Nate Schmidt vs Mikael Backlund
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
Mammoth · DNate SchmidtChange first player
Mammoth skaters
- Dylan Guenther
- Nick Schmaltz
- Clayton Keller
- Lawson Crouse
- Anders Lee
- Michael Carcone
- Logan Cooley
- Barrett Hayton
- Jack McBain
- Vincent Trocheck
- Daniil But
- MacKenzie Weegar
- Nate Schmidt
- Mikhail Sergachev
- Andrew Peeke
- Dmitri Simashev
- Kevin Stenlund
- John Marino
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tomas Hertl
- Tage Thompson
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Kyle Connor
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Clayton Keller
- Wyatt Johnston
- Jordan Eberle
- Cole Perfetti
- Auston Matthews
- Sebastian Aho
Another club (its chance leader)
Flames · CMikael BacklundChange second 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
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Kyle Connor
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Clayton Keller
- Wyatt Johnston
- Jordan Eberle
- Cole Perfetti
- Auston Matthews
- Sebastian Aho
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Nate Schmidt is ahead on 10 of 12 measures. The widest gap is chances against per 60: Nate Schmidt sits in the 82nd percentile, Mikael Backlund the 19th.
| Measure | Schmidt | Backlund |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 1 | 0 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 1 | 0 |
| Ice time per game | 21:39 | 17:07 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.0839 pct | 0.3288 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 1.841 pct | 5.396 pct |
| Goals above expected | −0.325 pct | −1.05 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 63.0%82 pct | 46.6%38 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.7465 pct | 2.6562 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 1.6182 pct | 3.0419 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | +0.4987 pct | −0.0334 pct |
| Creates per 60 | +0.1763 pct | −0.0923 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | +0.3296 pct | +0.0657 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 543 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 →