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Compare players, 2008-09 season

At a glance

Thomas Vanek Alex Kovalev

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsThe typical playerThomas Vanek: Goals, 0.55 a game, 99th percentileThomas Vanek: Assists, 0.33 a game, 65th percentileThomas Vanek: Points, 0.88 a game, 90th percentileThomas Vanek: Shots, 2.89 a game, 90th percentileThomas Vanek: Hits, 0.47 a game, 15th percentileAlex Kovalev: Goals, 0.33 a game, 87th percentileAlex Kovalev: Assists, 0.50 a game, 88th percentileAlex Kovalev: Points, 0.83 a game, 87th percentileAlex Kovalev: Shots, 2.68 a game, 85th percentileAlex Kovalev: Hits, 0.72 a game, 34th percentile
0204060204060Alex Kovalev 65Thomas Vanek 64

On the radar, each spoke runs from the lowest at the centre to the league leader at the rim, among the regulars at his position: forwards against forwards, defencemen against defencemen. The gap between two players on a spoke is the real gap between their numbers. The dashed shape is the typical player. Hover over a dot for the number. The lines are each player's points adding up, game by game.

The numbers

Thomas Vanek L, DET 2008-09 Alex Kovalev R, FLA
73 Games played 78
40 Goals 26
24 Assists 39
64 Points 65
0.88 Points per game 0.83
-1 Plus/minus -5
211 Shots 209
19.0 Shooting % 12.4
34 Hits 56
44 Penalty minutes 74
17:12 Average ice time 19:26

The better value in each stat is highlighted. Stats where more is not clearly better, such as games played, are not judged. Bars show each value against the larger of the two.