Mikael Backlund vs Thomas Harley
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
- Tomas Hertl
- Tage Thompson
- Kyle Connor
- Vasily Podkolzin
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Alex Tuch
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Cole Perfetti
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Beckett Sennecke
- Clayton Keller
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Cutter Gauthier
Another club (its chance leader)
Stars · DThomas HarleyChange second player
Stars skaters
- Wyatt Johnston
- Roope Hintz
- Jason Robertson
- Tyler Seguin
- Mikko Rantanen
- Jamie Benn
- Miro Heiskanen
- Arttu Hyry
- Sam Steel
- Thomas Harley
- Radek Faksa
- Joel Kiviranta
- Justin Hryckowian
- Oskar Bäck
- Nils Lundkvist
- Esa Lindell
- Tyler Myers
- Lian Bichsel
- Colin Blackwell
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tomas Hertl
- Tage Thompson
- Kyle Connor
- Vasily Podkolzin
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Alex Tuch
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Cole Perfetti
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Beckett Sennecke
- Clayton Keller
- Nathan MacKinnon
- Cutter Gauthier
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Thomas Harley is ahead on 6 of 10 measures. The widest gap is chances against per 60: Thomas Harley sits in the 90th percentile, Mikael Backlund the 19th.
| Measure | Backlund | Harley |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Ice time per game | 17:07 | 22:49 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.3289 pct | 0.0943 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 5.396 pct | 2.358 pct |
| Goals above expected | −1.05 pct | −0.329 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 46.6%38 pct | 64.2%84 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.6562 pct | 2.4455 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 3.0419 pct | 1.3790 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | −0.0333 pct | +0.3373 pct |
| Creates per 60 | −0.0923 pct | +0.2877 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | +0.0656 pct | +0.0552 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 555 skaters who have at least 22 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 →