Cole Smith 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
Blackhawks · RCole SmithChange first player
Blackhawks skaters
- Patrick Kane
- Jordan Greenway
- Frank Nazar
- Anton Frondell
- Oliver Moore
- Artyom Levshunov
- Ryan Greene
- Ryan Donato
- Tyler Bertuzzi
- Roman Kantserov
- Teuvo Teravainen
- Sam Rinzel
- Cole Smith
- Andrew Mangiapane
- Bowen Byram
- Nick Lardis
- Wyatt Kaiser
- Alex Vlasic
- Kevin Korchinski
- Ethan Del Mastro
- Ian Cole
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)
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
- 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
Cole Smith and Mikael Backlund split the measures 5 each. The widest gap is shot attempts per game: Mikael Backlund sits in the 94th percentile, Cole Smith the 11th.
| Measure | Smith | Backlund |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Ice time per game | 14:53 | 17:07 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.0525 pct | 0.3287 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 0.711 pct | 5.394 pct |
| Goals above expected | −0.141 pct | −1.02 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 43.8%34 pct | 46.6%40 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.2245 pct | 2.6563 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 2.8526 pct | 3.0421 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | +0.2364 pct | −0.0334 pct |
| Creates per 60 | +0.0343 pct | −0.0924 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | +0.2085 pct | +0.0658 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 →