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Compare players, 2012-13 season

At a glance

Alex Ovechkin Eric Staal

GoalsAssistsPointsShotsHitsCorsi for %CF% relOn-ice xG %RatingChances createdShot qualityFinishingThe typical playerAlex Ovechkin: Goals, 0.67 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Assists, 0.50 a game, 89th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Points, 1.17 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shots, 4.58 a game, 99th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Hits, 2.50 a game, 93rd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Corsi for %, 49.2%, 44th percentileAlex Ovechkin: CF% rel, 0.8, 59th percentileAlex Ovechkin: On-ice xG %, 50.3%, 54th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Rating, +10.4 goals above replacement, 97th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Chances created, 1.23 xG per 60, 98th percentileAlex Ovechkin: Shot quality, 6.5% a shot, 22nd percentileAlex Ovechkin: Finishing, +9.5 goals above expected, 99th percentileEric Staal: Goals, 0.38 a game, 93rd percentileEric Staal: Assists, 0.73 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Points, 1.10 a game, 98th percentileEric Staal: Shots, 3.17 a game, 94th percentileEric Staal: Hits, 0.73 a game, 28th percentileEric Staal: Corsi for %, 49.9%, 51st percentileEric Staal: CF% rel, -2.5, 28th percentileEric Staal: On-ice xG %, 47.3%, 32nd percentileEric Staal: Rating, +6.3 goals above replacement, 86th percentileEric Staal: Chances created, 1.09 xG per 60, 94th percentileEric Staal: Shot quality, 9.0% a shot, 90th percentileEric Staal: Finishing, -1.4 goals above expected, 33rd percentile
020402040Alex Ovechkin 56Eric Staal 53

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

Alex Ovechkin
Eric Staal

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The numbers

Alex Ovechkin L, WSH 2012-13 Eric Staal C, FLA
48 Games played 48
32 Goals 18
24 Assists 35
56 Points 53
1.17 Points per game 1.10
2 Plus/minus 5
220 Shots 152
14.5 Shooting % 11.8
120 Hits 35
36 Penalty minutes 54
20:53 Average ice time 21:00
Five-on-five, while he was on the ice
49.2 Corsi for % 49.9
+0.8 CF% relative to team -2.5
48.7 Fenwick for % 49.1
50.3 Expected goals for % 47.3
+2.3 xGF% relative to team -1.6
53.6 Goals for % 56.1
102.2 PDO 103.1
267 Shot attempts taken 169
Expected goals, all situations
20.5 Expected goals 18.4
1.23 Expected goals per 60 1.09
6.5% Chance per attempt 9.0%
+9.5 Goals above expected -1.4
Rating, in goals
+10.4 Goals above replacement +6.3
+1.7 Wins above replacement +1.0
+4.6 Even-strength offence +6.7
-1.2 Even-strength defence -2.6
+2.6 Power play +0.6
+0.0 Penalty kill -0.1
+1.6 Penalties -1.2
Contract
$9.538M Cap hit $8.25M
$170K Cap dollars per point $156K
$9.5M Worth at the going rate $5.9M
-$5K Value: worth minus cap hit -$2.3M

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