51
-25 Plus/minus 2
133 Shots 175
15.0 Shooting % 9.7
29 Hits 226
22 Penalty minutes 69
18:03 Average ice time 17:07
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
47.8 Corsi for % 55.9
-1.2 CF% relative to team +1.6
47.1 Fenwick for % 57.3
43.2 Expected goals for % 56.4
-1.9 xGF% relative to team +1.0
42.9 Goals for % 52.3
98.7 PDO 98.1
182 Shot attempts taken 238
Expected goals, all situations
13.9 Expected goals 17.3
0.62 Expected goals per 60 0.82
7.3% Chance per attempt 7.3%
+6.1 Goals above expected -2.3
Rating, in goals
-0.4 Goals above replacement +5.3
-0.1 Wins above replacement +0.9
+1.3 Even-strength offence +0.9
-5.4 Even-strength defence +1.1
-1.3 Power play -0.3
0.0 Penalty kill +0.2
+1.3 Penalties 0.0
Contract
$894K Cap hit $6M
$24K Cap dollars per point $158K
$348K Worth at the going rate $4M
-$546K Value: worth minus cap hit -$2M

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