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Compare players, 2016-17 season

At a glance

Joe Pavelski Alex Ovechkin

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerJoe Pavelski: Goals, 0.36 a game, 92nd percentileJoe Pavelski: Assists, 0.48 a game, 91st percentileJoe Pavelski: Points, 0.84 a game, 94th percentileJoe Pavelski: Shots, 2.88 a game, 92nd percentileJoe Pavelski: Hits, 1.60 a game, 76th percentileJoe Pavelski: Corsi for %, 51.6%, 69th percentileJoe Pavelski: CF% rel, 0.7, 54th percentileJoe Pavelski: On-ice xG %, 53.9%, 80th percentileJoe Pavelski: Rating, +12.6 goals above replacement, 94th percentileJoe Pavelski: Chances created, 1.20 xG per 60, 97th percentileJoe Pavelski: Shot quality, 9.1% a shot, 89th percentileJoe Pavelski: Finishing, -5.0 goals above expected, 10th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.40 a game, 96th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.44 a game, 85th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 0.84 a game, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 3.82 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.63 a game, 95th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 50.3%, 51st percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, -2.3, 25th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 49.0%, 43rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +6.0 goals above replacement, 76th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.11 xG per 60, 94th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.1% a shot, 8th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +4.1 goals above expected, 83rd percentile
020406020406080Alex Ovechkin 69Joe Pavelski 68

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.

Where they shot from

Joe Pavelski
Alex Ovechkin

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The numbers

Joe Pavelski C, DAL 2016-17 Alex Ovechkin L, WSH
81 Games played 82
29 Goals 33
39 Assists 36
68 Points 69
0.84 Points per game 0.84
11 Plus/minus 6
233 Shots 313
12.4 Shooting % 10.5
130 Hits 216
34 Penalty minutes 50
19:07 Average ice time 18:22
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
51.6 Corsi for % 50.3
+0.7 CF% relative to team -2.3
52.6 Fenwick for % 50.4
53.9 Expected goals for % 49.0
+2.0 xGF% relative to team -3.0
55.6 Goals for % 57.8
101.1 PDO 102.4
285 Shot attempts taken 371
Expected goals, all situations
31.0 Expected goals 27.9
1.20 Expected goals per 60 1.11
9.1% Chance per attempt 6.1%
-5.0 Goals above expected +4.1
Rating, in goals
+12.6 Goals above replacement +6.0
+2.1 Wins above replacement +1.0
+2.9 Even-strength offence +5.2
+2.0 Even-strength defence -5.6
+1.9 Power play +2.5
+0.3 Penalty kill +0.0
+1.2 Penalties -0.2
Contract
$6M Cap hit $9.538M
$88K Cap dollars per point $138K
$8.6M Worth at the going rate $4.4M
+$2.6M Value: worth minus cap hit -$5.1M

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. What the advanced numbers mean