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Compare players, 2025-26 season

At a glance

Zach Benson Mikael Backlund

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerZach Benson: Goals, 0.20 a game, 54th percentileZach Benson: Assists, 0.46 a game, 83rd percentileZach Benson: Points, 0.66 a game, 74th percentileZach Benson: Shots, 1.78 a game, 65th percentileZach Benson: Hits, 0.62 a game, 27th percentileZach Benson: Corsi for %, 52.0%, 73rd percentileZach Benson: CF% rel, 3.1, 83rd percentileZach Benson: On-ice xG %, 53.4%, 75th percentileZach Benson: Rating, +7.7 goals above replacement, 83rd percentileZach Benson: Chances created, 0.90 xG per 60, 64th percentileZach Benson: Shot quality, 9.7% a shot, 86th percentileZach Benson: Finishing, -5.4 goals above expected, 10th percentileMikael Backlund: Goals, 0.21 a game, 57th percentileMikael Backlund: Assists, 0.32 a game, 65th percentileMikael Backlund: Points, 0.52 a game, 63rd percentileMikael Backlund: Shots, 2.27 a game, 81st percentileMikael Backlund: Hits, 0.28 a game, 8th percentileMikael Backlund: Corsi for %, 50.0%, 55th percentileMikael Backlund: CF% rel, 1.2, 63rd percentileMikael Backlund: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 29th percentileMikael Backlund: Rating, +2.9 goals above replacement, 52nd percentileMikael Backlund: Chances created, 0.64 xG per 60, 22nd percentileMikael Backlund: Shot quality, 5.9% a shot, 2nd percentileMikael Backlund: Finishing, -2.7 goals above expected, 31st percentile
01020304020406080Zach Benson 43Mikael Backlund 43

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

Zach Benson
Mikael Backlund

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The numbers

Zach Benson L, BUF 2025-26 Mikael Backlund C, CGY
65 Games played 82
13 Goals 17
30 Assists 26
43 Points 43
0.66 Points per game 0.52
27 Plus/minus 7
116 Shots 186
11.2 Shooting % 9.1
40 Hits 23
42 Penalty minutes 16
15:53 Average ice time 17:57
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
52.0 Corsi for % 50.0
+3.1 CF% relative to team +1.2
52.5 Fenwick for % 50.2
53.4 Expected goals for % 47.3
+3.0 xGF% relative to team +1.0
64.0 Goals for % 50.0
104.2 PDO 99.7
154 Shot attempts taken 272
Expected goals, all situations
15.4 Expected goals 15.7
0.90 Expected goals per 60 0.64
9.7% Chance per attempt 5.9%
-5.4 Goals above expected -2.7
Rating, in goals
+7.7 Goals above replacement +2.9
+1.3 Wins above replacement +0.5
+3.3 Even-strength offence +0.1
+0.4 Even-strength defence +0.9
-0.5 Power play -0.6
+0.9 Penalty kill -1.4
+0.8 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$950K Cap hit $4.5M
$22K Cap dollars per point $105K
$7.3M Worth at the going rate $3.3M
+$6.4M 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