Mikael Backlund vs Rickard Rakell
Who gets more chances, who finishes them, and whose team owns the ice when he is on it? The league's scoring numbers and ours, side by side.
2026-27 seasonregular season and playoffs so far
Flames · CMikael BacklundChange first player
Flames skaters
- Mikael Backlund
- Morgan Frost
- Zayne Parekh
- Simon Nemec
- Joel Farabee
- Ryan Strome
- Matvei Gridin
- Matt Coronato
- Adam Klapka
- Connor Zary
- Jake Middleton
- Samuel Honzek
- Martin Pospisil
- Yegor Sharangovich
- Maxim Tsyplakov
- Zach Whitecloud
- Yan Kuznetsov
- Kevin Bahl
- Brennan Othmann
- Joel Hanley
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Tomas Hertl
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Kyle Connor
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Jordan Eberle
- William Eklund
- Nick Schmaltz
- Cole Perfetti
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Dylan Guenther
- Clayton Keller
- William Nylander
- Will Smith
- Alex Tuch
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Sebastian Aho
- Marco Rossi
- Kirill Kaprizov
- JJ Peterka
- Artemi Panarin
- Sam Reinhart
Another club (its chance leader)
Penguins · RRickard RakellChange second player
Penguins skaters
- Filip Hallander
- Egor Chinakhov
- Sidney Crosby
- Samuel Girard
- Rickard Rakell
- Tommy Novak
- Ben Kindel
- Evgeni Malkin
- Nick Robertson
- Blake Lizotte
- Kris Letang
- Ville Koivunen
- Declan Carlile
- Kaedan Korczak
- Erik Karlsson
- Connor Dewar
- Hendrix Lapierre
- Elmer Soderblom
- Andrei Kuzmenko
- Trevor van Riemsdyk
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Tomas Hertl
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Kyle Connor
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- Adrian Kempe
- Jordan Eberle
- William Eklund
- Nick Schmaltz
- Cole Perfetti
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Dylan Guenther
- Clayton Keller
- William Nylander
- Will Smith
- Alex Tuch
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Sebastian Aho
- Marco Rossi
- Kirill Kaprizov
- JJ Peterka
- Artemi Panarin
- Sam Reinhart
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Rickard Rakell is ahead on 10 of 12 measures. The widest gap is creates per 60: Rickard Rakell sits in the 71st percentile, Mikael Backlund the 24th.
| Measure | Backlund | Rakell |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 0 | 2 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 2 |
| Ice time per game | 17:07 | 18:29 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.3287 pct | 0.2577 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 5.394 pct | 3.579 pct |
| Goals above expected | −1.02 pct | −0.514 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 46.6%40 pct | 58.7%68 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.6563 pct | 3.9195 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 3.0421 pct | 2.7530 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | −0.0334 pct | +0.3779 pct |
| Creates per 60 | −0.0924 pct | +0.2371 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | +0.0658 pct | +0.1476 pct |
How this is measured
Points, goals, assists and ice time are the NHL's own numbers for the season. Everything else is ours, from the shot model: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, added up for the shooter (his chances) or for everyone on the ice with him at five-on-five (with him on the ice). The impact rating also accounts for his linemates, opponents, home ice and the score. The bold number is the better of the two.
Percentiles compare each skater with the 519 skaters who have at least 18 five-on-five minutes this season; a skater under that minimum has no on-ice numbers here yet. For chances against, a higher percentile means fewer allowed. Goalies are not compared on this page. More →