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Compare players, 2017-18 season

At a glance

Patrik Laine Nicklas Backstrom

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerPatrik Laine: Goals, 0.54 a game, 99th percentilePatrik Laine: Assists, 0.32 a game, 69th percentilePatrik Laine: Points, 0.85 a game, 89th percentilePatrik Laine: Shots, 2.94 a game, 91st percentilePatrik Laine: Hits, 0.90 a game, 46th percentilePatrik Laine: Corsi for %, 50.2%, 52nd percentilePatrik Laine: CF% rel, -1.8, 28th percentilePatrik Laine: On-ice xG %, 48.8%, 37th percentilePatrik Laine: Rating, +5.9 goals above replacement, 73rd percentilePatrik Laine: Chances created, 0.97 xG per 60, 83rd percentilePatrik Laine: Shot quality, 6.2% a shot, 12th percentilePatrik Laine: Finishing, +20.2 goals above expected, 99th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Goals, 0.26 a game, 73rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Assists, 0.62 a game, 94th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Points, 0.88 a game, 89th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shots, 2.04 a game, 67th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Hits, 0.46 a game, 15th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Corsi for %, 51.3%, 63rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: CF% rel, 4.9, 92nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: On-ice xG %, 50.5%, 53rd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Rating, +7.6 goals above replacement, 80th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Chances created, 0.63 xG per 60, 30th percentileNicklas Backstrom: Shot quality, 7.6% a shot, 52nd percentileNicklas Backstrom: Finishing, +3.3 goals above expected, 77th percentile
020406020406080Nicklas Backstrom 71Patrik Laine 70

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

Patrik Laine
Nicklas Backstrom

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The numbers

Patrik Laine L, MTL 2017-18 Nicklas Backstrom C, WSH
82 Games played 81
44 Goals 21
26 Assists 50
70 Points 71
0.85 Points per game 0.88
8 Plus/minus 5
241 Shots 165
18.3 Shooting % 12.7
74 Hits 37
24 Penalty minutes 46
16:29 Average ice time 19:40
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
50.2 Corsi for % 51.3
-1.8 CF% relative to team +4.9
50.2 Fenwick for % 50.3
48.8 Expected goals for % 50.5
-5.4 xGF% relative to team +4.6
59.4 Goals for % 61.1
103.6 PDO 103.4
295 Shot attempts taken 209
Expected goals, all situations
21.8 Expected goals 16.7
0.97 Expected goals per 60 0.63
6.2% Chance per attempt 7.6%
+20.2 Goals above expected +3.3
Rating, in goals
+5.9 Goals above replacement +7.6
+1.0 Wins above replacement +1.3
+0.4 Even-strength offence +3.0
-1.9 Even-strength defence +0.3
+3.1 Power play +0.4
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.5
+0.6 Penalties -0.1
Contract
$925K Cap hit $6.7M
$13K Cap dollars per point $94K
$4.4M Worth at the going rate $5.5M
+$3.4M Value: worth minus cap hit -$1.2M

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