Max Sasson 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
Canucks · CMax SassonChange first player
Canucks skaters
- Marco Rossi
- Paul Cotter
- Drew O'Connor
- Max Sasson
- Brendan Gallagher
- Liam Ohgren
- Elias Pettersson
- Brock Boeser
- Jake DeBrusk
- Linus Karlsson
- Arshdeep Bains
- Jonathan Lekkerimäki
- Zeev Buium
- Elias Pettersson
- Filip Hronek
- Aatu Räty
- Tom Willander
- Jamie Oleksiak
- Luke Schenn
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
Mikael Backlund is ahead on 7 of 13 measures. The widest gap is goals above expected: Max Sasson sits in the 72nd percentile, Mikael Backlund the 2nd.
| Measure | Sasson | Backlund |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 2 | 0 |
| Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Assists | 1 | 0 |
| Ice time per game | 14:43 | 17:07 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.2273 pct | 0.3287 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 2.869 pct | 5.394 pct |
| Goals above expected | +0.172 pct | −1.02 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 45.7%37 pct | 46.6%40 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 2.8167 pct | 2.6563 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 3.3414 pct | 3.0421 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | −0.0333 pct | −0.0334 pct |
| Creates per 60 | +0.0343 pct | −0.0924 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | −0.0631 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 →